Majors and non-majors come together in this community through the exploration and enjoyment of the arts. As both the artist and the audience, you can refine your existing talents or try something new like painting, dance, creative writing, photography, and more. No medium is off limits in this creative space!

You and other avid sports fans come together to cheer on your favorite Nazareth teams and spread school spirit across campus. With VIP seating at games and special gear, there is no doubt your group will bring extra energy to home competitions.

In Global Commons, explore the world without leaving campus. Shared meals, field trips, film screenings, and everyday interactions bring American and international students together to live side by side and learn more about each other's cultures.

This living community is for undeclared students who haven't yet selected a specific major. Through formal and informal programs, networking, and hands-on learning, you'll have the chance to get a "taste" of Nazareth's varied majors and minors.

Maintaining balance in the midst of a busy schedule can be a challenge, but this living community can provide the support you need to stay healthy and centered. Take part in activities like night light yoga that bring mind and body wellness together for greater overall health.

Students with a high degree of intellectual curiosity, enjoy multiple disciplinary interests, and like approaching questions and problems from diverse points of view will feel right at home in this community. Explore a range of stimulating interdisciplinary experiences — curricular and co-curricular — supported by highly engaged faculty and staff.

Living in this community is by invitation only; you must have been accepted into either the honors program interdisciplinary minor or Nazareth's Young Scholars program.

A safe, open, and welcoming community for all religious and spiritual perspectives, this community will explore topics of faith, religious diversity, spiritual practice, and social justice. Strengthen your interfaith dialogue skills, reflect on the religious and spiritual sources for your personal values, experience different views, and take an active role in positively addressing societal issues and injustice locally, nationally, and globally.

Bringing together the curricular and co-curricular, this living community offers a chance to enmesh yourself fully in your field of study while forming bonds with others who may share your career path. You can take advantage of a mix of career development opportunities and fun-filled social activities.

Scenic views, backcountry trails, and whitewater rapids come together to create the ultimate experience for individuals who love the outdoors and like to be active. Whether you are a seasoned or new adventurer, there will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy the beauty of Western New York and the surrounding area.

It’s more than just living among a group of people with whom you share some common interests.

Community living at its best means actively engaging in growing together — supporting each other, laughing with each other, working together, studying together, and, yes, playing together.  

Students who choose to live in a designated community will be expected to:

• Participate in at least 50% of all living community-sponsored programs
• Attend floor meetings
• Help plan and implement two group programs per semester

Regardless of where you live on campus, the benefits of special programming and fun activities are available to everyone and are designed to make your college experience even richer. Community-sponsored programs may include:

• salon-style discussions and dialogues
• service trips and projects
• organized group dinners or meals
• recreational activities, outings, or road trips 

You, your resident assistant (R.A.), and other members of your shared-interest community will collaborate to plan a fun and interesting calendar of programs, events, and activities related to your special theme, including:

• relevant all-campus events
• activities that are exclusive to your living community

In addition, collaborative programming between living communities provides first-year students the opportunity to explore other interests and continue to foster connections with peers within your living community, residence hall, and across campus.

Yes. Shared-interest communities are comprised of several different room types. The communities have a combination of doubles and triple rooms or 5-person suites.

All roommates must indicate that they would like to live in the same living community to be housed there. If you want to participate in a living community and your roommate does not/roommates don't, you will be placed in traditional housing; however, you may participate in living community activities that are open to all residents. So rooms are assigned by:

• Roommate preference first
• Themed housing second

There is no extra fee to live in shared-interest housing; however, the occasional larger-scale living community activity may require a small payment to secure your spot. Participation in these pay-as-you-go activities is completely optional. Most events and activities are completely free to residents.

Living communities follow the same policies as other housing placements. Once you receive a space, you can request a change to a different room or building depending on availability. See Room Changes for more information.