Residence Tour: International Living/ Learning Centre (ILC)

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- So right now we're standing
right in front of our

International Living/Learning Center

or 'ilc' for short.

Although the title includes
'International' in the name,

it doesn't mean that you need to be

an 'international student' to apply here.

can still be 'domestic' and from Canada
and still be considered.

We're going to check out
two different room styles today,

which is the 'Single' and the 'Double.'

Let's head on inside
and take a look!

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(keys jingle)
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A fun fact about
the International Living/Learning Centre,

is that it used to be a hotel
until it was bought by the university.

So it's a really neat type of room style

which we'll be checking out.

All of the suites in here
do have bathrooms

which are inside the bedroom units.

So, it's great if you're looking

for a little bit more privacy
in that regard.

are inside the bedroom units

We do have our ilc lounge
over to the side,

which is a great area if you want

to go ahead and do schoolwork
with friends,

or just want a place to hang out
while you're doing some of your...

daily tasks, working on schoolwork,

or just want to grab a bite to eat.

We also have the cafeteria here

on the ground floor,

which we'll be taking a look at
in just a moment.

Here is one of the cafeterias
that we offer here at Ryerson Residence.

This one is located
within the base of ilc,

but it's open to all students,

across our buildings.

So no matter where you're living,

you can still go ahead and access here.

We have drink machines here on the side,

lots of space for eating.

And then we have a sign right here,

dedicated to how we really
support local foods

and incorporate that into our processes.

So here in ilc if you are
living in this building,

you would be enrolled
in the seven-day meal plan.

However, students in the 5-day
meal plan, or also the 'Flex' option,

we're just having dollars loaded
onto their account in a declining balance,

would also be able to access this.

As you can see right here,
we usually have a salad and soup bar.

We have hot options,
which are provided on a daily basis.

And then we also have
a lot of different factors

which go into consideration
for allergies,

dietary restrictions,

and also just different options

that rotate throughout the week,

so that you don't become bored.

And let's go ahead and go up

to the Residence Tower,

where we can go ahead
and take a look at the rooms!

So now we're standing in front
of the resident security desk

for the International Living
/ Learning Centre.

We provide 24/7 security at

all of our residence buildings,
with ilc included within that.

So we usually, during the school year,

have a student member
during the school day

located here at this desk,

who is able to help you with mail,

packages, or anything else
that you may need during your stay

including signing in guests.

They will go ahead and allow you

to go ahead and scan
your residence ID right here

before you go ahead
and take the elevator bank

up to see the Residence Tower.

Let's go ahead and take a look!

(elevator beeps)

Alright, so right now we're just

stepping onto one of our floors
here in ilc.

So let's go ahead and take a look

at what that looks like.

We have our common lounge
when you step out of the elevators,

which would be a great area
for you to go ahead and meet

for weekly meetings
with your residence advisor.

And you can see
all these opportunities right here,

which would usually be located
on the calendar.

So come the school year,

it is full-to-the-brim

with everything happening each day.

Here in ilc, we also have

a common lounge area,

which is fantastic for going ahead

and fitting all of your cooking needs.

So even though you're enrolled
in the seven-day meal plan

and have the cafeteria down below,

just right on the ground level,

you also can use this at any time

if you want to cook a late night snack,

or just store some food,
for your own use.

Let's go ahead and take a look

at what our room styles look like here.

Great, so now we're going to go ahead and

access elk at which you would also use

your key insert it right in the door and

then take a step in

so as you can see it's a very bright and

sunny unit

when you take a step in you can take in

the view

which is great of the downtown

here would be your bed which you could

go ahead and customize the way you want

with putting a lot of pictures behind

you a lot of students like to string up

lights in their units do anything that

really just makes you feel like you're

at home

there's also all the furniture that you

see here included with the unit

so there would be

all of

these dressers

desks

which interesting fun fact that you

might not realize but this is a cork

board which you could go ahead and

pin things to if you want to have your

calendar reminders to-do notes anything

that might be useful to you

each unit here also comes included with

air conditioning and heating which you

can go ahead and change yourself right

here

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storage is included on both sides of

this unit which would allow you lots of

space to go ahead and hang up your dress

shirts

or jackets whatever you may have to face

the canadian winters

let's go ahead and take a look at the

bathroom unit which is right here

so as you can see here in elk you do

have your personal bathroom which is

great for your use

it's really nice for the privacy

purposes of just having this located

right inside your unit so if that's

something you're looking for it's a very

unique setup that is specific to our

international living learning center

now let's go ahead and take a look at

what else elk has to offer

one more thing that is really close to

the resident service desk is also your

mailbox so if you're living here at elk

you'll go ahead and be assigned a key to

one of these mailboxes which is great if

you want to get snail mail from home i

really loved it during my first year

getting postcards from family members

and friends

and it's really convenient too if you do

want packages

they're going to be sent to the

residence service desk where you can go

ahead and get those for pickup

alright so now we'll be heading outside

of elk once again

thank you so much for visiting us on

this tour of elk we do also have double

rooms which we're not currently showing

off during this tour but we do have

diagrams which are available and we'll

be posting right now

so just to recap we have our

single bedroom

and we have our double bedrooms which

are available within elk

all of these units come with the seven

day meal plan which can go ahead and be

used at the elk cafeteria located on the

ground level

or also at the pitman cafeteria if you

wish to switch things up

we also have a lot of really great space

here in the common lounge to go ahead

and spend with your residence advisor in

academic link for different programming

and this building is home to living

learning communities

including entrepreneurship and

innovation

as well as fashion

thank you so much for tuning in and we

hope to see you in our next video take

care

you