Living and Learning Communities

You arrive at Hillside on Move-In Weekend. You’re greeted by your four Resident
Academic Mentors (RAMs) and learn they live in the same hall as you! The LLC
provides a living environment that promotes personal growth, academic success, and a smooth transition from high school to college.

How can these ELLC RAMs help you settle into your first-year as an Engineering
college student?

Academic Support

Your ELLC RAMs hold office hours during the week as well as study sessions. These
office hours are available to all freshman and offer help in math, physics, chemistry, and freshman engineering coursework.

A Point of Contact

ELLC RAMs are available to any questions you: how to enroll in classes, how to join a club, where to find a classroom, how to make an appointment with faculty, etc. Your ELLC RAM can help!

Programming and Events

For first-year engineering students, the ELLC offers a unique experience that includes monthly programming and events, as well as vital resources in a centrally located campus setting. All first-year engineering students are invited to participate in ELLC activities, whether they live on-campus or off-campus.
Here are just a few of the opportunities available to you through the College of
Engineering LLC as a first-year student, whether or not you live in Hillside.

  • Making registration a piece of cake
  • RAM tour of campus highlighting first year schedules
  • Programing Events/ Social Networking Opportunities
  • Engineering Olympics
  • Battlebots
  • Pumpkin Drop
  • Gingerneering
  • Bottle Rockets
  • Zengineering

RAM Resources

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/coerams

Meet our 2024-2025 RAMs

Ethan Leary, Mechanical Engineering
Michaela Montalvo, Civil Engineering & Spanish IEP
Allie Sithtaphone, Biomedical Engineering
Riss Rincón Rogers, Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science

ELLC Traditions

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream for ELLC
Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream

 

Gingerneering

 

Pumpkin Drop

ELLC RAMS Office Hours 

RAM Building (RA Office) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday      
Ethan Leary Hillside Hall 3:30-5 pm   1-2:30 pm    
Allie Sithtaphone Hillside Hall 11 am-2 pm 2-4:30 pm (Bliss 420)      
Michaela Montalvo Hillside Hall 6-7 pm   2:30-4:30 pm    
Riss Rincon Rogers Hillside Hall 9:30 am- 12:30 pm        

ELLC Study Sessions

Weekly study sessions for all core subjects (MTH, CHM, PHY, EGR) will be held Mondays 7-8pm in the Hillside Hall Lounge.