Lebanon Valley College Students in Special Interest Housing Provide Service to Campus and Community

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Sheridan East and West are two of five special interest housing options on Lebanon Valley College's campus.

ANNVILLE, PA (01/08/2015)(readMedia)-- Five Lebanon Valley College residence halls on campus this year are housing students living together with a purpose. Each year, the Office of Residential Life accepts applications for special interest housing: housing clusters comprised of students focused both on their studies as well as a larger, more impactful project.

For the 2014–15 academic year, 84 students are devoting their time to these causes:

118 North College Avenue houses LVC's Women's and Gender Resource Center (WSGRC) and five student volunteers. These students aid the Center in its mission and programming efforts by hosting 15 open hours per week and working with the Center's steering committee to present important programming such as guest speakers.

Centre Hall, a two-story house adjacent to the Peace Garden, is the campus's Academic Service House. It houses 14 residents in a co-ed environment. In order to reside in Centre Hall, a resident must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Residents living in Centre Hall make a commitment to focus on academic achievement and service. Each resident must complete 15 hours per semester with either the campus tutoring or writing center.

Friendship House, located at the corner of College Ave. and Maple St., provides housing for 16 students that support the College's aim of enabling students to be people of broad vision. The residents dedicate their time to creating diversity and social justice programming based on the principles of multiculturalism. The House benefits the campus community and operates under the guidance of the Office of Residential Life and Multicultural Affairs.

North College Hall is a substance-free living community. Twenty-one students have made a commitment not to use tobacco, alcohol, incense, or luminary products in their living area. These residents also participate in active and passive groups on campus throughout the school year in order to gain leadership skills and experience.

Sheridan East and West, next door to the Shroyer Health Center, are home to six and eight students, respectively, who are interested in a particular topic or cause. The students, working under the guidance of the Office of Residential Life, carry out their own programming initiatives on campus and in the surrounding community. This year Sheridan East is supporting Red Shoe through the Ronald McDonald House, and Sheridan West is supporting Anti-Bullying Community (ABC). In the past, the houses have focused on the Invisible Children Fund, It Gets Better, St Jude's Children's Hospital, and the Birds and the Bees.

To learn more about campus living options, visit the Office of Residential Life at http://www.lvc.edu/residential-life.