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Welcome to George Mason University's Honors College Living Learning Community (LLC)

Our Living Learning Community is open to all Honors College students, and offers our students these added benefits:

  • Actively participate in a supportive community with fellow Honors students who take the same classes and share similar interests
  • Attend private lectures and gain unique access to distinguished faculty, campus visitors, and other dynamic community members
  • Learn from professional student staff and leaders in University Life about available resources and organizations to ensure you are getting the most out of your Mason experience
  • Engage in a variety of leadership and service opportunities, both on and off campus
  • Enjoy social activities and traditions including excursions to different parts of the region, sporting events, and other off-campus visits to local productions and museums

    Perhaps most importantly, those who choose to participate in Honors College LLC programming both discover and create for themselves small, tightly-knit groups, where support is always within reach as they face the many academic, cultural and social complexities the larger Mason community presents.

    THE PEOPLE

    Honors College LLC programming offers students many opportunities to connect with Mason’s most distinguished researchers, academicians, and intellectual leaders. Through various programs and partnerships like the Mason LIFE Book Club, the Merten Circle, the Peer Learning Partnership program, and Honors College Connects, LLC participants develop relationships with faculty, local community professionals, and peers alike as they learn life skills that serve them during their time at Mason and beyond

    THE PROGRAMS

    Honors LLC programming also extends off campus, taking advantage of Mason’s close proximity to our nation’s capital, Washington, DC. Regardless of whether they are on or off campus, Honors LLC programs are often student-initiated, faculty-led and open to all Honors College students, so that our programs are always furthering Honors College student interests while meeting community needs and expectations. Examples of programs sponsored by the Honors College Living Learning Community include:

    Service and Leadership

    • Honors College Connects with Leadership Fairfax
    • Book Club with Mason LIFE students
    • Peer Learning Partnership with international students
    • LEADERshape

      • Academic/Co-Curricular

      • Watching and discussing the presidential election results over pizza with Robinson Professor Steve Pearlstein
      • Making traditional Chinese dumplings from scratch (and eating them!) with Robinson Professor Carma Hinton
      • Excursion to DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative with Robinson Professor Laurie Robinson
      • Viewing the Kennedy Center’s production of War Horse with Honors College Professor Charles Leonard
      • Roundtable discussion with Vietnam War Veteran and local writer Wayne Karlin, as part of Mason’s annual Fall for the Book
      • So What Next? Dessert social with Honors College Academic Affairs Coordinator Heather Anderson
      • Robinson Professor Shaul Bakhash's discussion of the recent upheavals in Libya and Egypt

      Social Traditions

      • Build-A-Burger barbecue with faculty
      • The Merten Circle (new)
      • Pancake Breakfast during final exam week
      • Hiking Old Rag Mountain to enjoy fall colors
      • Winter Ice Skating at Reston Town Center
      • Homecoming Tailgate
      • Spring semester excursion to Harper’s Ferry

      Conference Participation

      • Mid-Atlantic Research Conference for Undergraduate Students
      • Virginias Collegiate Honors Council Conference
      • The Office of Student Scholarship, Creative Activities, and Research’s (OSCAR) Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship

      THE PLACE

      As demand for living on campus has grown, so have the options available to Honors College students. Many residence halls have been constructed and renovated in the past ten years, and include modern amenities and layouts. One such facility, Eastern Shore, is where 180 Honors College freshmen are placed their first year on campus. Placement in this community is very competitive and the earliest LLC applications receive priority consideration. The Eastern Shore residence hall incorporates a community design that gives groups of 16 students shared access to two study rooms, a living room and kitchen. Each of these “pods” include Honors student staff members who are specifically trained in maintaining a vibrant community that meets and reflects the diverse needs of its residents.

      After such an enjoyable freshmen experience, seventy five percent of freshmen who live on campus return to live on campus again their second year, and dozens of Honors students choose the Upperclassmen Honors College LLC located in Hampton Roads. The hundreds of Honors College students who reside on campus each year also receive substantial support from University Life and the Office of Housing and Residence Life (OHRL), both of which provide a student-centered community that promotes academic success, encourages engagement, and increases an appreciation for diversity among residents. OHRL professional and student staff are also available around the clock to assist on-campus residents and ensure their safety.

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