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Welcome to your hub for all things Lynx Learning Communities or LLCs! Our Lynx Learning Communities are designed to enrich first year students' academic and social experiences. Each Lynx Learning Community provides students with the opportunity to live in proximity to and forge relationships with peers who have similar interests and goals, all within one of our on-campus residence halls. Along with the residential component of the program, students participate in a course related to the program, fostering a deeper connection with their peers and the subject matter, and helping ease the transition into college life.
Explore what Lynx Learning Communities Have to Offer
Benefits of a Lynx Learning Community
- Foster strong connections with peers who share similar interests, enhancing social support and collaboration.
- Engage in enriched learning experiences through workshops and discussions that develop critical thinking and practical skills.
- Create a unique environment for building friendships and a sense of belonging, easing the transition to college life
Global Voices: Living and Learning Across Cultures
International and domestic students with an interest in international studies, global affairs, intercultural
communication, or multicultural engagement.
communication, or multicultural engagement.
Course: INTS 1111 - First Year Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Location: City Heights
The Place of Food
The main goal of this living learning community is to create a connected community around food. We will also explore how food influences our lives, fostering critical thinking skills as a lens through which better understand society, landscapes, politics, philosophy, and issues like equity and environmental impact.
Course: LDAR 1111 - First Year Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Location: Lynx Crossing
Visual Arts LLC
This Visual Arts LLC is to help first year Visual Arts Department students to connect with like-minded visual arts career focused students. Only Visual Arts majors and minors are eligible to be in this LLC.
Course: FINE 1100 - Drawing I
Credit Hours: 3
Location: City Heights
Music Industry LLC
This Music Industry LLC is to help first year MEIS Department students to connect with like-minded music industry career focused students. Only MEIS majors and minors are eligible to be in this LLC.
Course: MUSC 2700 - Introduction to Music Business
Credit Hours: 3
Location: City Heights
Filmmaking LLC
The Filmmaking LLC will be a way for first year Film & Television Department students to meet each other and form connections with other students with similar interests.
Course: FITV 1040 - Lighting, Grip, and Sound Introductory Workshop
Location: City HeightsCredit Hours: 3
Honors LLC
Designed for students interested in participating in our Honors programs, this Living Learning Community (LLC) helps honors students build community, make meaningful connections, and get a strong academic start at CU Denver. You may apply even if you have not yet been admitted to a University Honors program. Strong candidates typically have an unweighted high school GPA of 3.4 or higher, or a 3.25 or higher GPA for college transfer students.
From Cells to Selves - What Makes Us Human? (Honors)Who controls your body—and why does it matter? This course dives into the ethical and philosophical questions surrounding medicine, identity, and power. From reproductive rights and organ donation to pandemic policies and immigration, we’ll explore how bodies are governed, valued, and contested in today’s world. Using real-world case studies and philosophical texts, students will examine how race, gender, disability, and citizenship shape access to care and autonomy. We’ll also unpack the concept of biopower—how institutions subtly control populations through health, surveillance, and policy. Expect lively debates, critical thinking, and a fresh look at the ethics behind everyday decisions. Come with curiosity and a willingness to challenge assumptions.
Course: HSPC 1111
Location: City HeightsCredit Hours: 3
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