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Who's Who In The Halls


Resident Assistant (RA)

Resident Assistants are upper-class students who live on residence hall floors in each of the traditional buildings. Your RA is available to answer any questions you might have, keep you informed, and help you get involved on campus.

Community Resident Assistant (CA)

Community Resident Assistants are upper-class students who live throughout The Courtyards and The Village. Your CRA is available to answer any questions you might have, keep you informed, and help you get involved on campus.

Residence Director (RD)

A full-time Residence Director lives in an apartment in The Courtyards/Village. Your RD provides personal counseling, advises hall government, coordinates major hall activities, administers room changes, and supervises the CA staff.

Residence Life Services Supervisor (RLSS)

The Residence Life Services Supervisor coordinates the administrative functions of the halls including supervising the hall desk operations. The RLSS will be happy to help you with questions concerning desk services, or any of the other administrative aspects of the complex.

Assistant Director for Residence Life (ADRL)

The Assistant Director for Residence Life supervises the Residence Directors and the Residence Life Services Supervisor. They are responsible for a variety of administrative and programming functions, and serve as a resource and referral agent for all complex residents. If you need assistance, your ADRL is another staff member available to help you.

Health Aide

Health Aides live on most floors and are members of the University Health Center staff. These students, trained in emergency procedures, can assist you with most minor illnesses or injuries and will call for professional medical attention when needed.

Desk Assistant (DA)

The front desk staff is here to assist you and provide you with services to make your new home a comfortable place to live. These services include answering questions; sorting mail; selling stamps; providing change; checking out keys; making copies; monitoring front door security; signing in overnight guests; etc.

Community Service Officer (CSO)

Security personnel are assigned to each complex to ensure a safe living environment. They monitor building security at night, during which time they can be seen walking the floors of the complex. They can be contacted through the main desk in each complex.

Night Clerk

Night clerks provide safety and security in each building by monitoring the activity and entryways into buildings, responding in crisis situations and answering questions. Night clerks are on duty from Midnight to 8am daily.