Shea House
Shea House
Interested in housing at Shea?
More information about applying to live in Shea as a resident or a language assistant can be found here.
American Sign Language (ASL) Pod
Connect with peers while learning ASL and engaging with Deaf culture.
Chinese Pod
Build language skills and cultural connections through immersive experiences.
Korean Pod
Build language skills while exploring Korean traditions and contemporary culture.
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Shea House provides a language immersion environment to enhance students' linguistic and cultural competence in their target language and culture by offering quality programming with meaningful activities.
The Shea House provides students at the University of Virginia the unique opportunity to live for an academic year in an environment of language immersion in American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian or Russian. Learn more about our programs →
The leadership of the Shea House facilitates multi-cultural and cross-cultural activities to prepare the residents and all associated language students of the UVA community to flourish in a global community. To learn more about living in Shea, and how Shea got its name, click here.
Resident Stories & Videos
Shea House Resident Interview
Hear directly from a Shea House resident about their experiences, community connections, and life within the program.
Shea House Tour
Take a tour and stay for a talk with third-year resident Chloe, who will share more about Shea's spaces and tight-knit language community.
