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The Global Connections Living Learning Community (LLC) is home to both first-year and upper-class ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs, as well as a diverse mixture of both domestic and international ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs. Students select Global Connections because of their shared interests in travel, studying languages, and exploring other cultures. Global Connections is a tight-knit, dynamic living learning community where ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs build strong bonds with one another.

In Global Connections, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs will experience:

• an inclusive community that emphasizes building personal relationships with ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs of diverse backgrounds and identities.
• an engaged and open atmosphere where ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs will explore current global topics and various cultures, perspectives, and traditions.
• a living environment with a focus on diverse cultural understanding and intercultural communication.
• membership within the Community Leadership Team, where ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs can develop leadership skills, become involved in planning hall activities, get connected with one another, and collaborate with diverse ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs.

Students will also have the opportunity to plan and participate in numerous cultural programs throughout the year. Past programs have included:

• International Thanksgiving: share a dish with friends from all over the world
• International festivals: learn about the history, traditions, and food of such holidays as Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival
• Collaborative programs with campus partners, such as the Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, Study Abroad, and International Student and Scholar Services
• Group tickets to campus events, such as Fusion (traditional, hip-hop, and singing performances representing the diversity of Asian cultures), Global Rhythms (world music festival), and Diwali (dance performance celebrating the Hindu festival of lights)
• Off-campus excursions to locations such as Butterfield Farms (pumpkin patch and corn maze), Jungle Jim’s (international market), Cincinnati Art Museum, and Newport Aquarium

Required Course

IDS 151: Diversity Seminar. This course is designed to enable ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs to take part in discussions involving difference, including those stemming from race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, class, and region. Seminar helps create an environment where ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs learn to engage the differences found on campus and in the world into which ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs graduate.