The Key Academic Community engages students in weekly one hour mentor-led modules focusing on academic excellence, service engagement, leadership development, and diversity awareness. The Key Academic Community provide students from a variety of majors interdisciplinary seminar options, while also providing major specific seminar options for students in the College of Engineering, College of Business, and College of Agricultural Sciences.
Students who participate in the Key Academic Community will:
- Meet with their assigned peer mentor three times per semester.
- Enroll in a 1-3 Credit Key Seminar course and up to two 3 credit All University Core Curriculum courses with other Key Academic Students during the fall semester.
- Enroll in a 1 credit, 8 week Key Seminar course during the spring semester.
- Live with other Key students in Braiden Hall.*
- Have access to participate in week study hours and academic workshops.
- Participate in five all- Key Community events throughout the year including: Key Connect, Community Challenges, Spring Welcome Back, Dodgeball Tournament, and Closing BBQ.
Key Academic seminar topics include: 1) Who Am I? Discovering Our Stories; 2) Rebels, Outcasts, and Society; 3) The Faces of Evil in Literature & Creative Writing; 4)Design Thinking: Invitation to Innovate; 5) Whose Story; 6) Discover, Reflect, Xplore: Socialization & Superpowers; 7) Engineering (open to Engineering majors only); 8) Business (Open to Business majors only); and 9) Agricultural Sciences (open to Agricultural Sciences majors only).
* COVID impacts and unknowns may modify designated housing for Learning Communities as University Housing continues to follow the direction of the university and local health officials to determine the best way to move forward with assignments. If we are unable to assign you to the Learning Community’s designated hall, you will still be able to participate in the community, and we will work closely with our University Housing partners in supporting the residential experience of students within their assigned hall.