Magellan Explorers: A Living Learning Community

Interested in getting hands-on experience and exploring your interests? Become a Magellan Explorer!

Research is about asking questions and finding the answers. It's not just for scientists! Research at USC happens in every department and every field of study – from history, theater, and art through psychology, engineering, and medicine and every discipline in between. As a scholar you seek answers to questions of great interest to you. Your question could be aesthetic, social, political, scientific, or technical. You choose the tools, gather, and analyze the data that will help you to delve deeper and find answers.

This community will help you do that. Students will learn about the many varied cutting-edge research and scholarly endeavors occurring on campus and engage in a project of their choosing. Students will interact with faculty and campus researchers including upperclassmen engaged in research, creating a network to support your explorations.

Opportunities for Involvement

• Discover seminar series as preparation for a research experience
  
• Field trips, both social and educational, such as research labs, the Observatory, musical and theatrical events including the Lab Theatre
  
• Networking events to connect with faculty, campus researchers, and student organizations
  
• Personal development and group interaction activities
  
• Opportunities for Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Research grants and scholarships

Is the Magellan Explorers for You?
This program is for highly motivated first and second-year students interested in learning outside the classroom. Students from any discipline (including undecided) interested in taking full advantage of the educational opportunities available in college should consider applying for this community. Students are selected from across the country from various educational backgrounds.
This community is not limited to Honors students. Honors students in the Explorers are also part of the Honors community.

How to Apply?

To be considered for admission to the Magellan Explorers, students must submit a completed Housing Application and a Living and Learning Community Supplemental Application. Please submit your Housing Application online at https://vip.sc.edu.

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by February 1, 2009 for rising sophomores.
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by April 1, 2009 for rising freshmen.

If the Magellan Explorers is your first housing choice, please select it as your first housing choice on your standard housing application/contract. Your housing assignment will be made based on preferences noted on the standard housing application/contract. You may not be placed in the Magellan Explorers initially because space is limited. Students on the waiting list will be assigned housing based on preferences noted on the standard housing application/contract.

For More Information Contact:
Julie Morris, Program Director, Office of Undergraduate Research, jamorris@mailbox.sc.edu,
777-1141
University Housing at (803) 777-4283 housing@gwm.sc.edu