Living Learning Communities

Living Learning Communities at Farmington offer you a unique, inclusive, residential experience with the added benefit of living among peers who share similar goals and interests. As an active member of a Living Learning Community, you’ll get an opportunity to build partnerships with other students and staff while engaging in purposeful, interactive programs and events. You’ll develop a sense of belonging while you share and deepen your passion.

Living Learning Communities require students to opt into the community on their housing application and is a more involved community. Programming and student engagement are geared toward the subject of these communities.

UMF Student Housing has two different Living Learning Communities:

  • Experience the Outdoors Living Learning Community (Dakin Hall, 1st floor)
  • NEW: Veterans & Active Duty Military Living Learning Community (Scott Hall-West, lower floor)

Themed Communities

Themed Communities allow students to live among others who share a similar personal or academic interest or passion. These communities offer residents new learning opportunities through social and educational programming around a theme. A Themed Community may encompass a floor or an entire hall and focus on a shared interest or common experience.

Themed Communities are open to anyone (they do not require opting in) and have a variety of programming opportunities and engagement (not necessarily related to the theme). Themed Communities are a more informal, shared interest between some of the residents that live there.

  • Lavender-themed Community (Scott Hall, South 3rd floor)
  • Education-themed Community (Purington Hall)
  • All-female Community (Scott Hall – South, 1st & 2nd floor)
  • Sports & Recreation-themed Community (Dakin Hall 2nd floor)

New for Fall 2024

  • Veterans & Active Duty Military Living Learning Community (Scott Hall-West, lower floor)
  • Pet-friendly Building (Stone Hall — all floors)

Our Residence Halls

Click on the individual halls, below, for details on housing themes and specialties, building and room amenities & specs, photos, and more.


Dakin Hall

Dakin Hall

  • Co-ed hall
  • Single rooms (3rd & 4th floors)
  • Experience the Outdoors Living Learning Community (1st floor)
  • Sports & Athletics-themed Community (2nd floor )

FAB Hall

Frances Allen Black Hall (FAB)

  • Co-ed by suite (men & women in the same suite or single-sex in the same suite)
  • Independent-living / Suite-style living
  • Optional gender-inclusive room placements
  • Reserved for sophomores, juniors, and seniors

Lockwood Hall

  • Co-ed hall
  • Cooperative-style living
  • Predominantly single-room housing
  • Optional gender-inclusive room placements in the 8 double-rooms
  • Reserved for juniors and seniors housing
  • Large kitchen & dining room
  • Meal plan is optional

Mallett Hall

Mallett Hall

  • Note: This residence hall is temporarily offline and undergoing renovations
  • Co-ed hall
  • Sports & Recreation-themed Community
  • Experience the Outdoors-themed Community (2nd floor)
  • Optional gender-inclusive room placements

Purington Hall

Purington Hall

  • Co-ed hall
  • Education-themed Community
  • Optional gender-inclusive room placements

Scott Hall

Scott Hall Complex

Scott Hall-North

  • Co-ed hall
  • Optional gender-inclusive room placements

Scott Hall-South

  • Co-ed floor
  • All-female Community (1st & 2nd floor)
  • Lavender-themed Community (3rd floor)
  • Optional gender-inclusive room placements (3rd floor only)

Scott Hall-West

  • Co-ed hall
  • Single rooms and large single rooms
  • NEW: Veterans & Active Duty Military Living Learning Community (lower floor)

Stone Hall

Stone Hall

  • Co-ed hall
  • Single rooms and double suites
  • Optional gender-inclusive room placements
  • NEW: Pet-Friendly building (all floors)

Contact Us

For more information about campus housing, please contact us.

UMF Student Housing
University of Maine at Farmington
Student Life Office
umfhousing@maine.edu
tel  207-778-7488