Living Learning Community
Parker Hall Living Learning Program
First-year College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) students can take advantage of a dedicated Living Learning Program in Parker Hall!
The renovated residence hall features traditional style living with specialized services and programs for CEAT students. Designed to connect incoming students with like-minded peers and upper-class mentors (known as PEATEs), this living environment is a proven method for academic success. Parker Hall LLP residents experience everything OSU has to offer plus unique programming and resources. You can learn more about the building here!
CEAT Living-LearningStudent Facilities
- Benefits of participating in the Parker Hall Living Learning Program
- Quiet study area in the basement - an extension of the CEAT Student Excellence Center with the necessary tools to help students succeed including printers, 3D printer, white boards, etc.
- Common areas on each floor for recreational activities and bonding
- Free, onsite tutoring provided by CEAT Tutors
- Mentoring by CEAT upperclassmen
- IT Support
- Regular interaction with CEAT faculty and staff
- Community-building
- Career coaching
- Strengths and learning style assessments
- CEAT Student Organization Fair held at the beginning of the academic year
- Private seminars, trainings, and other programs hosted by faculty, staff, and corporate sponsors
- Proximity to the academic center of campus and dining options
CEAT’s Parker Hall LLP offers several different living opportunities:
- Women’s only housing on the 2nd floor
- Men’s only housing on the 3rd, 4th and 5th floors
Live-In Mentoring and Support
Parker Hall is designed to help first-year engineering, architecture, and technology students feel at home at OSU from day one. Students in the LLP live in a community supported by Resident Assistants, upperclassmen peer mentors, and our CEAT In-Residence Graduate Fellow, all working together to make Parker Hall a supportive and engaging place to live and learn.
Resident Assistants (RAs)
Each floor has a dedicated Resident Assistant who lives in Parker Hall and helps create a welcoming, safe, and fun environment. RAs are the go-to people for questions about campus life, concerns about the building, or getting connected to resources. They plan events, build community, and serve in an on-call rotation so help is always close by.
Peer Mentors (PEATEs)
Every Parker Hall resident is also connected with our PEATEs, who are upper-class CEAT students who understand the transition into engineering and technology majors. PEATEs host study sessions and social events, offer office hours, and check in with a smaller group of residents so students always have someone who knows them personally. Each floor has at least two PEATEs.
CEAT In-Residence Graduate Fellow
One of the most unique parts of Parker Hall is our CEAT In-Residence Graduate Fellow. Usually a doctoral student in CEAT, the IR lives right off the first-floor lounge and is an everyday, approachable presence in the building. The IR brings CEAT faculty members into Parker Hall for relaxed events and conversations, helps students explore academic and career interests, and sends out a weekly newsletter filled with updates and opportunities. Because their apartment is in a central part of the building, students regularly see them around and can easily stop by for support.
Parker Hall’s live-in team works together to make the building feel like a supportive home base academically, socially, and personally throughout a student’s first year at OSU.