Legacy LLC
About LEGACY
Legacy LLC is a residential community designed for students participating in QUEST, LUCES, and STARS mentorship programs who seek an identity-affirming, community-rooted residential experience grounded in mentorship. Legacy LLC nurtures belonging from the moment students arrive at Loyola and provide a space where they can root themselves, expand, dream, breathe, and ground themselves in practices that support their well-being during their transition into college. It is intentionally designed as a haven, a place of safety and connection where students can grow academically, personally, and socially.
Paired with mentorship networks, shared living experiences, and guided community-building, students are grounded in practices of community care, learning what it means to support one another through transition, identity exploration, and belonging. Through this foundation, students develop the confidence and grounding to engage in radical imagination and to envision what becomes possible when they feel supported, affirmed, and connected.
LLC Outcomes
By the end of the academic year, students participating in Legacy will be able to:
- Develop a strong sense of belonging by forming meaningful connections with peers, mentors, and CSIB staff through shared living, community practices, and intentional programming.
- Explore and affirm their personal identities and values, developing a sense of personal grounding as they navigate their first year and engage in identity-affirming mentorship.
- Build confidence in navigating university resources by connecting with campus support systems, advisors, faculty, and mentorship networks while addressing imposter syndrome and barriers that mentees often face.
- Develop essential college life skills including help-seeking practices, time management strategies, self-advocacy, and balancing academic and personal responsibilities.
- Practice community-rooted leadership and community care by identifying their strengths, contributing to a supportive residential environment, and applying leadership lessons from UNIV 101 and LEAD to their personal, academic, and community life, all while cultivating the imagination and agency needed to shape their future paths.
Linked Course
Members of this LLC will be automatically enrolled into ELPS 125 for the Fall semester. For questions, email livelearn@luc.edu.
How to Apply
- Incoming first year, residential students are eligible to participate in the living learning communities
- Students apply through the Housing Application beginning in February
- Students notified of LLC status at the beginning of May.
- See more on how to apply for living learning communities through this link
- Apply separately to one of the mentorship programs within Center for Student Inclusion and Belonging through this link
- Priority Deadline: May 15, 2026, at 9am CT
- Final Deadline: July 1, 2026, at 9am CT
- Open to All Ramblers
Meet Your LLC Partners
Staff listed below are the current LLC partners for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Resident Director, To Be Announced
Resident Directors are live-in professional staff who oversee the residential experience within their respective residential communities. The “RD” supervises Resident Assistants, engages in programmatic efforts, and supports students through student learning, conflict, and concerns. The RD supports the LLC program through programming, collaboration, and as a departmental liaison.
James Thomas, M.S.Ed.
Director, Center for Student Inclusion and Belonging; LLC Partner, Legacy LLC
LLC Partners are Loyola faculty and staff members that primarily coordinate LLC programs and initiatives within the residence hall, on-campus, and in the Chicago area. The LLC Partner is often a liaison between Residence Life and the Department that is affiliated with the LLC.
About LEGACY
Legacy LLC is a residential community designed for students participating in QUEST, LUCES, and STARS mentorship programs who seek an identity-affirming, community-rooted residential experience grounded in mentorship. Legacy LLC nurtures belonging from the moment students arrive at Loyola and provide a space where they can root themselves, expand, dream, breathe, and ground themselves in practices that support their well-being during their transition into college. It is intentionally designed as a haven, a place of safety and connection where students can grow academically, personally, and socially.
Paired with mentorship networks, shared living experiences, and guided community-building, students are grounded in practices of community care, learning what it means to support one another through transition, identity exploration, and belonging. Through this foundation, students develop the confidence and grounding to engage in radical imagination and to envision what becomes possible when they feel supported, affirmed, and connected.
LLC Outcomes
By the end of the academic year, students participating in Legacy will be able to:
- Develop a strong sense of belonging by forming meaningful connections with peers, mentors, and CSIB staff through shared living, community practices, and intentional programming.
- Explore and affirm their personal identities and values, developing a sense of personal grounding as they navigate their first year and engage in identity-affirming mentorship.
- Build confidence in navigating university resources by connecting with campus support systems, advisors, faculty, and mentorship networks while addressing imposter syndrome and barriers that mentees often face.
- Develop essential college life skills including help-seeking practices, time management strategies, self-advocacy, and balancing academic and personal responsibilities.
- Practice community-rooted leadership and community care by identifying their strengths, contributing to a supportive residential environment, and applying leadership lessons from UNIV 101 and LEAD to their personal, academic, and community life, all while cultivating the imagination and agency needed to shape their future paths.
Linked Course
Members of this LLC will be automatically enrolled into ELPS 125 for the Fall semester. For questions, email livelearn@luc.edu.
How to Apply
- Incoming first year, residential students are eligible to participate in the living learning communities
- Students apply through the Housing Application beginning in February
- Students notified of LLC status at the beginning of May.
- See more on how to apply for living learning communities through this link
- Apply separately to one of the mentorship programs within Center for Student Inclusion and Belonging through this link
- Priority Deadline: May 15, 2026, at 9am CT
- Final Deadline: July 1, 2026, at 9am CT
- Open to All Ramblers
Meet Your LLC Partners
Staff listed below are the current LLC partners for the 2026-2027 academic year.