Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) engage students with similar academic goals or shared interests in a unique living environment, giving them common ground with others in their community before they even arrive on campus. Residents enjoy exclusive activities, opportunities, and courses that cater to their interests, along with increased interaction with campus faculty. Academic LLCs are geared toward students with a shared academic goal or major who may take a common course together. Shared Interest LLCs are for students with a common interest or activity.
Academic LLCs
We seek to give students every possible opportunity to succeed and are excited to offer residents further development opportunities through our many distinct Academic Living-Learning Communities (LLC). These programs provide residents with access to educational programs and extracurricular activities exclusive to each LLC. Each community is unique, with specific requirements and living arrangements. Students select certain communities during online room selection, while others require a separate application and acceptance into that program before assignment. Read the following information, and contact LLCs or the HRC main office if you have any questions.
Application deadlines differ among LLCs. Please be aware of application requirements and deadlines if interested in an LLC.
Blount Scholars Program
Community Features/Requirements: Faculty-in-Residence and common classes
Contact: Murrie Dixon at 205-348-1706 or murrie.j.dixon@ua.edu
Eligibility: Students must be accepted to the Blount program.
Description: The Blount Scholars Program provides students with a specialized Living-Learning environment. Located in Blount Hall, built specifically for this community, scholars reside within a building containing classrooms, fellow Blount program members, and a Faculty-in-Residence.
How to Apply: The 2026-27 application will be available later this fall.
BRIDGE
Community Features/Requirements: Monthly events, faculty/staff mentor, peer mentor, shared academic course
Contact: 205-348-2408 or bridgeprogram@ua.edu
Eligibility: Must be a first-year student and participant in the BRIDGE program.
Description: BRIDGE is an academic support program at The University of Alabama for undergraduates. The program provides academic support through peer-led mentorship, mandatory study halls, one-on-one coaching, major workshops, and career exploration.
The experience begins with a weeklong program and extends throughout the academic year. First-year students in BRIDGE benefit from year-long mentoring from upper-level BRIDGE students, faculty, and staff, have the option to enroll in a shared academic course, and form a peer group to share in their first-year experience. Housed in John England Jr. Hall, the BRIDGE living-learning community (for first-year students only) provides an RA and a group of peer mentors to support the students. A limited number of spaces are available in the living community, but students can still participate in the BRIDGE program and live in a different residence hall.
How to Apply: The 2026-27 application will be available in early Spring 2026 and accepted on a rolling basis through April 30.
Capstone Communication LLC
Community Features/Requirements: Common classes, peer mentor, programming and events.
Contact: Jack Purser at 205-348-4321 or jbpurser@ua.edu
Eligibility: Must be a first-year student or transfer student with no more than 30 earned credit hours and have a declared major in C&IS (Undesignated CIS students are also welcome to apply).
Description: The Capstone Communication LLC connects students pursuing careers in media and communication. Students form a rich community among peers who share academic interests while participating in a variety of social, academic, and creative activities both on- and off-campus. Housed in John England Jr. Hall, current students from the College of Communication and Information Sciences serve as resident advisors and peer mentors for students throughout the first year. Participation in the program requires enrollment in two common courses each semester. A limited number of spaces are available, and students will be admitted on a rolling basis until spaces are filled.
How to Apply: The 2026-27 application is now available. The preferred application deadline is March 1; applications accepted until May 1 if space allows.
German House
Community Features/Requirements: Common class
Contact: Dr. Johannes Fröhlich at jfrohlich@ua.edu
Description: If you wish to enhance your German skills in a fun and relaxed environment, the German House is the right fit for you! The Hans und Sophie Scholl Haus constitutes a unique Living-Learning program. Students who live in the house agree to speak German as much as possible and UA offers an optional conversation course exclusive to German House residents. The program is supervised by a student director, who is a native speaker and lives in the house with the other residents.
Scholl Haus is currently housed in the Bryce Lawn apartments.
How to Apply: The 2025-26 application for this LLC is closed. The 2026-27 application will be available later this fall.
Honors College
*Affiliation with Honors College is required.Community Features/Requirements: Faculty-in-Residence
Eligibility and How to Apply: Students must be accepted to the Honors College.
Students in the Honors College have the option to live in Blount, Ridgecrest West or South. These Living-Learning facilities form the center of the University’s tightly knit honors community. Honors College students are not required to live in Honors housing. However, students are not guaranteed any specific building or style of building.
Honors Connections Living-Learning Community
Where: Ridgecrest South; HRC will assign accepted students to the LLC.
Eligibility: Must be a first-year student accepted to the University Honors Program (UHP). Please note that participation in the Honors Connections LLC is only available to students in the University Honors Program. Students in other Honors College programs are not eligible.
Program Requirements: Enrollment during fall semester in the 2-hour course, UH 100-600: Honors Connections.
Contact: Katie Johnson at 205-348-6029 or kdjohnson16@ua.edu
Description: Designed as an immersive and supportive environment, the Honors Connections Living Learning Community (LLC) helps ease the transition to students’ new homes on campus as they start their freshman year at The Capstone. Honors Connections fosters community through the building of friendships, pairing with upperclassmen mentors, hosting engaging programs, and enrolling in an Honors College course. Honors Connections Mentors will live in the LLC hall with students and, in conjunction with Ridgecrest Community Staff, will be available as a resource not only in the community but in UH 100-600: Honors Connections, helping to build connection with the Honors College and the greater UA community, while engaging in a curriculum that challenges students to become critical and creative thinkers, ethical and reasoned citizens, and collaborative leaders.
How to Apply: The 2026-27 application will open on November 3, 2025. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2026.
Lucy’s Legacy LLC
Community Features/Requirements: Common class, peer mentor, and programming
Contact: 205-348-2408 or saeaoffice@ua.edu
Eligibility: Must be a first-year student who intends to live on campus.
Description: Lucy’s Legacy is an academic support community designed to guide and support first-year students through their transition to college life. Named in honor of Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster, Lucy’s Legacy is inspired by her leadership and lifelong commitment to education. Students in Lucy’s Legacy have access to peer mentors, faculty, study groups, and workshops designed to address unique challenges of academic life at UA.
How to Apply: The 2026-27 application will be available in early Spring 2026 and accepted on a rolling basis through April 30.
McCollough Institute for Pre-Medical Scholars
Community Features/Requirements: Students will take common courses and live in Ridgecrest South together.
Contact: Submit questions through this form, or contact Shantell Averette at MccolloughInstitute@ua.edu.
Eligibility: In-state students must have a minimum 3.5 GPA, 30-36 ACT, or 1360-1600 SAT. Out-of-state students must have a minimum 3.5 GPA, 32-36 ACT, or 1420-1600 SAT.
Description: The McCollough Institute for Pre-Medical Scholars housed in Ridgecrest South offers a minor in interdisciplinary studies on medicine to a small cohort of aspiring physicians. McCollough scholars will form a Living-Learning Community investigating big picture questions about the art of medicine. The program focuses on academic excellence, leadership, community service, and undergraduate research. In addition, students’ primary major must be in the College of Arts & Sciences.
How to Apply: The 2026-27 application will be available November 1, and the deadline to apply is February 1.
Parker-Adams
Community Requirements: Required to take a one-credit course each semester: AS 110 (Fall) and AS 111 (Spring).
Community Features: Support from peer mentors, dedicated faculty, and professional staff. Social, cultural, and academic programming throughout the year.
Contact: Lanna Johnson, Parker-Adams Learning Community Program Manager, lanna.johnson@ua.edu
Eligibility: All incoming students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Social Work, or Capstone College of Nursing are eligible to apply. There are no minimum GPA, ACT, or SAT requirements for students who have been accepted into The University of Alabama.
Description: The Parker-Adams Year is a freshman living-learning community designed to foster academic and personal success during the first year at UA. Housed in England Hall, the program integrates classroom and residential experiences through small, engaging courses and a supportive community.
Participants benefit from access to faculty and staff who provide guidance in academic advising, personal development, campus involvement, and career readiness.
Students experience a community that promotes:
- Academic Achievement
- Leadership Opportunities
- Service Learning
- Career Preparation
- Networking
PA room assignments are made by HRC staff during the spring semester following acceptance to the program.
How to Apply: The 2026-27 application is now available. Students may elect to participate in Parker-Adams up until the beginning of the fall 2026 semester; however, those who wish to live in the designated residence hall (England Hall) should submit their application by early spring 2026 to ensure housing placement.
Crimson Innovator Hub
Community Features/Requirements: Weekly events, assigned mentor, shared experiential learning opportunities; students will live together in Blount Hall.
Contact: Nicholas Brown, ART Program Manager at nebrown7@ua.edu or 205-348-0898.
Eligibility: Must be a first-year student who intends to live on campus.
Description: The Crimson Innovator Hub Living-Learning Community (LLC) is dedicated to cultivating entrepreneurial thinking and foster translational research opportunities by immersing students in hands-on problem-solving, targeted education, and impactful mentorship. Through experiential collaboration with community partners, students will transform academic learning into innovative, real-world solutions. The pillars of this LLC include 1) education and training on topics related to entrepreneurship and innovation, 2) experiential learning in which students are paired with a local community partner to define a real-world problem and apply their learnings, 3) optional resource tours of labs, institutes, and organizations on and off campus, and 4) mentorship by a faculty member, industry professional, or alumni entrepreneur. Students will be housed together in Blount Hall where they can exchange ideas and provide peer mentorship. A limited number of spaces are available in the living community, but students can still participate in the Crimson Innovator Hub and live in a different residence hall. For more information, please see the Crimson Innovator Hub webpage.
How to Apply: The 2025-26 application for this LLC is closed. The 2026-27 application will be available later this fall.
Faculty-in-Residence
At UA, we take great pride in our faculty and want our students to love them as much as we do. We developed the Faculty-in-Residence (FIR) program in HRC to allow students to interact with faculty members outside the classroom.
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Nathan Parker
Blount Scholars Program
Building: Blount
Academic Position: Senior Fellow, Blount Scholars Program; Instructor of English
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Dr. Sara Pirkle
Department of EnglishBuilding: Ridgecrest South – North Tower
Academic Position: Associate Director of Creative Writing
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Prof. Candace McCain
Department of MarketingBuilding: Ridgecrest West
Academic Position: Instructor of Marketing
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Prof. Matt Wisla
Department of Advertising and Public RelationsBuilding: Ridgecrest South
Academic Position: Senior Instructor
Advisor to UA: Bateman Team; Public Relations Council of Alabama
and Public Relations