Living Learning Communities

Bring your creativity! Establish outlets for expression through performance or visual arts. Opportunities include music and dance, painting, writing, poetry readings, digital media and art expos. In this community, all you need is passion and appreciation (not a portfolio). All interested residents are welcome to apply, regardless of experience!

Past Events: Our Expressive Arts, Intercultural Leadership & Go Global LLCs partner to host a Multicultural Art Gala which showcases residence student and campus community art.

Building Room Type: Single Traditional

Meal Plan: Yes

An enriching and intercultural living environment that is co-supportive for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. The community is designed to provide a space for students interested in Indigenous culture and issues to connect in a safe and respectful learning environment. Residents have opportunities to connect with the Syilx Okanagan People, participate Salmon Feasts, and attend traditional Indigenous celebrations and other events hosted by UBCO’s Indigenous Centre. The dimensions of who we are: Our history, genealogy, and culture, inform the deeper roots of our identity. A sense of community, and the concept of place (and connection to place), will form the basis of this Indigenous Living Learning Community through the spirit of mutual engagement, respect, trust and ceremony.

Past Events: Our Indigenous LLC supports the annual Syilx Okanagan Nation Salmon Feast in Okanagan Falls. Our students travel to Penticton and participate in events and ceremonies alongside Syilx Elders with our Aboriginal Programs and Services Office, to honour the sacredness of the river and enjoy an incredible meal with the Okanagan Nation community.

Building Room Type: Four Bedroom Suite

Meal Plan: No/Optional

Learn more about the Indigenous LLC here!

Do you love to get outdoors and into nature? Have you always wanted to explore the outdoors, but haven’t had the chance? Connect with students who have the same passion for and interest in outdoor adventures. Take a hike, spot wildlife, learn outdoors skills, and more. Plus, get out into the natural beauty of the Okanagan Valley while learning about environmental advocacy. No previous outdoors experience required!

Building Room Type: Single Connected

Meal Plan: Yes

A place where cultural diversity is apparent, discussed and celebrated. Designed to promote cross-cultural understanding and exchange, and to foster a sense of community among students from diverse backgrounds. International students and domestic students alike will learn about diversity, develop cultural intelligence, organize programs, and develop their own leadership skills.

Past Events: Our Expressive Arts, Intercultural Leadership & Go Global LLCs partner to host a Multicultural Art Gala which showcases residence student and campus community art.

Building Room Type: Single Connected

Meal Plan: Yes

Students in this community are often interested in the seven pillars of wellness (mental, physical, social, financial, spiritual, environmental, and intellectual), in a way that allows them to find their balance. The Healthy Living LLC is an opportunity for students to become involved in a community that is active, engaged and focused on personal development.  Through wellness-based activities, campus partnerships, and community involvement, students will take on an active role in enhancing their wellness in a dynamic environment supported by a Residence Advisor who shares a similar interest in a balanced lifestyle.

Past Events: Our Healthy Living LLC gets extraordinarily muddy with their annual Dirty Dash mud run across and around campus that they host for all students.

Building Room Type: Single Connected

Meal Plan: Yes

This LLC allows students to pursue their passions in volunteering and civic engagement. Guided by an experienced Residence Advisor, members of this community, along with campus partners, spend time volunteering and organizing programs that benefit the greater Kelowna community. Initiatives include tree planting, blood and plasma donation drives, food donation, and projects that help support the city’s unhoused population. Perfect for residents who are interested in citizenship and community leadership.

Past Events: Our Leadership and Community Engagement LLC hosts a dinner titled “A Need to Eat” which is a homestyle meal for raising awareness and learning about food insecurity.

Building Room Type: Single Connected

Meal Plan: Yes

Explore aspects of economic, environmental, and social sustainability. Sustainability is a broad term that encompasses personal, corporate, political, and global behaviours. Students will develop and implement action plans that promote sustainable habits in our day-to-day lives. This is an LLC that can learn together, share knowledge with peers, and make an impact in the community. Students in this LLC will have the freedom to express which aspects of sustainability speak to them most, and create events that fit with their passion. From exploring personal lifestyle changes to raising awareness of policy issues and opportunities for change in the community, this LLC will encourage you to live for the future of our planet!

Past Events: Our Sustainability LLC hosts a clothing exchange called Swap not Shop where students are able to donate their lightly used clothing and exchange their pieces for new wardrobe staples to help raise awareness about fast fashion and consumerism’s impact on our planet. Read about other contributions this LLC has made to the community here.

Building Room Type: Single Connected

Meal Plan: Yes

“It’s been a wonderful experience to work with the Sustainable Leadership LLC … and watch residents learn and grow through this process. I have seen many residents joining clubs and taking initiative on their own. … Many residents have made connections and developed ideas that I cannot take credit for, but I’m glad the Sustainable Leadership LLC provided them with the space to do this.” – Rekha Marcus, Sustainable Leadership LLC

Calling all out-of-the-box thinkers! This LLC provides an opportunity for students to collaborate and develop their interests in the realms of entrepreneurship, problem solving, technology, and innovative thought. You can expect opportunities for networking and relationship building with campus and community technology and innovation hubs that might just introduce you to something new and exciting. Participants will have the opportunity to share what new technology is most fascinating to them, and will challenge each other to think about how what already exists can be applied in new and inventive ways.

Past Events: Our Innovation and Technology LLC partners with the local innovation sector on interesting tours and entrepreneurship opportunities as well as hosting an Escape Room event. Read about other contributions this LLC has made to the community here.

Building Room Type: Single Connected

Meal Plan: Yes

“Inclusive spaces like the Innovation and Technology LLC allow me and others like me to find a sense of belonging, which is all I could ever ask for.” — Annie DeBattista, Electrical Engineering student and Innovation and Technology LLC leader

The Go Global LLC is the perfect home for students who are interested in studying abroad or who are currently enrolled in an exchange program. Whether you are a domestic student looking to explore the world or an international exchange student looking for a supportive community, the Go Global LLC provides a welcoming and inclusive space to create memories with like-minded students. Residents have the opportunity to meet others from across the globe and create connections that will enhance their global endeavours. This LLC is open to all students who have completed at least one year of studies- domestic, international, exchange, and returning from Go Global who have a passion for global learning and cross-cultural exchange.

Past Events: Our Expressive Arts, Intercultural Leadership & Go Global LLCs partner to host a Multicultural Art Gala which showcases residence student and campus community art.

Building Room Type: Four Bedroom Suite

Meal Plan: No/Optional

If you­ want to be the change you want to see in the world – and get to know people with a similar mindset – this LLC is for you. The Social Justice & Change LLC brings together residents interested in social justice issues, and intersectionality. Students will connect with campus and community partners to engage in initiatives that promote positive social change, while examining the ways that attitudes and prejudices impact others. Past initiatives have included helping to organize Pride Prom at UBCO.

Past Events: In the spring of 2023, the Social Justice and Change Living Learning Community and the Pride Resource Centre joined forces to create the first campus Pride Prom. Read about other contributions this LLC has made to the community here.

Building Room Type: Single Connected

Meal Plan: Yes