Engage in the political process
This community brings together students interested in governance, civic engagement, pre-law, and students who are interested in politics at any level.
Joining this community will help you explore and understand these different topics, give you access to expert faculty and alumni and help you learn about multiple career options available to you. You will be able to attend various events and activities including: lectures by the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, volunteering with local organizations and connecting with local campaigns.
This Living Learning Community requires students to take an academic course connected to the community. You will be pre-enrolled in the LLC course, which will be included in your academic schedule prior to summer orientation.
Locations for 2026-27
Community details
Fall 2026 - Spring 2027
This community is open to all students interested in governance, engagement, and politics with any major.
Why Living Learning Communities?
Learn from others and enhance your residence hall experience.
LLC Seminar
CSI:1015:0003 Living Learning Community Seminar: Political Matters
This class will focus on how policy research can help address pressing issues at any level. Whether it is dealing with climate change, global pandemics, international terrorism, health care in the US, increasing voter turnout, promoting equality, or cleaning up local environments, research is at the heart of which policies are likely to achieve the goals we want to accomplish.
Community contact
Dani Dunphy
Casey Walters
Campus partners
A campus partner is a faculty or staff member on the University of Iowa campus that is passionate about the community and who meets regularly with a designated LLC team. These individuals guide the learning component of the community, may teach the course in common and can help connect you to various resources across campus.
Brian Lai
brian-lai@uiowa.edu