{"id":2610,"date":"2022-05-03T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/reslife\/?page_id=2610"},"modified":"2025-04-11T11:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:29:39","slug":"max-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/reslife\/max-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maximizing Success Through Community!<\/h1><\/span>
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What are Max Communities? Max Communities are living learning communities designed to help ease the transition into college life. Max Communities offer students support, development of skills, opportunities to connect with students and staff, and provide specialized programming. Check out our Max Communities and get involved!<\/p>\n<\/div>

Who is Eligible?<\/h2><\/div>

Any incoming first time freshmen who live within the residence halls.\u00a0 Max Community residents do not pay more for participating.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our Communities<\/h2><\/span>
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#GriffsLead<\/h2>\n

This Max Community is a leadership-centered community with a focus of leadership, volunteer engagement and career exploration. This community will provide personal development through the orientation of leadership styles, career coaching and volunteerism. Through learning how to lead, making connections and serving others, students will harvest a passion for leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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#GriffsGoingFirst<\/h2>\n

This Max community is a collective of first-generation college students committed to completing a college degree while building leadership skills and providing service to the MWSU community. As defined by the US Department of Education, First-Generation College students are those whose parents did not complete a 4-year college or university degree. This Max Community provides resource navigation, academic success strategies, and fun activities to help enhance their overall college experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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#GriffsPlay<\/h2>\n

Play is for Everyone! This is a student-centered Max Community that focuses on providing all students an opportunity to game, and live out an active and adventurous lifestyle. This community emphasizes on empowering those who feel unwelcome in the gaming community to participate, as well as engage in intramurals, explore walking trails, and hitting the gym. There is an activity for all.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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#GriffsAchieve<\/h2>\n

This Max Community is a community consisting of students who have enrolled and are participating in the university’s Honors Program. This community is designed to enhance Honors Program offerings and foster a sense of belongingness among Honors students. There are social events, including guest speakers, local field trips, and other activities. Faculty who teach in the Honors Program assist with this community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Reasons to Join a Max Community:<\/h3><\/div>