Freshmen Living and Learning Communities
As a first year student, you can choose to live in 1 of 2 intentional communities - Healthy Living or WiSTEM. These communities help residents connect quickly with others holding similar interests while settling into life on campus in and out of the classroom. Both programs provide a fun and engaging way to jumpstart your Fairfield experience. Incoming first year students can select either community on their housing application form.
Healthy Living
The mission of the Healthy Living community is to provide services and support for first year students who choose to engage and participate in a community focused around healthy lifestyle choices. The Healthy Living Community focuses on nutrition, exercise, substance free, stress management, and other programs that will help you to develop a holistic lifestyle. This community assists you in your transition into college through programs and partnerships with upperclassmen and underclassmen students, faculty, and staff members.
The Healthy Living Floor
- Provides an opportunity for students to choose to live a healthier lifestyle
- Educates students on health topics
- Enlightens students on the dangers of consuming and using alcohol and other drugs
- Provides unique programming and leadership opportunities
- Encourages and promotes co-curricular learning and engagement
- Builds a community of students with similar ideals and values towards healthy living, while remaining diverse enough to learn from one another
- Helps students with the transition to their first year at Fairfield University
- Engages in home cooked meals with friends and staff members
Benefits include:
- Increased network of resources with faculty and staff members
- Specialized programs geared towards fostering a healthy lifestyle
- Special events each semester
- Intentional and meaningful connection with residents on the floor
- Increased awareness of how healthy habits in all aspects of life help one become a more well rounded person
- Education and modeling for other students about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
WiSTEM
The Mission of WiSTEM (Women in Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Engineering) is to provide services and activities to help support women pursuing the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics while building community beyond the traditional academic boundaries. The program also emphasizes connections with other women in related fields and between undergraduates, faculty, and female professionals outside academia.
Benefits include:
- Living in an intentional community
- Participating in courses in your major with floor mates
- Special study groups
- Pairing with student and professional mentors
- Personal and professional rtiquette, career planning
- Opportunities to participate in research projects
Learn about residential opportunities for sophomores and upperclassmen
Related Information
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