Chemical Engineering First-Year

"The best part of being in this Learning Community is gaining those connections with students that you will be in classess with for the rest of your college career." -John Schomers

Residential Learning Community: https://www.housing.iastate.edu/learning_community/chemical-engineering-che/

Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering: https://www.cbe.iastate.edu/

First-year students who have declared Chemical Engineering (ChE) as their intended major

The ChE Learning Community has two options. Students may elect to participate in one or both communities as space allows.

Residential Learning Community – This learning community is designed to develop connections between first-year students in Chemical Engineering. Men and women in this co-ed residential learning community will live with other students in their major on the Spinney House in Friley Hall (Union Drive). A peer mentor will provide assistance to learning community members as they transition to Iowa State University. The peer mentor will facilitate activities throughout the academic year to build a sense of connection and cohesion among learning community participants. These relationships are meant to help students foster a sincere sense of belonging in the department, university, and Ames community, while creating opportunities to live and learn together.
 

Academic Learning Community –This learning community is designed to allow first-year students to enroll in a number of common courses with peers in their major. Students will build relationships with their peers while learning fundamental coursework in the College of Engineering. Several peer mentors will provide assistance to learning community members as they transition to Iowa State University. These peer mentors will also facilitate activities throughout the academic year to build a sense of connection and cohesion among learning community participants. These relationships are meant to help students foster a sincere sense of belonging in the department, university, and Ames community, while creating opportunities to study and learn together.

Our first-year ChE Living Community is located on Spinney House in Friley Hall (Union Drive).

To sign up for a residential learning community, simply select your learning community preference when filling out your Department of Residence contract in the Housing portal. You can go in and update or change your learning community preference information at any time up until the deadline without losing your “priority date.” Incoming students must indicate their interest in joining the academic learning community at their academic advising appointment during orientation.