B3 The Business Residential Academic Program
A Living and Learning Community (LLC)
Thank you for your interest in the Leeds School of Business’ Living and Learning Community (LLC): B3!
History:
As a background, LLCs are designed to create a living and learning environment for a targeted group, in our case it is our first year students who are admitted into the Leeds School of Business.
Our program began in the Fall of 2005 with a cohort of 13 students who were looking to connect with the Business School community in a significant way. As we developed the program and grew over the past four years, we began teaching courses in the residence halls followed by a seminar focused on student success. We are now graduating our first class this May 8th, 2009 in all five areas of emphasis!
Congratulations to our first graduating class of B3!!
(Photo from Spring 2006 as we all completed our first year as a Business Residential Academic program!)
Vision & Goals:
Our vision is to create a prestigious community within the Leeds School of Business in which students interact personally with faculty, staff, advisors, and upper class mentors. Students will gain invaluable knowledge through their experiences in this program that will help them be the successful person they aspire to be in the business world.
Why B3?
- B3 provides the opportunity to connect your undergraduate experience with your personal, academic, and professional development.
- B3 relies on a strong sense of personal responsibility and connection to your community.
- B3 offers the only opportunity to live in a community of focused business students.
- B3 is the only program that provides students with weekly interaction with their academic advisor.
- B3 allows for easy access to study groups with common courses.
- B3 mentors impart their wisdom through their guidance to make a successful transition to your college life.
- B3 members are the direct pipeline to leadership position within the Leeds School of Business and campus wide, as outreach from the Business groups is directed toward our uniquely motivated students.
- Faculty and guest speakers offer limitless opportunities to learn from real world experiences and connect coursework to the overall mission of the Leeds School of Business.
Goals:
- To provide the best information and resources to our business students from a variety of critical sources that will synergize into a collaborative and supportive learning experience.
- To grow the leaders of the Leeds School by providing the necessary balance of challenge and support through personal contacts with the faculty in all areas as well as the key administrators within the Leeds School of Business.
- To co-create the best undergraduate experience.
Academic Year 2009-2010
This year we are looking to invite 90 new first year students into our engaging and highly collaborative learning community.
We are located in Kittredge West building which is part of the Kittredge complex. Our students live on the third floor with a variety of room accommodations. There is a specific seminar room on the third floor where we hold the recitations for BCOR 1010 and an additional weekly seminar that focuses on student development theory and support.
- Students will be enrolled in our recitation sections for BCOR 1010 and in their specific additional seminar. These sections are 800 and 801 and are taught in our seminar room (308).
- Student in the program will attend an introduction meeting to get more specifics about this LLC and the pre-registered courses during your Orientation session. Once you arrive for Orientation, check the itinerary you’ve been given for time and location of this meeting.
FIRST YEAR Schedule for a Business Student
Fall Semester – 13 credits Spring Semester - 16 credits
BCOR 1010 Intro to Business - 3 BCOR 1020 Bus Statistics - 3
ECON 2010 Microeconomics – 4 ECON 2020 Macroeconomics - 4
MATH 1071 Finite Math – 3 *Historical Context – 3
WRTG 1150/1250 – 1st year writing – 3 *Ideals & Values – 3
Seminar – Thursday afternoons MATH 1081 Business Calc - 3
Seminars – Thursday afternoons
*These CORE Content Area Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this specified order! This is simply a sample plan!
Best students for our program:
This is the only program specifically for business students. We are selective in the process of welcoming those students who self-identity as motivated, involved, and seeking leadership opportunities. We are looking for students who value an active learning community and truly want to connect with faculty, staff, and current student leaders.
How to Apply to Join our Community
When applying for Housing, as a first choice select "LLC – Living and Learning Community" from the first dropdown menu. Then you will see a second drop down menu. From there, select "Kittredge West Hall" on the program/hall assignment preference section. Participation is mandatory for all residents who select and are assigned to the B3 program. Please note there is an extra fee for participating in the LLC program. (The cost will be updated at the end of February.)
We will contact all interested students via email after they have made application through the housing reservation system.
For more information, please email us at:
B3@Colorado.edu
Or, Scarlett Pontón de Dutton, Director
ponton@colorado.edu
