Resident Assistants

Work on assigned floors in the residence halls.

Responsibilities include:

• Helping and advising students individually and in groups
• Providing initiative and leadership in developing opportunities for the intellectual, cultural, and social growth of residents
• Assisting in the administration of the residence hall
• Supporting and implementing policies

Skills learned in this position are:

• leadership through structured and on-the-job experience.
• Identifying individual strengths and areas of improvement.
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Importance of understanding ethical leadership.
• Importance of creating social networks and working as a team.
• empowering others through involvement .
• Bringing people together in a community that recognizes individual differences and talents.
• Becoming knowledgeable of university and community resources.
• Becoming knowledgeable of financial support systems that assist in the pursuit of academic program.
• Developing understanding of responsibilities associated with a job commitment.