Housing & Residential Life

Our Residential Learning and Theme Communities

UM-Flint’s Residential Communities provide students with a shared experience with peers living and learning together in our Residence Halls. Each community brings students with similar interests and passions together around a common theme and focuses on a deeper exploration of their common interests. Our Theme Communities add a level of connection and support that creates a sense of belonging with our residents. Housing & Residential Life partners with a number of faculty, schools/colleges, and a number of departments across campus to enhance the experience of our students. These partners work together to create meaningful activities and experiences designed to engage students in leadership, intellectual engagement, social justice, citizenship, connections, and service. Click on each community below to learn more!

Benefits of participating in a learning or theme community:

• Boosts academic success
• Increased connections with peers, faculty, and staff that have similar academic and/or personal interests
• Participation in engaging activities including retreats and off-campus excursions
• Build leadership skills and other transferable skills that translate well on a resume for post-graduate opportunities
• Potential financial resources for housing and books (each program varies)

Leadership
The Leadership Learning Community is focused on residents building a personal definition of leadership and discussing the real-world applications of different ways leadership can create positive change. This community is supported through a partnership with Student Involvement & Leadership.

Wolverines for Social Justice and Diversity
The Wolverines for Social Justice & Diversity Residential Community affords students the opportunity to connect and grow in their understanding of social justice through participation in community service, scholarship, holistically focusing on building their social justice capacity and toolbox. This community is supported through a partnership with the Intercultural Center.

Global Learning
The Global Learning Community (GLC) is a UM-Flint home where you can prepare for life in a globalized world through cross-cultural interactions, and integrated learning experiences centered upon community-engaged and globally-relevant topics. We provide an enhanced educational experience for students with a common interest in global affairs, regardless of their major or career path.

Gender & Sexuality
This Theme Community is a collaboration with the Center for Gender and Sexuality, offering gender-inclusive housing for members of the LGBTQ+ community and supporters to live, learn and grow together through education, peer-led programming, community outreach, and transformative dialogue. In addition, students will be invited to learn more about service through connecting with community organizations and/or participating in programming facilitated by the Center for Gender and Sexuality.

*New residential communities for 2023-2024*

Health and Well-Being
Members of this community will be provided with opportunities to engage in wellness activities across all dimensions of wellness, including physical, emotional, social, and environmental, to help cultivate personal health and well-being. This community is highly encouraged for students exploring pre-health fields and students interested in wellness as a general practice. This community is supported by HRL and the Senior Director of Health & Wellness.

Honors
The Honors Program accepts students with a voracious curiosity, strong work ethic, and passion for learning. The Honors theme community gives Honors students a chance to live near others who will support and challenge each other.  In partnership with the UM-Flint Honors Program staff, students living in this community can expect to participate in community service activities and opportunities that will prepare them to make the most of their college experience as Honors students.

ESports
ESports, or ‘Electronic sports’, is a recently emerged genre of sports featuring skill-based video games played in competitive environments. As with traditional sports, ESports combine teamwork, practice, discipline, and physical exercise within a social experience that brings students together and gives them a sense of inclusion. These opportunities help students build transferable skills in multiple technology areas, as well as, business, marketing, communications, and health sciences.