Living Learning Program (LLP)

 

What's so special about the LLP Halls?

Each of the South Mountain Halls houses a Living/Learning Program. LLP halls offer many opportunities to meet and work with faculty, professionals, and other students in your College. Our staff works to keep your college experiences closely tied to your major and career choices, but what you get out of the experience depends on you. You will have opportunities to participate in:

  • Interactive projects
  • Social Events
  • Presentations in your hall
  • Club fairs
  • Study sessions/groups
  • Barbecues, events, and lectures with professors
  • Career ideas and advising
  • Academic skills programs
  • Trips relevant to your major
  • Leadership opportunities

LLP Honors Societies

Each LLP has an Honors Society for students who excel academically each quarter. Academic College Associate Deans and faculty attend quarterly honors banquets. Residents who achieve a quarterly grade point average of 3.2 or higher and who are positive community members are eligible.

The Six LLPs at Cal Poly

This, the oldest of the Cal Poly's LLPs, has worked directly with several community service projects to bring "concept to life through public action." The goal4/29/08e interaction and hands-on experience. This LLP also provides drafting stations in the halls to assist residents with classwork and projects such as:

  • Sand castle competition
  • Assisted with design projects for the San Luis Obispo Botanical Gardens
  • CAD presentation

Vist the student-maintained web page of the Sequoia Hall Architecture and Engineering LLP or the College of Architecture and Enviromental Design home page.

 

College of Agriculture

Add dimension to your major through a variety of trips and special faculty projects that promote Cal Poly's unique "Learn by Doing" philosophy. This LLP has addressed it's diverse majors through programs and events such as:

  • "Recreation Adminitstration: Is it the major for you?"
  • Open House Petting Zoo
  • Nutrition and fitness programs
  • Tours of Cal Poly's Dairy and Processing units

Vist the student-maintained web page of Fremont Hall's Agriculture LLP or the College of Agriculture home page.

 

Orfalea College of Business

Cooperative projects with the business clubs and organizations create unique avenues for career exploration for you. Bring the world of work and the world of study together with events such as:

  • Business Center Academic Advising
  • Career Center Speakers Series
  • Tour of San Luis Sourdough bread shop
  • Study abroad possibilities

Vist the student-maintained web page of Tenaya's Business LLP or the Orfalea College of Business home page.

 

College of Engineering

Students come from many places to study in Cal Poly's well-known Engineering Department. Santa Lucia/North Mountain Hall's LLP provides you with the support and camraderie needed to succeed in this rigorous coursework. In addition, you see the practical and fun sides of Engineering with activities like these:

  • Gravity contest
  • Diablo Canyon nuclear plant tour
  • Engineering Club Fairs

Vist the student-maintained web page of the Santa Lucia Engineering LLP or the College of Engineering home page.

 

College of Liberal Arts

The most expansive in disciplines, Trinity Hall provides a forum for the humanities on a polytechnic campus. You have the opportunity to participate in the free flow of expression, artwork and ideas in this LLPs events, such as:

  • Coffee Houses
  • Trips to regional museums
  • Culture talk
  • Political forum

Vist the student-maintained web page of Trinity Hall's Liberal Arts LLP or the College of Liberal Arts home page.

 

College of Science and Mathematics

The students in the College of Science and Mathematics are united by a curiosity about the world in which we live. In Muir Hall, you have enhanced opportunities to study, explore and enjoy nature through programs such as:

  • Beach cleanup and barbecue
  • Faculty Presentations
  • Trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Volunteering in local schools to promote math and science

Vist the student-maintained web page of the Muir Hall Science and Math LLP or the College of Science and Mathematics home page.

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