Agricultural Sciences Living Learning Community

Students with a major in the School of Agricultural Sciences are invited to consider the Agricultural Sciences Living Learning Community. This community will focus on early student engagement with faculty as well as offer experiential learning opportunities. Discover more about the agriculture field including career possibilities, internship opportunities and more.

Benefits of residing in the living-learning community include:

• Enjoy organized activities and presentations centered on academic-based topics
• Experience increased interaction with academic support services and faculty to improve academic success
• Discover social interactions with academic-based student organizations to help develop a sense of belonging

Apply to a community

Housing applications opening on Nov. 1

Complete and submit the Apply for Housing form

Apply for a Fall 2025 community by completing your housing application in CatPAWS. As you begin the housing application, select the Living Learning Community application. Please contact the Office of Residential Life for questions related to the housing application. For questions on the LLC initiative, please contact the Student Success Center at 660.562.1726.

Community Details

Who lives in the community?

The following majors from the School of Agricultural Sciences can live in the Agricultural Sciences Living Learning Community:

• Agricultural business
• Agricultural education
• Agricultural media
  • advertising
  • broadcast
  • journalism
• Agricultural science
• Agronomy
  • Crop Science
  • Horticulture
  • Soil Science
• Animal science (and Pre-vet)  
• Farm Operations

Residence Halls

Tower Suites West offers two-person and four-person living arrangements, which include a private bathroom, main living space and bedrooms. Each floor features a kitchenette, laundry room, lounge and other amenities.

Meet the Living Learning Community Coordinators

Rod Barr

School Director and Senior Instructor
660.562.1620
rbarr@mikeshiner.com