Davidson currently offers students the opportunity to live in two different themed living-learning communities - International Theme Halls and the Eco-House.  While the selection / assignment of these two types of communities runs concurrently with the Lottery Process, it has several addtional requirements.  To find more information on living in either of these communities, please read the information below.

International Theme Halls

International Theme Halls create exciting opportunities for you to enrich your academic and residential experiences by building bridges between them. Specifically, forming an international theme hall allows you to:

• live with students who share your interest in a region or an issue;
  organize special activities related to your shared interests;
• enjoy regular, small-group interaction with a faculty advisor, campus guests, and the Dean Rusk Program staff;
• shape the calendar of events that the Dean Rusk Program organizes for the Davidson community.

International theme halls will be located on the basement level and the first floor of Duke Residence Hall. Davidson College community standards and Residence Life Office regulations will apply on international halls.  This includes the general campus regulations regarding smoking, alcohol, and the Code of Responsibility.

In the 2010-2011 academic year, Duke Residence Hall will accommodate as many as three international theme halls. Two of these halls will involve ten students in each. If there is interest, a third hall would involve six students.  The themes for these halls will be selected on the basis of proposals submitted by pre-formed groups of students.  Proposals are due to the Dean Rusk Program Coordinator (Duke 126) by noon on Friday, February 13. Selections will be made by February 28. Students whose halls are selected will choose their rooms on March 10.

For information on the current International Theme Halls, please click here.

Eco-House

Living in the Eco-House provides an extraordinary living experience for students at Davidson College. With this opportunity to live and learn in a cooperative, eco-friendly and sustainable housing situation comes much responsibility. Living in the Eco-House is a substantial extracurricular commitment; it is not just a residence. Eco-House residents must be able to commit to daily and weekly activities such as cooking, cleaning, House meetings, internal and external programming and events, and continuing education.

Each Eco-House resident assumes a House position and is expected to perform all responsibilities of his/her role. Failure to perform job expectations, which contribute significantly to the cooperative nature and spirit of the House, can result in loss of House privileges.

In addition to significant House responsibilities, Eco-House members have a responsibility to educate the College community around issues of sustainability. This work is maintained through three primary vehicles:

• Serving as an advisory council to RLO regarding how to make all residential buildings more green and sustainably-based
• Establishing a liaison relationship with the Sustainability Fellow who works with Physical Plant
• Providing one large campus educational program each semester for the campus community; working closely with RLO staff to invite all campus residents to these events

In order to live in the Ec0-House during the upcoming academic year, students must submit an individual Eco-House application.  Selection will be based solely on the following:

• Applicant's desire to live in a sustainable and cooperative way
• Applicant's understanding of the various roles and responsiblities of house members, and
• Applicant's ability to live in the house for the entire academic year

Before applying, students are encouraged to attend an Eco-House Interest Session, hosted by the current residents of the house, on Tuesday, February 3rd at 5:30pm.

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