College of Business
Living and Learning Community
The College of Business Living and Learning Community (BLLC) provides first-year students with a living environment that promotes personal growth, academic success, and a smooth transition from high school to college.
See an overview of LLCs at URI
Locations
Eligibility
Incoming first-year students admitted with a business major (including textile marketing; textiles, fashion merchandising and design; and business undecided) who request on-campus housing are automatically eligible for assignment to the BLLC residence hall.
Learn more about Living and Learning Community housing assignments.
Programming and Traditions
Here are just a few of the opportunities available to you through the BLLC as a first year business major, whether or not you live in Adams or Browning:
- COB club meetings and events
- Academic tutoring
- Meet-the-deans events
- Faculty forums
- Career-related programming
Staff and Contacts
Resident Academic Mentor (RAM)
Name: Michael James Breen
Class Year: 2022
Major: Finance
Hometown: Warwick, RI
Email: cba_ram@housing.uri.edu
Name: Page Eliott
Class Year: 2022
Major: Marketing and Chinese
Hometown: Bedford, NH
Email: cba_ram@housing.uri.edu
Academic Partner
Brooke D’Aloisio, Senior Lecturer, Quantitative Analytics
College of Business
Residence Hall Contact
For questions about LLCs, please contact Deb Bergner, Coordinator of Educational Programs at debbergner@uri.edu or 401-874-5837. For all other housing related questions, please contact Customer Service at hrlcustomerservice@uri.edu or 401-874-4151.
Student Quotes
“The BLLC helped me transition to the first year of college because my RAM and my RA were always willing to answer questions and give me advice. It is like a family—we all have similar majors, and it allows us to connect and build friendships we might never have made. Even after I graduate, I will always look back with fondness to the BLLC.”
– Avi Shrivastava
“The advantages are that I lived close to people that were taking the same courses as me so we could help each other easily and without having to go out in the cold or rain”
– Simon Hoeps