Resident Assistant Information and Application
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Resident Assistant (RA) for the Office of Housing/Residence Life & Dining Services. The RA position is an excellent opportunity for anyone seeking to gain leadership skills and networking abilities. In becoming an RA, you become a role model for the university and your peers while making the residence halls a community where students can excel.
In becoming a Resident Assistant you open yourself to meeting new people while making the hall a safe place for residents. Through the application and training process, you build close relationships with the rest of the Housing staff. You will find the position to be challenging, exciting, and one that offers many opportunities for a fulfilling college career.
Interested in being a Resident Assistant? Join us for the RA Interest Meeting!
January 22nd at 5 pm
Location: MUC 307
Application Dates:
Opens - Jan 15, 2024
Closes - February 5, 2024
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be a full time student at APSU
- Have experience living on campus (preferred)
- Be actively engaged in their hall/campus community
- Have a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA and a 2.01 semester GPA
- Have a student record clear of any formal disciplinary action
- Successfully complete each stage of the interview process
Benefits
- $5,200/year stipend
- RA room scholarship
- Meal plan scholarship
Areas of Responsibilities
- Create and maintain an academic environment on a residence hall floor or within a specified residential living area.
- Communicate effectively with supervisor(s).
- Complete programming assignments as
- Submit designated reports in an accurate and timely fashion
- Provide helpful interactions for residents with minor academic and personal concerns and appropriately refer them to campus and community resources when necessary.
- Serve as an on-duty staff person on a rotating basis within assigned hall
- Identify and confront behavioral concerns and situations in a consistent manner
- Keep residents informed about University and Housing related events/activities
- Report any issues found with University/Housing property to supervisor
- Have intentional contact with residents on their floor on a weekly basis utilizing the process for Intentional Conversations
- Adhere to residence life staff general guidelines and expectations as outlined in the housing in the A-Z Guide and APSU Student Handbook
- Promptly attend all staff meetings, in-services and trainings
- Assist with the opening/closing and individual check-in and check-out of residence halls and apartments as required
- Abide by all University and Housing
- Actively support campus and housing programs and activities
- Know, understand and actively execute the policies and procedures found in the housing manual and notes for living/A-to-Z Index
- Actively serve on at least one housing committee
- Sit duty in lobby/office hours from 7-9p.m. on assigned duty
- Must score at least 80 percent on RA staff
- Follow Residential Curriculum Programming Model for all programs
- Operate Housing-or-University owned vehicle
- Perform other duties as assigned
Successful Characteristics of a Resident Assistant:
- Maintains a positive attitude
- Has flexibility
- Committed to academic success
- Demonstrates open-mindedness
- Understands the need for teamwork
- Exhibits leadership
- Deals with change well
- Is willing to learn and grow
- Separates objectivity from emotion
- Committed to diversity
- Deals with challenging issues well
- Communicates well
- Problem solves creatively
- Loves living on campus
- Helps others without complaint
- Likes to have fun
- Utilizes creativity
- Possesses patience
- Utilizes good ethics
- Possesses intrapersonal and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates maturity
- Can be empathetic towards others
- Self-aware
- Has a passion for helping others
- Makes a commitment to helping students become actively engaged on campus (student organizations, intramural sports, university clubs, etc.).
- Manages time well
For more information please contact:
Kimberley Morrow
Director of Residence Life
morrowk@apsu.edu