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First-year students majoring in either the College of Art + Design or College of Music & Dramatic Arts can live in Broussard Hall and take classes with the same group of peers, creating a smaller network within the larger LSU campus from day one.
In this living-learning environment, musicians, actors, designers, architects, composers, technicians, scholars and arts administrators join together to foster lifelong connections through the arts and beyond.
In the VPARC, you'll go beyond the walls of a classroom with tours of downtown museums and exclusive opportunities to network with faculty members, local artisans, industry professionals, and college administrator both locally and nationally.
Examine the necessity for creative and critical thinking, and the process of collaboration as characteristics of global citizenship.
Enjoy a unique emphasis on uniting academics with creative practice using installation and performance spaces on site for use by residents performance and exhibition spaces in Broussard Hall that will feature innovative student work.
Broussard Hall provides everything students need to be successful: offices where faculty advisors hold office hours, classrooms in the building, multiple study spaces, beautiful courtyard, large rec room, and large carpeted student rooms in a great location on the west side of campus. It has the capability to house more than 100 students with similar interests.
To participate in VPARC, you must:
College of Art + Design majors: Architecture (DESR; PARCH), Studio Art (DESS; PART), Art (ARTDN), Interior Design (DESD; PID), Landscape Architecture (DESL; PLA)
College of Music & Dramatic Arts majors (PRMUS): Film and Television (FITV), Music
(MUSIC or MUSAR), Music Education (MUSED), and Theatre (THTR)
During the admitted-student housing application process, select the Visual & Performing Arts Residential College as your preferred housing option.
You'll receive notice of acceptance into the living-learning program by the spring, and then you can begin searching for and matching with potential roommates.
For Visual & Performing Arts Residential College eligibility information, view the requirements above or contact VPARC staff listed below.
For housing application and room assignment information, please contact Residential Life at housing@lsu.edu.
Shannon Walsh
Visual & Performing Arts Res College Rector
College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Erin Schell
Art & Design Advisor
College of Music & Dramatic Arts
