The Natural & Health Sciences Residential Community is a living-learning community for students majoring in one of the sciences or a health related field. The community is open to students majoring in Applied Health Science, Athletic Training, Biology, Chemistry, Communication Disorders, Dietetics, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Exercise Science, Geology, Gerontology, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nursing, Pre-Medicine (Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine), Pre-Optometry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physician Assistant, Pre-Physical Therapy. Undecided students who are considering a natural science or health-related field are also welcome to join.

The NHSRC is now located on the 11th floor of the Offenhauer West Tower and overlooks the BG campus. The community space consists of six rooms:

Lounge and Kitchen
Computer Resource Room
Workroom
Small Meeting Room
Small Classroom
Office

Housing options are available in both Offenhauer and MacDonald halls.

Scholarships for the Health Sciences Residential Community fee

The Schlink Foundation will award two returning students $250 for their HSRC fees - Apply this spring.

Resources

• 24 Dell PCs with LCD Panel Monitors Computers
• Large lounge with big screen TV/DVD/VCR/Stereo
• Four high speed laser printers
• Copy Machine
• Color Copier
• Color Printer
• Scanner

We have blank CDs, disks, greeting card paper, transparencies, and other materials for you to work with in the Center.

Expectations

If the Resource Room is going to be a success for everyone, there are certain things that we expect of everyone who uses it. The expectations are listed below.

1. Even though the resource room is an academic AND social environment, it is primarily academic. Any social interactions should not interfere with another's academic work. Please be courteous of those around you.
2. We are happy to provide snacks and beverages, however, please keep these things away from the computers as much as possible.
3. The beverages in the refrigerator are for members that are doing work while in the Resource Room. Please do not abuse the privilege of having access to these beverages by taking them back to your room. Also, your membership fee has helped pay for this benefit, and those that did not pay should not have access to it. Please confront any peers that abuse this privilege.
4. Please keep the Resource Room as clean as possible.
5. Use of the Resource Room's computers is primarily academic. You may use them to play games, check e-mail, surf the web, etc., but only if the Resource Room is not busy and someone else does not need to do work. If there are no computers left and someone needs to do something academic while you are playing a game, please allow them to have your computer.