College Houses
Your Home Away From Home
Blend the everyday joys of residential living (impromptu pizza parties, open-mic nights, pumpkin carving at Halloween) with meaningful moments of intellectual discovery (writing workshops, alumni guest lectures, all-night problem-solving sessions) and you鈥檒l get F&M鈥檚 College Houses.
In these dynamic spaces, you鈥檒l find a new way to work and play. You鈥檒l not only live in your College House during your first year, but also take your Connections course in your College House and continue conversations begun in the classroom, lab or office throughout the halls. You also have the opportunity to join your College House government and chart your own course for social events. Each House receives a substantial annual budget that students may spend on social programs, academic and community activities, special projects and more. Some students have organized:
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- Formal dances
- Theatrical productions
- Play-reading discussions
- Dinners with artists, authors and notable alumni
- Pizza parties, bagel breakfasts and field trips
- Student-run publications
鈥淭he sense of belonging you feel being a part of your house is amazing. It's a very
close-knit community and you get to know so many different people and develop lifelong
friendships, while being a part of something bigger.鈥
Established in 2005, the College House system shapes the intellectual, social and
physical landscape of the 顶级国产视频 & Marshall campus. 鈥淭he sense of belonging you
feel being a part of your house is amazing. It's a very close-knit community and you
get to know so many different people and develop lifelong friendships, while being
a part of something bigger," said Vyas Agarwal '23.
Read More 禄The Connections Curriculum
You鈥檒l be assigned to your College House based on the interests you express for your
first-year Connections course. F&M Connections courses are a true representation of
the liberal arts, blending several academic disciplines to dive into a wide range
of unique topics. You will take this course in your College House alongside classmates
who live just down the hall.
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The Houses
There are five College Houses: Bonchek, Brooks, Roschel, Ware and Weis. Each College House is assigned an administrative facilitator (dean) and a faculty mentor (don).
College House Deans have an office in the College House and are an integral part of
the professional staff team charged with advising and supporting students and enforcing
College policies.
House Dons establish the academic priorities for the College House and curate activities
and events for their College House. The Dons create a stimulating intellectual environment
in the Houses by bringing faculty in to teach, meeting with students, offering lectures
and taking part in other residentially based academic, cultural, and social activities.
Dons maintain offices in the House and meet regularly with students.
Bonchek
We live together.
We learn together.
We laugh together.
Dean: Beth Proffitt
Email: beth.proffitt@fandm.edu
Don: Christine Piro
Email: christine.piro@fandm.edu
Brooks
Primus Inter Pares ("First Among Equals")
Dean:
Email: jaclyn.klinger@fandm.edu
Don:
Email: alexis.castor@fandm.edu
Roschel
Hic Vivimus Et Crescimus (鈥淗ere We Live and Here We Grow鈥)
Dean: Courtnee Jordan-Cox
Email: courtnee.jordan-cox@fandm.edu
Don: Jorge Mena-Ali
Email: jorge.mena-ali@fandm.edu
Ware
Emitte Lucem et Veritatem (鈥淪end Forth Light and Truth鈥)
Dean: Shuai Shao
Email: shuai.shao@fandm.edu
Don: Ashley Rondini
Email: ashley.rondini@fandm.edu
Weis
Socii Mundi (鈥淐ompatriots With an Interest in the World鈥)
Dean: Jennifer Nell
Email: jennifer.nell@fandm.edu
Don: Dorothy Merritts
Email: dorothy.merritts@fandm.edu