Bradley Residence Hall | 246 residents (all double rooms; coed by wing)
Sponsored by the College of Letters and Science | $200 learning community fee
Coming to college can be both exciting and maybe a bit overwhelming. For many of you, college will also be the first time you’ll be away from home for an extended period of time. The Bradley Learning Community (BLC) is a high-energy, high-involvement, close-knit environment that brings you fully into the “Wisconsin Experience.” It utilizes its faculty and student and professional staff to minimize the nerves of moving away from home and amp up the excitement of moving into one of campus’ most popular learning communities.
Bradley Residence Hall is the only exclusively freshmen residence hall on campus. This makes the BLC unique, because it is our only community with 100 percent freshmen living in it. Bradley students tell us year after year what a great experience the BLC has been; they have formed life-long friendships, discovered passions and abilities they didn’t know they had, and developed deep connections to the UW-Madison campus and greater Madison community. The BLC believes that learning does not stop at the classroom door and provides students with answers, experience, and connections that make it easier to navigate a rich and complex campus.
Program Goals:
- Provide a living-learning environment for first year students that promotes a successful transition from high school to college life
- Encourage collaborative learning between students, faculty, and staff
- Prepare students to become integrative scholars and active participants in the university community and beyond
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The BLC staff provided tremendous support of both my academic and personal goals; I felt truly cared for. I am so grateful for the friendships I’ve made.
Shanthi Cambala, BLC Resident
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Programs and Activities
Bradley Interest Groups (BIGS) are just one way for residents to get involved within the community. BIGS are groups of students that feel passionately about a given topic and want the opportunity to meet others with that shared interest. BIGs can use BLC space to meet, can apply for funding from the Bradley Board for resources, and can put on events for the community. To start or join a BIG, contact Geethanjali Anand or Michaela Taychert.
The Bradley Board is your hall organization. The students that make up this group are responsible for planning all trips and events that occur in the Bradley community during the year. In the past, some of these events have included trips to Six Flags or an IMAX movie, and bringing in instructors to teach activities like yoga, dance, or martial arts.
Seminar Info
All BLC residents have the opportunity to take part in ILS 157: Bradley Roundtable Seminar. This one-credit seminar is highly recommended. It is a great way to get acclimated to the community and university, meet other residents and Peer Mentors, and form a relationship with a UW faculty member. Sections meet for an hour weekly beginning at the BLC Convocation Ceremony the day after you move to campus.
In addition to the weekly small section meetings there are also five Roundtable Dinners on various Monday nights throughout the first semester from 6-7:30 p.m. All students registered for Roundtable are required to attend these dinners with Faculty Fellows, Peer Mentors, House Fellows, and staff to listen to a variety of speakers and dine together over a delicious meal.
BLC Events
Learning communities offer a variety of activities to participate in throughout the academic year. If you are a current resident of the community, use this Google Calendar to see which events and programs are coming up. For future residents, this calendar can also be used as a resource to determine what types of programming you can expect as a resident of the learning community.
