Future Residents – Living Learning Communities

The Chancellor's Honors Program (CHP) and the Department of University Housing are proud to offer the Honors Community, an essential part of the honors student's first year residential and extracurricular experience with unmatched opportunities.

By living in the Morrill Hall Honors Community, you will enjoy the benefit of unparalleled diversity, and will be surrounded by fellow students majoring in every academic discipline at the university. You will also enjoy the stimulation and support that comes with peer learning among students who are challenging themselves to reach new heights. The Honors Community is both rewarding and fun, and you will make friends for a lifetime.

Elected student leaders in the Honors Council, returning Chancellor's Honors students, Resident Assistants, and the Chancellor's Honors Program faculty and staff converge in Morrill Hall to facilitate the first-year students' participation in a variety of useful and exciting academic and extracurricular activities. The Honors Community builds leaders for a diverse and changing world.

Applying for the Honors Community

Regardless of residence hall or graduation year, all Chancellor's Honors students are eligible to join the Honors Community. First-year Chancellor's Honors students are, however, particularly encouraged to reside in Morrill Hall. Chancellor's Honor students may request a non-honors roommate. The requested roommate must also complete a learning community application indicating they are requested non-honors roommate and will be charged a $50 program fee on their VOLXpress account. Non-honor roommate requests will only be assigned AFTER all CHP students have been accommodated.

Interested students should:

1. Complete an online housing application
2. Return your electronic housing contract you will receive after you are admitted
3. Print, complete and return by mail the electronic learning community application that you will receive after your housing contract is returned

If you wish additional information, please contact the Chancellor's Honors Program at (865) 974-7875 or by e-mail at honors@utk.edu. For additional housing information, please contact Rita Hensley at (865) 974-1421 or by email at rhensley@utk.edu.