A collaboration between the Office of Undergraduate Research and the University of Tennessee Libraries the Discovery Living Learning Community (LLC) serves to expose incoming freshmen and a limited number of  upper undergraduates to a interdisciplinary community of practice. I work with the Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and the UT Libraries Associate Dean for Learning, Research, and Engagement to design the curricular and co-curricular activities which the students residing in our sponsored LLC will take part in. My duties also include coordinating and delivering instruction via a First Year Studies (FYS) 129 course titled Introduction to Research.

For more information on this campus  community as well expected outcomes visit http://housing.utk.edu/llc/communities/discovery/

Assessment Tools:

• Pre- and Post Tests of impact of the Living Learning Community on Student Experience
• Journaling activity assessing research language development and understanding of research skills concepts
• Completion of Literature Review on related research work or subject of personal interest
• Presentation of Literature Review