Professional Staff

The Office of Housing & Student Life employs five professional staff members including the Executive Director of Student Services/Director of Housing & Student Life, Director of Student Activities, and three Area Coordinators.  Area Coordinators are responsible for a group of residential facilities as well as specific duties related to the central office.  The AC’s home is located in the residence hall he/she is coordinating and supporting the Student Life staff.  AC’s have earned at least an undergraduate degree, and are specially trained in counseling, communication, problem solving, First Aid/CPR, fire safety, and other areas important to facilitating life in a residence hall.  The Director of Student Activities/Title IX Coordinator oversees the Campus Activities Board, campus life events, Greek Life, and all clubs and organizations, as well as all aspects of Title IX compliance.

Graduate Assistants

Graduate Assistants are employed to assist in facility management as well as various aspects of office responsibility.  The current Graduate Assistant positions include the GA for Campus Activities, who manages the Commons Apartments, Student Houses, and the Cabins.  Additionally, the GA works closely with the Director of Student Activities to coordinate and facilitate various campus events.  The second Graduate Assistant position is the GA for Intramurals and Wellness Center.  This position assists in daily management of the Wellness Center and coordinating and facilitating intramurals events.

Hall Directors

Student Hall Directors are responsible for the daily management of residence halls that do not house Area Coordinators, and report to a specific Area Coordinator.  These student staff are typically juniors or seniors, and have prior experience as Student Life staff.

Resident Assistants

Every residence hall has a staff of Resident Assistants.  These upper-class students live on each floor as representatives of the Student Life staff.  The RA’s are skilled para-professionals who have been trained in many areas to make the student’s experience in the residence hall healthy, safe, fun, educational and memorable.

Student Life Training, Philosophy and Programming

Other than training for specific job requirements (such as first aid/CPR, conflict resolution, fire safety, etc.), your Student Life staff participates in training to enhance their communication and helping skills.  The Student Life staff’s primary function is to act as a resource of information and to aid residents with questions or in times of crisis.  If you are having difficulties in any areas, your Resident Assistant, Hall Director, Area Coordinator, Campus Activities Coordinator or the Director are available to help you find the solution or to find the person who can most help you with the problem.

The RA Selection process is approximately a month long process of interviews, group discussions, and information sessions to aid us in finding staff members who will meet the goals of our department.  If you have interest in becoming a member of the Student Life staff, we encourage you to ask questions and discuss your interest with any member of the current staff.

Staff Duty Hours

Student Life Staff, including one professional staff member (Area Coordinator or the Director) who covers the entire campus and one or more RA’s working in each building, are on active duty from 7:00pm until 12:00 midnight daily.  Professional staff duty responsibilities include coordination and support for the RA staff.  This is done, in part, by completing nightly campus-wide walking tours.  The RA on duty is available to answer questions, maintain building safety and oversee other services.  To ensure student safety, the RA on duty also makes specific building rounds of the residence hall and is required to sleep/remain in the facility throughout the night in case of an emergency.  All on-duty Student Life staff members are in direct communication with other members of Student Life staff and with Campus Police.