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New Faces Will Be Added To Residence Life
Jameelee Ford
Issue date: 12/1/05 Section: Campus News
As next semester rolls around many students will graduate, transfer or go onto internships. New students will come in and replace the recently departed. It is the same for Resident Assistants as well.
For those who aren't sure what an RA is, they are full-time students that live in each residential dorm to help the students and regulate the floor.
Since many RA's are seniors, many of them will leave at the end of the semester. Res Life holds a spring hiring process to look for new students for the following semester.
Res Life put out applications at the end of October and interviews were held during the first and second weeks of November for those who applied.
According to Emily Balcom, director of Res Life, the RA process consists of individual interviews with each of the applicants, two Resident Directors and a current RA. The applicant is asked a series of questions that pertain to everyday life situations.
Christopher Hockey, the RD of South Hall explains, that applicants must have a 2.0 GPA in the semester they apply as well as three references, one being from a current RA. The staff is also looking for other qualifications such as good leadership and communication skills.
"I also like to see students with no prior judicial experience," Hockey said.
The spring semester selection process is not as intense as the fall process, which consists of more group interaction among the residents.
Laura Gerhardt, a 3-year veteran RA and is currently in South Hall, elaborates on the spring selection process.
"It's harder to evaluate the people because there's not enough interaction," Gerhardt said.
Even though the spring process is a little different, there will be many different backgrounds and cultures added to the Res Life staff.
Applicants will be receiving within the next week notifying them if they received the position.
For those who aren't sure what an RA is, they are full-time students that live in each residential dorm to help the students and regulate the floor.
Since many RA's are seniors, many of them will leave at the end of the semester. Res Life holds a spring hiring process to look for new students for the following semester.
Res Life put out applications at the end of October and interviews were held during the first and second weeks of November for those who applied.
According to Emily Balcom, director of Res Life, the RA process consists of individual interviews with each of the applicants, two Resident Directors and a current RA. The applicant is asked a series of questions that pertain to everyday life situations.
Christopher Hockey, the RD of South Hall explains, that applicants must have a 2.0 GPA in the semester they apply as well as three references, one being from a current RA. The staff is also looking for other qualifications such as good leadership and communication skills.
"I also like to see students with no prior judicial experience," Hockey said.
The spring semester selection process is not as intense as the fall process, which consists of more group interaction among the residents.
Laura Gerhardt, a 3-year veteran RA and is currently in South Hall, elaborates on the spring selection process.
"It's harder to evaluate the people because there's not enough interaction," Gerhardt said.
Even though the spring process is a little different, there will be many different backgrounds and cultures added to the Res Life staff.
Applicants will be receiving within the next week notifying them if they received the position.