{"id":286,"date":"2024-04-10T10:55:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/housing\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:20:59","slug":"baker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/living-and-learning-communities\/find-an-llc\/baker\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker LLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Baker Living &amp; Learning Community (LLC) offers an welcoming environment for first-year students interested in public policy and public service. Students of all majors and backgrounds are encouraged to participate in this interdisciplinary experience. Students accepted into the BLLC live together in a university residence hall and take courses together their first year, which also fulfills Volunteer Core requirements for many majors. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-288 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/162445_2018-02-25-bredesen-student-research-41178-EC057-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/162445_2018-02-25-bredesen-student-research-41178-EC057-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/162445_2018-02-25-bredesen-student-research-41178-EC057-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/162445_2018-02-25-bredesen-student-research-41178-EC057-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/162445_2018-02-25-bredesen-student-research-41178-EC057.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Named after former US Senator from Tennessee and US Ambassador to Japan, Howard H. Baker, Jr., the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy &amp; Public Affairs serves as a place for engaged learning. This close association with the Baker School gives students access to the research, programs, conferences, and events in various policy areas such as leadership and governance, energy and environment, and global security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Baker LLC has socials and professional development events focused on teaching students about careers and opportunities in public policy. Join us and share your passion for public service as you learn more about government and policy and how you can make an impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more program details, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/baker.utk.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/baker-llc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baker website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Baker LLC will be located in <a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/housing-options\/hall-styles\/clement-hall\/\">Clement Hall<\/a> for 2026-2027. All LLC locations are subject to change. The Baker School building is conveniently located just across the street from the residence hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Learn With Us<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baker LLC students develop strong bonds while taking common courses, forming study groups, participating in tutoring sessions, building teamwork skills, and building connections within the Baker School community. Students are encouraged to participate regardless of their major.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fall Semester<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FYS 101 \u2013 The UT Experience (1 hour)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IAC 101 \u2013 Engaging Civically (3 hours) is now both a Global Citizenship US and an Engaged Inquiry course for Vol Core.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spring Semester<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HBS 101 &#8211; Solving Public Problems (3 hours): Social Sciences Vol Core Requirement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Lead With Us<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baker LLC students will be provided with opportunities to attend professional development workshops, network with individuals that have careers in public policy and public service, participate in civic engagement initiatives (i.e. Vols Vote), and take on leadership opportunities within the Baker School that will help build the skills and knowledge necessary to become future community leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more program details, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/baker.utk.edu\/student-experience\/baker-living-learning-community\/\">Baker website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Contact<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy &amp; Public Affairs<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Erik Simons, Advising Coordinator<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1640 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37996<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phone: 865-974-9395<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:bakerstudents@utk.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bakerstudents@utk.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baker Living &amp; Learning Community (LLC) offers an welcoming environment for first-year students interested in public policy and public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":287,"parent":81,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-286","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Baker LLC - University Housing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/living-and-learning-communities\/find-an-llc\/baker\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Baker LLC - University Housing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Baker Living &amp; 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