Black Men's Initiative Immersion Community

The Black Men’s Initiative Immersion experience is designed to facilitate the academic and social support of first-year students who identify within the African Diaspora or share that lived experience, and is also open to students of any race or national origin with a demonstrated commitment to such students’ academic success. The Initiative supports access to campus resources, involvement opportunities, and networks of faculty, staff, alumni, and other students. The Black Men’s Initiative also aims to increase a sense of belonging by providing an intentional programming model focused on acclimating students to the campus community.

The programming model includes an immersion experience in one of Emory’s residence halls and introductory coursework. As a result of participating in the Black Men’s Initiative, students will enhance their understanding of their identities and learn how to effectively engage in their college experience.    How To Apply:
To apply, please complete your 2023-2024 Housing Agreement on your MyHousing portal and indicate that you are interested in Theme Housing. Once your Housing Agreement has been completed, the Theme Housing application will become available to you in your MyHousing portal.

Contact Information:
For general information about immersion communities, please contact Dr. Linda Bachman at lpbachm@emory.edu.

Black Women's Immersion Community

The Black Women’s Immersion Community centers the unique needs and experiences of undergraduate Black women at Emory and provides a space for first-year women living on campus to network with like-minded students, faculty, and staff. The Black Women's Immersion Community is open to students of any race or national origin who share the lived experience of being a Black woman as well as students who have a demonstrated commitment to Black women’s academic and/or social success. 

Through participation in this experience, participants will be able to articulate a positive identity for themselves in relation to the Emory community. To do this, this experience will focus on health, retention, and development through academic and social support and community building. Participating in BWI will also enable students to design a self-care plan that centers a notion of holistic and collective wellbeing.  

How To Apply:
To apply, please complete your 2023-2024 Housing Agreement on your MyHousing portal and indicate that you are interested in theme housing. Once your Housing Agreement has been completed, the Theme Housing application will become available to you in your MyHousing portal.

Contact Information:
For general information about immersion communities, please contact Dr. Linda Bachman at lpbachm@emory.edu.

Empowering First Living Learning Community – First & Second Year Application

The Empowering First Community for first-year students provides students selected to this community an opportunity to strengthen first-gen students’ self-affirmation, sense of belonging, social capital, and community. While living together, these students will serve as student ambassadors, student advocates, peer mentors and programmers for the Emory first-gen community. Participants will be supported by leadership development activities, community building events, and regular direct engagement with Dr. Ana Catarina Teixeira, a faculty member in the Spanish and Portuguese Department, who is herself a first-gen graduate.

Who Can Apply?
Emory undergraduate students who identify as first-gen and who are committed to playing a role in empowering the voices of first-gen students on campus, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Contact Information
For general information about immersion communities please contact Dr. Linda Bachman at lpbachm@emory.edu.