Housing & Residence Education

Division of Student Affairs

SW 13th Street & Museum Road

PO Box 112100

Gainesville, FL 32611-2100

Phone: (352) 392-2161

Welcome to
29º 38’ 44" N 82º 20’ 25" W
Global Living Learning Community At Yulee Hall

Overview

Sponsored by the Department of Housing and Residence Education and the Division of Student Affairs, this unique community strives to educate leaders for a global community. The goal of the Global Living Learning Community is to help residents become citizens of the world by bringing the world into this community through intercultural awareness, music, art, language, faculty-led discussions, and an introduction to a variety of campus, community, and global resources. Global Community residents are presented with numerous opportunities to explore current world events and international perspectives as they prepare to be part of the greater Gator Nation.

About Yulee Hall

“Global competency exists when a learner is able to understand the interconnectedness of peoples and systems, to have a general knowledge of history and world events, to accept and cope with the existence of different cultural values and attitudes and, indeed, to celebrate the richness and benefits of diversity.”

(Stanley Foundation, 1996, pp.3-4)

Stanley Foundation (1996, November).

Educating for the global community:
A framework for community colleges.

Retrieved June 13, 2006, from http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/reports/CC2.pdf

Yulee Hall houses 177 students, 4 Resident Assistants, and 1 Graduate Hall Director. Yulee Hall is part of Yulee Residence Area near an outdoor swimming pool, a series of tennis courts, and a large grassy area dubbed "Broward Beach" where students and residents meet to enjoy the sun. In close proximity is the Broward Dining Facility.

Yulee has a conference room, faculty office, student organization office, and common area space complete with a full kitchen and a stage for a variety of programs. For more information about this facility click here.

Program Goals

The goal is to develop globally competent learners who:

  • Exhibit awareness of one's own cultural values, beliefs, attitudes, biases and stereotypes and the impact of these on others.
  • Demonstrate knowledge about world history, current events and global economics and sustainability.
  • Acknowledge and respect the existence of different cultural values, beliefs and attitudes.
  • Recognize that people are interconnected and globally interdependent.
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively in a cross-cultural environment.
  • Accept responsibility for active world citizenship.

Other Academic Resources

Yulee Hall is located near the Broward Teaching Center. The Broward Teaching Center offers free tutoring in a variety of subject areas: accounting, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, economics, mathematics, physics, and statistics courses. For more information click here (http://www.teachingcenter.ufl.edu/) The Department of Housing and Residence Education works with the Office of Sustainability to establish a Green campus. Sustainability means not using up our resources faster than they are replenished. It means environmental, economic, and social well-being. For more information visit the Office of Sustainability website.

Various Global Living Learning Community Event Photos

  • Going Global (2007)

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