Santa Clara University

About Xavier RLC

Xavier Residential Learning Community started in the Fall of 2002 with 80 incoming freshman. The majority of the students lived on campus while 8 students lived off campus.  In the Fall of 2003, Xavier began its second year, with both 50 freshmen and 50 sophomores. In addition to these students, the community had three community facilitators, and one Junior. Students took classes together, participate in service learning projects, have weekly meals and liturgy together, and go on immersion trips.  

Not much has changed in the last 7 years, however, the size of Xavier has grown to approximately 200 residents, including a total of 6 CFs, a Full-time Resident Director, an Assistant Resident Director, a Resident Minister, and a Faculty Director.  The focus of the Xavier RLC continues to center around "Faith, Justice and Global Solidarity."

In addition to the student and full-time staff, Xavier Leadership Council, composed of student leaders, plays a major role in all aspects of the RLC.  They take the lead in organizing events including weekly Monday night Socials, the annual Mr. Xavier competition, Superbowl parties, and social events of all kinds.  They are also involved in planning and supporting the Xavier immersion trips.

If you would like to live and learn with a group of friends interested in globalization, in an expanded sense of human community, in a global solidarity concerned with building a more just world, join the Xavier Learning Community.

 

To learn more about what's happening in Xavier, click here to read our Spring 2010 Parent Newsletter!