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Black Graduate Experience LLC (BGELLC); For Students Committed to Improving the Black Graduate Experience

The Black Graduate Experience LLC (BGELLC) launched in Fall 2021 is located within the Capa building of Nuevo East.

BGELLC inside community space
BGELL meeting desk and projection screen

The purpose of the BGELLC is to be an optional, residential community designed to affirm and celebrate Black scholarly excellence and Black culture in its various expressions. Community and collectivism undergird the goals of the BGELLC which are to,

  1. Address issues of concern to Black graduate students living in campus-provided housing by providing an inclusive space for all eligible graduate students that emphasizes community and social justice
  2. Foster graduate scholarship, excellence, and achievement through meaningful programming that promotes pro-Black connections and celebration, shared personal and scholarly experiences, and life-long relationships

The BGELLC is a community where Black graduate students feel welcomed, affirmed, and celebrated. The ongoing development of the BGELLC is a collaborative effort between Black Graduate and Professional Student Association (BGPSA), Black Resource Center (BRC), the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA), and Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH).

The BGELLC was intentionally placed on the 2nd floor of Capa to provide a convenient lounge space in proximity to the dedicated housing. This space serves as the “living room” for the Black Graduate Experience Living Learning Community within Graduate and Family Housing and events are hosted here by staff and organizations related to the BGELLC.

You may find additional Nuevo East study and lounge spaces here. 

Campus partners connected to the BGELLC:

The BGELLC is open to all students eligible to live in GFH and has a two-year term limit. The BGELLC does not consider race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories as part of the application and selection process.

To express interest in the Black Graduate Experience Living Learning Community, please complete a housing waitlist application.