Renison Residence is home to our Social Development Studies Living-Learning Community!
Will you be studying in Social Development Studies, Double Degree Social Development Studies and Bachelor of Social Work, Honours Arts, or Honours Arts and Business? Our SDS Living-Learning Community is for you!
What is a living-learning community?
Renison's living-learning communities are an academically supported living arrangement where SDS students access peer leaders, events, study help sessions, learning skills assistance, and targeted support to ensure their success.
Your friends and classmates are all rolled into one, which means you'll get the best of both worlds. You'll find a small, caring place to call home that will help you focus on your studies.
Whether you're staying up late to study for a test or getting together to work on a group project, it's reassuring to know that those around you are sharing similar experiences.
What's the benefit of living in our SDS Living-Learning Community?
- Live near peers who are taking similar classes as you. We know that your peers will play a critical role in your support network.
- Opportunities to connect with Student Experience Peer Leaders, many who are often current SDS students themselves, who help you connect socially with other SDS students.
- Connection with our Learning Skills team, which includes a Learning Skills Peer Leader whose portfolio specifically supports SDS students.
- Attend SDS study help sessions specific to many first-year SDS courses, such as PSYCH 101, SDS 131R, and SDS 150R.
- Get to know your professors outside the classroom, while establishing networks with other faculty, staff, alumni, and upper-year students from your program and faculty. Your faculty's offices will be just down the hallway from where you live!
- Enhance in-class learning by participating in academic events supported by your Student Experience Peer Leaders, including Pizza with Profs and Poutine with Profs events to connect socially with your professors and senior students.