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TEACH!
The TEACH! Learning Community provides an engaging, experience-focused environment where students and instructors co-design meaningful extracurricular activities. These events offer a blend of information-sharing, skill-building, and peer interaction, creating a supportive space for future educators to explore the profession. Each year's activities are shaped by student input to ensure a relevant and exciting experience. We encourage first-year students in elementary and secondary education to participate.
For specific questions regarding the TEACH! LC, please email Laura Cole (cole225@purdue.edu).
"Joining a learning community was one of the best decisions I made as an incoming first-year student. It takes a huge campus and makes it feel so much smaller and more comfortable. It really helped me adjust to college and gave me fun opportunities to get involved. I learned so much, but honestly, the best part was the friends I made - people I might never have met otherwise."
-Former TEACH! LC student
Eligibility
- First-time beginning students admitted to College of Education with a major in Education
- First-time beginning students admitted to College of Science in Science Education major with concentrations in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Math or Physics education
- First-time beginning students admitted to College of Liberal Arts with a major in Visual Arts or Visual Arts Design Education
- First-time beginning students admitted to College of Health and Human Sciences with a major in Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs or Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Residential Component
- Students will indicate interest in Learning Communities (LCs) and apply during their housing application process. Students will be informed of the status of their LC application in mid-May.
- Roommate selection will occur after LC decisions have been made. If admitted to an LC, students will need to match with other student(s) admitted to the same LC. If not selected for an LC, the student's original housing preferences will be considered during general housing placement and the student will be able to roommate match with other general housing students.
- The location of LC housing will be determined based on the incoming class size and the needs of the learning community.
- For specific question regarding learning communities, email learningcommunities@purdue.edu.
- If you have questions about housing, contact University Residences (https://www.housing.purdue.edu/) at housing@purdue.edu.
Duration
Full Year
Associated Courses and Information
No courses will be assigned by the Learning Community placement directly. Students will take EDCI 20500 and EDCI 28550, as assigned through their academic advisor, normally one course each semester.
Every fee eligible student involved with a learning community (LC) at Purdue will be assessed the $200 LC fee to their university account. These funds support activities and travel, signature LC events, housing assignments and/or course registration and instructor stipends.
Events and Activities Included:
- College of Education Welcome Events and Open House
- Lunch meetups in the dining halls and monthly meals with faculty and staff
- Monthly evening meetings with dinner, activities and crafts
- Volunteer trips to local community agencies and the Indianapolis Children's Museum
- Community engagement experiences including events/panels with current educators and administrators
- Participation in fall and spring sporting events, bowling night and other social outings
- Be a Teacher Day participation
- Visit to the State House in Indianapolis
- End-of-year celebration dinner
Information above is subject to change. If you are placed in the LC, the associated courses will be on your schedule prior to you registering for the rest of your courses.
