About the RA Staff
The community of the residence halls is maintained and enhanced by a Residence Life staff, which includes 12 Resident Assistants (RAs). RAs are returning students who have been chosen to assist the Residence Life staff with residents and their housing needs.
RAs:
- Have been trained in first aid and CPR
- Offer personal support to students
- Facilitate better social contact among residents by organizing activities and special events
- Provide an escort for those residents walking to the dorms or their car at night, as requested
- Provide referral information to students who seek help
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding personal problems shared with them and are the front line negotiators in room conflicts, and are helpful in resolving conflicts
- Manage the Residence Life facilities after office hours
- Have regularly scheduled, posted in-room hours