Are FIC’s considered learning communities?
Yes. A learning community is a broad term that encompasses a variety of living environments on college campuses. There are a variety of ways these can be arranged. Some universities arrange their residence halls so every single resident is placed in a living learning community and some universities do not have learning communities at all. Living learning communities can be based on students who share a major (eg: nursing), a common interest (eg: sustainability) or a shared experience (eg: being a freshman). Focused Interest Communities is the preferred name SIUE gives to our specific living learning opportunities. The campus community shortens the name Focused Interest Community to “FIC”.
