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First Year Focus Living Learning Community

Gateway Heights Check-in at Opening in August 2007.

Residents attended “Flames, Games, and S’mores,” a barbecue with the Salt Lake City Fire Department.

Residents hike to the U together in the Wasatch Mountains.

Community Environment

First Year Focus is an alternative to doing it on your own your first year.

You will participate in programs and workshops focused on academic and career success skills. You will have the opportunity to form study groups and work with the Residence Halls Tutoring Program. First Year Focus provides an environment favorable to establishing good academic habits and finding the college resources you need to be successful.

Gateway Heights is a unique place to live in Heritage Commons and offers the following benefits:

One Academic Mentor per building, offering academic programs, workshops, and resources
Single gender floors
Lower Resident to RA ratio—about 38 residents per RA
Centrally located in Heritage Commons—adjacent to Peterson Heritage Center, Housing & Residential Education office, and shuttle stop to academic buildings
Ample study space, including study lounges on each floor and one large fireplace lounge in each building

Live in Gateway Heights with other First Year Focus Freshmen. Study together, socialize together, and enjoy the benefits of making friends that will last throughout your college career.

If you choose to register for the LEAP program, you'll work with outstanding faculty and participate in exciting academic classes and we'll help you arrange your schedules and enroll in classes. You will also benefit from LEAP classes and the linked Writing classes that are held in Housing & Residential Education. You can learn more about LEAP by going to the LEAP website at http://www.ugs.utah.edu. Click on Prospective Students and then on LEAP.

Heritage Commons Location

Gateway Heights 806 and 807, all floors - First-Year students only

Application

Residents DO NOT need to be part of LEAP to live in Gateway Heights. There is no special application to live in Gateway Heights.