In-Hall Communities
Housing Communities
On-campus housing communities and Living Learning Communities (LLCs) provide students with unique experiences designed around academic programs, interests or identities. When you live in an LLC, you live among students with shared academic or personal interests. It is a great way to meet friends, create a supportive community, or participate in programming to enhance your undergraduate resumé. Most LLCs are directly supported by an academic department. Some are required by major, though most are optional.
You can apply in the Housing Portal when our applications are open.
First-Year Required Living Learning Communities
Some majors and programs require their students to live together in residence halls, while other Living Learning Communities are optional. These are the Living Learning Communities required by major or program. Communities below reflect the 2024–2025 academic year.
Location: Louis Redding
Contact
University of Delaware Honors College
honors@udel.edu
Kendall Rousseau
Co-Curricular Coordinator
University of Delware Honors College
kendallr@udel.edu
Since Honors students come from all colleges, living in the First-Year Honors LLC allows you to interact with students who have different ideas, interests, and perspectives. Guided by upper-division peer mentors called Munson Fellows, students will engage in social events and signature programs like the New Student Kick-off and our Coffeehouse talent shows. We also bring faculty into the hall allowing you to interact with your professors on another level.
All community members will be assigned to live in the Honors LLC pending space availability. Due to this requirement, only roommate requests from within the Honors LLC Community will be considered, but cannot be guaranteed.
Freshmen admitted to the Honors College are housed together in Louis L. Redding Hall, named for the first African American lawyer admitted to the Delaware Bar.
Location: George Read
Contact
Zachary Jackson, Academic Advisor
zjackson@udel.edu
302-831-3012
The Nursing Nook is a living and learning community for first-year Nursing students. The LLC seeks to provide a space for new students to acclimate to campus-life and the exciting and challenging Nursing curriculum. Students will find support for their studies, socialize with their classmates, and begin to network with Nursing faculty and staff.
Students will be engaged in programming that includes movie nights, academic talks, study breaks, crafting events, and research presentations, which will encourage connection with colleagues and expose students to the academic and professional world of Nursing from the start of their student career. First-year students will also be supported by two upper-level Nursing students, who will organize study sessions, provide information about the program, and advocate for new students.
All Nursing Majors (who are not in the Honors Program) will be assigned to live in the Nursing LLC. Due to this requirement, only roommate requests from within the Nursing LLC Community will be considered, but cannot be guaranteed.
Location: Thomas McKean
Contact
Jaime Lee
jklee@udel.edu
302-831-4393
Freshmen admitted to the Delaware Innovation Fellows program live and learn together in the World Changers LLC, a diverse community of students from a wide variety of majors who are passionate, creative, innovative and entrepreneurial. Students will be immersed in a dynamic environment, make valuable connections and strive to create novel solutions to societal, environmental and customer problems. Students will change the world by putting their ideas for new programs, policies, products, services, organizations and businesses into action.
World Changers LLC strives to help freshmen Delaware Innovation Fellows adapt to college life. With shared coursework, innovative programming and a close network of fellows, students in World Changers will be a part of a collaborative and supportive community. The World Changers LLC is required for all first year DIF students with the exception of students who have another housing requirement (honors, major/college required housing, etc.).
All Delaware Innovation Fellows (who are not in the Honor's Program or required to live elsewhere based on major) will be assigned to live in the World Changers Community.
Members of this community may request non-LLC roommates, but requests are never guaranteed.
First-Year Living Learning Communities
Students whose academic program does not require a specific community can apply to live in one of our optional Living Learning Communities (LLCs). Optional communities below reflect the 2024–2025 academic year.
Location: James Smith
Contact:
Michele Kane
Director of Housing, Residence Life & Housing
michelon@udel.edu
Gender-inclusive housing is an option for first-year undergraduate students who are eligible for University housing. This housing community is for transgender, non-binary and/or any student questioning their gender identity. This community intends to provide an inclusive environment which nurtures students around those identities. It is offered in suite-style housing in which two bedrooms share a bathroom. The bedrooms are usually double occupancy, but a limited number of single suites and single rooms with private bathrooms are available.
Students who are interested in living in this community should indicate their interest in the First-Year Housing Application. A Residence Life and Housing staff member will then reach out to you to understand your preferences and needs in regards to your room-style and roommates. Students who are not interested in being assigned to live in this community, but would like to specify any housing needs they may have related to their gender identity, can contact us at reslife-housing@udel.edu to work with a staff member to discuss their options.
Location: Harrington
Contact:
Caroline Tillman
Academic Program Coordinator
cwwest@udel.edu
302-831-4949
Allison Spiller
Graduate Assistant
aspiller@udel.edu
Students will live in close proximity to other freshmen who are part of the PHP LLC and have peer mentor support from an upper classman with similar career interests and a graduate assistant with a background in health professions advisement. The PHP LLC provides extra support from faculty and staff as students pursue career and graduate school interest. Programs and events exposing students to various topics and issues related to health will also be planned for students.
Students interested in one of various health professions should consider applying to be a part of the University of Delaware’s first-year living learning community for pre-health professionals. No specific major is required.
All community members will be assigned to live in the Pre-Health Professionals LLC. Due to this requirement, only roommate requests from within the Pre-Health Professionals LLC Community will be considered, but cannot be guaranteed.
Location: Russell
Contact
Michael Lim
mlim@udel.edu
The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (AROTC) Living Learning Community is sponsored by the Army ROTC Program. The AROTC LLC program is only open to first-year AROTC students (freshmen).
Participation is not mandatory, but is highly encouraged for all new cadets. Goals of the AROTC LLC are to:
- Build camaraderie among first and second year AROTC cadets
- Create a community of cadets who have similar goals and career aspirations
- Provide a mentoring program with AROTC cadets and current cadets
- Host teambuilding events organized by the peer mentor
- Foster a fun and challenging environment where cadets excel
- Promote excellence in academics, fitness and character
- Prepare students for a career in military/government service
Students in this LLC can request roommates from outside of the LLC, but requests cannot be guaranteed.
Location: George Read
Contact:
Marianne Johnson
Academic Program Manager
mtj@udel.edu
The College of Engineering Living Learning Community (COE-LLC) is where first-year COE students live together, learn together and begin to build lifelong relationships. Living with other engineering and computer science majors, students will find a community that enjoys the challenge and excitement of bringing bold new ideas to life for the betterment of society.
The supportive environment includes peer mentors who are upper-level engineering and computer science majors, on-site tutoring, and social events like study breaks with refreshments, holiday celebrations and National Engineers Week. It’s never too early to think about your career. Professional development programming includes opportunities to interact with company representatives, alumni and Career Services staff.
Ensure your future success by choosing to live in a community geared to your academic success and the future you’re building.
All students who are accepted to this LLC can only request roommates from within the LLC. Requests are never guaranteed.
Upper Division Living Learning Communities
Community information listed below reflects the 2024–2025 academic year.
Location: Mainly Sypherd, with some spaces in Brown and Caesar Rodney
Contact
University of Delaware Honors College
honors@udel.edu
Upper Division Honors is a housing option for students with good standing in the Honors College. In addition to living among Honors students, the community is enhanced by Community Fellows.
Community Fellows are upper division Honors students who plan events and activities that support and enhance a strong Honors residential community. Past events have included the Sophomore Celebration, dinners/discussions with faculty, and opportunities to check off items on the UD Bucket List.
Upper Division Honors housing is only available for students in the Honors College.
Location: Ray Street
Contact
Amy Greenwald Foley, Associate Director for Global Outreach
agfoley@udel.edu
302-831-3082
Daily interactions with iHouse neighbors and engagement in monthly programs empower students to cross cultural borders on their path to becoming global citizens. The iHouse community supports the success of international and domestic students by providing a welcoming home for all students. iHouse residents contribute to campus internationalization by sharing lessons of empathy, mutual understanding and respect with the greater University community.
Location: Courtyard Apartments + Ray Street
Contact
Emily Scharen Carter, Assistant Director, Student Success and Retention
scharen@udel.edu
302-831-4663
The Puppy Raisers of UD (PRoUD) and Other Raisers community allows students the unique opportunity to raise assistance dogs in the residence halls as part of a long-standing community service initiative.
Students may apply to raise a dog through one of the University of Delaware's recognized sight dog programs (The Seeing Eye, Inc., Guiding Eyes, Canine Partners for Independence), which are partnered with Registered Student Organizations.
In order to be a part of this community, students must gain approval through their respective organizations and apply to this community through the housing application. After the application is submitted, RLH will work with ProUD e-board to determine acceptance to the community and placements.
Location: Independence West
The University of Delaware offers a Gender-Inclusive Housing option to support UD's ongoing commitment to develop environments that are welcoming and inclusive. The Gender-Inclusive housing option supports the University’s non-discrimination policy with respect to sexual orientation, sex, gender, and gender identity and, we believe, will result in a more comfortable living environment and on-campus home for some of our students.
Gender-Inclusive housing is provided in suite-style (sharing a bathroom) double and single rooms and limited single rooms with private bathrooms. Students must select the "Gender-Inclusive" option in the Housing Communities application. Applicants can request each other as roommates or will be assigned together by our staff. Gender-Inclusive housing will never be randomly assigned to a student.
If a vacant space exists in a partially filled unit during the year, the current resident is encouraged to find an agreeable roommate who would live in Gender-Inclusive housing. If that isn't possible, we'll work with the current resident to identify the best solution, but we reserve the right to assign any student there as a gender dynamic space.
Location: Kent
The all-women housing community was built upon the rich history of the Women’s College of Delaware. Kent Residence Hall provides the privacy of being a stand-alone building (no access from other buildings), and features a prominent location on the South Green. This community will continue to provide programming and meet the needs of women looking for an all-women living environment on our campus.