Learning Communities—A SMART Start
Learning communities foster success
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Classes are woven together by a common theme
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Intentional planning by professors promotes deep learning
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Learning communities provide opportunities to explore interests
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Out of classroom learning activities expose students to new possibilities for learning
Learning community students go on to achieve great things at Bu alo State
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Sarah Fehskens (2010) and Watoii Rabii (2011) won the President’s Medal for Outstanding Undergraduate Student and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
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Elizabeth Desimone won the Mildred Campbell Student Leadership Award
Learning communities provide opportunities to
connect with others
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Students from diverse backgrounds join learning communities
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Students enjoy close working relationships with Buffalo State faculty and staff
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There are multiple opportunities to get involved in campus and community life
Learning communities expand the boundaries of a traditional classroom
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Learning communities have extended the classroom to local, national, and international destinations. Students have visited historic sites in the Buffalo community, the National Museum of Play, the Susan B. Anthony House, the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, and Detroit Motown Historical Museum. Many students have had the opportunity to travel to Ireland as part of their learning community experience
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Students have participated in various service-learning opportunities like the Habitat for Humanity and the Buffalo State Saturday of Service
