Resident Assistant Scenarios

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As a DC-CAP College Representative I will advocate on campus centered on the relationship I have established with Housing and Residence Life throughout the years. Currently, I am a Resident Advisor (RA) and a member of Residence Hall Association (RHA) both concerning housing. My role as an RA is to foster the community, provide academic support, being attentive to safety and security of the residents, and to serve as an overall counselor to the residents. Also, as an RA I develop programs that educate and encourage residents to build relationships. Furthermore, as a member of RHA my role is to develop residence hall policies, programs, and be the voice for all residence hall students and address the concerns of all the residents.

The position of Assistant Resident Director is a challenging, engaging, and rewarding experience. I can see it in each ARD I have worked with. I got into residence life to grow as an individual. Many of the positions offered to student staff serve as catalysts for personal growth. Over the last year and a half of serving as a Resident Advisor, I have come to realize the biggest growth happens when you put the needs of others above your own. In my eyes, a successful ARD will have built an atmosphere where growth can occur and is aware of the wellness of the hall community. The role of ARD is almost limitless in terms of how many lives can be touched.

Residential Advisors—People who work in residential communities can provide services to residents. They need to keep and organize the house records and assign house. They need to provide basic service to residents like maintenance, organize activities, provide repairs and furnishing. Residential advisors can help residents to involve in the community quickly. I found that residential advisors are very busy, they need to do lots of things every day. To be a good RA, you must have Oral presentation ability, organization talent and communication talent.

The Resident Assistant position is one of authority, accountability, and responsibility. An RA should maintain a sense of safety and security by enforcing the rules of Du Lac in her dorm community. She should also be a role model in following these rules herself. An RA, however, is more than merely a disciplinarian. She should also foster community within the women living in her hallway and in the residence hall as a whole.

Resident Assistants at Marist College are extremely important, as they act as role models, mentors, representations of the college itself, and ultimately friends to their residents. They aid in the adjustment of students to their new dorm and provide advice to their peers in all aspects of college life including but not limited to social and academic acclimation. Resident Assistants have numerous tasks to perform daily and much responsibility; the most important being to make sure that all residents are safe and happy. Through RA programs, meetings and nightly rounds, a sense of community is initiated and fostered throughout the year. Being a RA requires complete commitment of time and energy because it sometimes calls for late nights, sparks

I want to serve as a Resident Assistant because I value the importance of making a difference in the Saint Mary’s community, as well as serving as a peer leader who builds community and serves as a voice for their residence. Building an inclusive and cohesive community is very important. I want to ensure that the college living experience is a positive one and serve as a positive role model, just as my resident assistant has. Building healthy relationships with your residence, hall director, and fellow residence staff is very important. It is important to show others that you are approachable and a person who can deal and trust with during diverse situations. I will exemplify the Lasallian Core Traditions, by demonstrating a sense of belongingness

As a resident assistant, I upheld and am continuing to uphold University Housing’s mission of ensuring affordable, comfortable, secure housing on campus while promoting the academic success and personal growth of the residents. From crisis management to programming for the community, my responsibilities varied to be an enforcer of the policies but also to be a friend to all. I built quality relationships with each of my residents to establish an authentic community among the diverse population. Whether it was simply helping

The first reason I want to be a Residential Leader is because I feel like students will need someone to talk to several times while at school and an RL is the perfect person to go to. Students don’t want to go to their parents most of the time because they’re afraid they will disappoint them and they will not look at them the same after they’ve done something they regret. Students also don’t want to go to the counselor on campus because they feel like most of the stuff they need to talk about isn’t that serious, they just need to get it out to someone they can trust. Students trust their RL because they’re chosen to keep watch on their hall, they’re there to protect them when need be and to be a mentor for everyone. RL’s need good listening ears and the ability to take situations and diffuse them and I feel like I have that ability. In high school all my friends came to me for advice and most

The life of a Residential Leader may seem like they have plenty fun with their residents and fellow RLs with the smile on their faces, but there are important aspects to the position that require knowledge on how to handle messy situations. The RLs deal with plenty of resident halls problems from complaints to difficult residents to ensure that the other residents of the hall may have a joyous experience while attending college. The way an RL must go about handling these situations is important as the RL is not only representing the other RLs, but the Hall they are stationed in. Giving off a bad impression may lead to some unwanted consequences. In the case studies presented, two different examples of situations where the right approach can

I am interested in becoming a Resident Advisor because I enjoy working with other people. I am also creative and love doing projects and planning events. My first semester in college has showed me how important it is to have someone such as an R.A. to look up to. I enjoy being other people’s support system and encouraging others to do their best. I also feel it is imperative to have an R.A. that is able to bring students together because college is a stressful time, but knowing

One of the first things I asked Vasu about was what types of challenges he had faced and what his least favorite part of the job was. He was very honest with me and said that his least favorite part was definitely going on rounds and writing people up. I asked him more about that and we discussed the challenges an RA faces when expected to be a friend while remaining an authority figure. He is an RA for an all-male floor and he said, “once you’re a bro you don’t want to be a principle or a killjoy.” I thought that was really funny and we laughed about it but I think there is a lot of truth in that statement. Nobody wants to be stuck between friend and disciplinary figure.

My personal story with dealing with the notion of the Resident Advisor (RA) position varies a little from most MSU RA’s. I am an international transfer student from Honduras, and this factors affected my perception and expectations for the RA position. However, the biggest factor that conceived an idea for me of what the RA position was about in Mississippi State University (MSU), was the fact that I was previously already an RA (Resident Advisor, different acronym but pretty much the same job) at the community college I transferred from, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC). My experience began when I first moved in to my MGCCC dorm. Some problems with my housing application occurred and I ended up not being able to room with my friend from

I have been a Resident Assistant (RA) for about five weeks. Training to be a RA was tiring but very educational. I learned how to handle multiple situations that could happen with me being RA. After training, it was a series of task that I had to complete as a RA. Those task included: completing forty-four Room Inventory Form, putting in fix it tickets, etc.

As a Resident Assistant, it is my duty to assist residents with personal, relational, social, cultural, emotional, and academic concerns while ensuring confidentiality. Being an RA was challenging, yet very rewarding experience and has taught me so many things. I am now a responsible, honest, and easy-going person who can bring diversity to anywhere I am. Also, I have always taken pride in everything that I do. I always put my best effort and complete the task to the best of my ability.