The themed community UNT Serves! Living Learning Community provides an opportunity
for freshman students from all majors to participate in community engagement, service,
and leadership. Students will learn about complex social issues and how our communities
come together to address these issues. Themes include youth and education, health,
hunger, human rights, animal welfare, environmental/sustainability, and much more!
UNT Serves! meets once a week as a floor to explore these topics in depth - alongside
the UNT Serves! Resident Assistant, a UNT staff member will help lead a discussion
on the issue and a community organization or non-profit will talk about how they work
to solve the issue. After learning about each issue, UNT Serves! students will participate
in a variety of service projects decided on by the floor in Denton and the UNT community.
Students in the UNT Serves! program will be introduced to a variety of programs, services,
and people to help them to connect and grow during their time at the UNT.
Students in UNT Serves! will:
Build a strong community by participating in team-building activities and weekly community
meetings
Create and participate in community service projects and events to promote and address
social needs and issues
Have the support of experienced faculty or staff mentors
Connect with campus and community leaders
Meet fellow students with an interest in making a difference during their time at
UNT and beyond
Have direct access to service programs and volunteer opportunities on campus
Live together and work together to make a difference in the community
Upon applying through eHousing for the UNT Serves! LLC, students will be contacted
to complete a UNT Serves! agreement.
The UNT Serves! Living Learning Community is housed in Rawlins Hall.
What our Alumni are saying...
"The best part about UNT SERVES! is the way it transforms ‘living in a dorm' into
‘living in a community.' You meet your neighbors, become friends with them, and actually
care about them. I think this feeling eventually expands to the Denton community,
because of what you're exposed to in UNT SERVES!." - Chance Herrington, freshman
"This year has been amazing! I've made so many good friends. I've been introduced
to so many resources that will benefit me for years to come. I wish all incoming freshmen
could share this type of experience. It changes you." - Alana Murell, freshman