Themed Housing Communities

The Honors Themed Housing Community is a collaboration between Housing and Resident Life and the Honors Program at Utah tech University. This Themed Housing Community offers high achieving and highly motivated students the resources to explore, grow, and excel through academic, creative, and personal activities that go beyond classes. Honors students have access to priority registration, a tight-knit honors community, small classes, the “Honors collaborative space” (exclusive honors space), research opportunities, exclusive scholarship opportunities, and an on-campus living environment dedicated to students in the Honors Program. The Honors Themed Housing Community provides opportunities for students to stand out and maximize their potential by joining and contributing to an active learning community with similar interests in a shared living environment. The Honors Themed Housing Community is available for first-year, transfer, and current UT students who meet the criteria required by the Honors Program and is primarily housed in Campus View Suites 1.

DESCRIPTION
The Inclusive Themed Housing Community aims to provide living options for any students looking for an alternative to gender-binary housing options. Resident Assistants (“RAs”) will be assigned to oversee the community and regularly check in with residents to ensure that the space remains supportive and inclusive. The Inclusive Themed Housing Community is open to all students.

HOW DO I APPLY?
Interested students may opt into the Inclusive Themed Housing Community when completing the On-Campus Housing online application. The On-Campus Housing online application typically goes live every October for the upcoming Academic Year.

WHERE DOES THE COMMUNITY RESIDE?
The Inclusive Themed Housing Community can be housed in different single student housing buildings based on interest. Students may indicate their building preference when completing the On-Campus Housing online application. Living unit layouts differ based on building. However, both private and shared room options are available and bathroom areas include single stall toilets and showers with lockable doors in all buildings.

HOW ARE ROOMMATES PAIRED?
The community will consist of residents who opt in on their application. Applicants can list their current gender identity/expression, their preferred gender identify/expression for their roommate (if in a shared room), and any other details that would be helpful in making roommate pairings.

OTHER OPTIONS FOR INCLUSIVE HOUSING LIVING
During the application process, students can self-select roommates that they would feel comfortable living with. If space is not available in the Inclusive Themed Housing Community, Housing Staff will try to place interested students with applicants who indicated that they would be willing to be an “ally” to the Inclusive Themed Housing Community.

The Student Involvement Themed Housing Community is focused on student involvement across Utah Tech University’s campus. Students interested in getting involved in a UT club or organization are strongly encouraged to join this Themed Housing Community. Housing and Resident Life has partnered with the Department of Student Involvement and Leadership to provide students with intentional and exclusive opportunities to develop their leadership skills and involvement interests. Residents in this community are provided with opportunities to get involved in various capacities with UTSA immediately, such as: service opportunities; clubs and organizations; large-scale events; and, athletic events. If UTSA isn’t your niche there are many other possibilities to get involved with student organizations and/or clubs. Students participating in this Themed Housing Community may attend leadership and career development classes, leadership retreats, and UTSA committees. Involvement in this community can be recorded on a co-curricular transcript that can be used to showcase valuable skills and abilities gained throughout a student’s collegiate career. Students in this Themed Housing Community will be encouraged to join a student leadership committee or hold a club leadership position on a voluntary basis, as well as attend at least one leadership workshop per semester.

The Nursing Themed Housing Community will provide both Pre-Nursing, and current Nursing Program students, the opportunity to reside in a common living space with other students who share their passion for the field of Nursing. This unique living arrangement will allow for the formation of convenient study groups, a readily available support network for Nursing students as they navigate the rigors of a competitive Nursing academic program, and the natural development of a peer-mentor relationship between students currently in the Nursing Program and students working toward admission into the Nursing Program. Additionally, professional staff and faculty from the Nursing Program will regularly engage with participants of the Nursing Themed Housing Community in the comfort of the residence hall to foster further academic and professional development in the field of Nursing outside the classroom. During these engagements, residents of the Nursing Themed Housing Community can expect staff and faculty to facilitate conversations, such as: ways to effectively foster the peer mentorship experience, professional development opportunities, community service opportunities, career field exploration, preparation for licensure exams, expectations for upcoming courses, and preparation for application to the Nursing Program. Involvement in this community can provide participants with additional opportunities to gain experience and education in the Nursing field that can make their resumes and functional knowledge of the practice of Nursing stand out in the career pursuits.