Academic Learning Communities
Fostering connections through engaged learning.
When you join an Academic Learning Community (ALC), your learning forms connections with the community theme and with your classmates. The community theme explored throughout the ALC courses allowing you to examine the theme from different disciplines (example: How are plants viewed from Biology versus Art?) or on a deeper level (example: discover viruses and genomes under the microscope in a lab). Students enrolled in an ALC take courses together in a cohort. ALCs will enhance your learning while also providing you with an opportunity to:
- Make meaningful connections with your classmates
- Get to know your professors in a smaller classroom environment
- Earn credits towards graduation with courses that meet major or
- Create an in-depth understanding of the community theme
- Expand beyond the classroom with activities and events specific for your learning community
ALC Themes for 2026-2027
Join our internationally focused environment cultivated through global engagement programming, interactive cultural experiences, and community service! The Going Global! Living-learning community is open to Honors students who want to think globally while connecting locally. Community members live in the same hall in the beautiful Blue Ridge Honors Residence Hall! Courses include: Honors Global Issues and Honors Forum.
Contact Lori Oxford for questions at loxford@wcu.edu
Whee Teach is for students who love children and are interested in learning more about teaching as a profession. Whee Teach is a living learning community, which means students will live together on a designated floor of one of our brand-new residence halls, learn together in classes designed to help them take a closer look at teaching as a profession while fulfilling liberal studies requirements, and making the transition to college with a built-in support system as soon as they arrive on campus. Beyond the theme, Whee Teach wants to help students develop a strong foundation for future success by providing holistic support throughout their first year of college.
Contact Jenny Stewart for questions at jstewart@wcu.edu
