![]() He credits his Faculty-in-Residence, Erin Garriott, with getting bus passes, Blue Indy cars, etc., to move students around the Circle City from duck pin bowling in Fountain Square to team building at the Escape Room.Ĭolton Junod ’18 is a Pre-Med Biology major and a perfect RA for the Future Healthcare Professionals TLC. ![]() His challenges with his New to Indy TLC had little to do with his charges and more to do with logistics of getting a group of college students around Indianapolis. Seeing them grow throughout the year has been really rewarding.” “It gave me the opportunity to help people through issues, the logistics of ‘where do I go’ that most of us go through when we first get to campus. He arrived on campus two weeks prior to classes starting to train for his responsibilities and work on a plan of activities.įor Koch, the experience was nothing less than amazing and made him seem a bit wiser than one would associate with a 20-year old. He interviewed for the New to Indy TLC and was awarded the position at the Residential College (ResCo). ![]() His interest in being a RA intensified once he learned about the TLC concept. Not everything worked, we learned some lessons and are looking forward to next year.” Among those tweaks, the theme offerings have narrowed from 16 to the 12 most popular and the TLC must fill an entire floor.ĬJ Koch ’19 is a Chemistry and Mathematics major from Newburg, Oregon. “We’ve received positive feedback from both RAs and students. “My overall take-away is that it was a success,” said Flaherty. Each theme was branded with its own shield, and students were encouraged to show their TLC pride around campus with stickers, t-shirts, etc. Ideally, each theme would occupy a floor of a residence hall and activities were planned and facilitated by RAs with support of a Faculty-in-Residence (FIR), fulltime Butler faculty members who live in an apartment within the Residential College, Ross Hall, and Fairview House. The Class of 2020-the largest first-year class ever to arrive at Butler at 1,255 strong-chose from 16 living communities, ranging from Faith and Spirituality to Creativity and Leadership based themes. We wanted it to be ‘all in’ and make it mandatory for all first-year students “Our students wanted a more holistic approach,” she explained, “and because of our research, the size of schools, and design of buildings, We were concerned about students really finding ‘community’ within these residence halls.”Ī survey of high school junior and incoming students, Residence Assistants (RAs) and current students helped develop themes, said Flaherty, and guided them away from the “Living Learning Communities” model based on academic interests and majors. “We made the decision to move in this direction with our new residence halls which are larger than our previous living communities. The process took about 18 months of study and development, according to Anne Flaherty, Dean of Student Life. “We wanted to explore new and interesting concepts for Butler students.” A group representing Butler subsequently attended the Association of College and University Housing Officers–International (ACUHO-I) conference where the concept of Butler’s TLC began to gel. ![]() “We had previously used a ‘wellness model’ for residence hall programs,” said Karla Cunningham, Director of Residence Life. That solid approach-Themed Living Communities (TLC)-came as a natural extension of the University’s existing residence hall programming combined with the prospect of new residence halls (Fairview House) entering the picture. While most of us headed off to college armed with a laundry basket full of good wishes, a couple of posters, and hope for the best, the Class of 2020 entered Butler University with a more solid approach to making lasting friendships and soaking in the post-secondary experience. While new and updated residence halls and greek housing abound on the Butler campus, life insude those buildings has evolved as well. By: Patricia Pickett ’82, APR | April 6, 2018 ![]()
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