RA positions offer leadership, free food
Sarah Aube
Issue date: 3/12/10 Section: News
If you want to be the voice behind the "Bathroom check!" yell in the residence halls every night, applications are now being accepted to fill the open Resident Assistant positions for the fall.
To be considered as an RA, students must have lived on campus for at least one semester before applying, they must be full-time students and they must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
"We look for such things as previous leadership experience, a desire to help others and someone who will be a good contributor to, and will enjoy working as, part of our team," said Residence Hall Director Erin Rossetti.
RAs fill a role that is important to life on-campus. They make sure everyone is safe and follows policy within the residence halls, as well as act as mentors to students, and create programs and events for their residence halls.
"The perks of the position are gaining great leadership skills through training, conferences and experience, becoming part of a team and making some great friends," said Rossetti.
Another more apparent financial benefit is receiving a full waiver for room and board, or a waiver for room and the compensation for board in bi-weekly checks.
Meghan Eisenhardt who is working her seventh semester as an RA said, "I think the benefits are good for this job because it has given me a lot of experience, helped me establish who I really am, and will help me with future jobs, whatever they may be."
RAs are constantly on duty and are expected to follow policy and support residents whenever they are needed, even though they are on active duty only one night a week, and one weekend per month. Eisenhardt said it is less a job than it is a way of living.
"The best part of being an RA is meeting so many people and interacting with everyone you come across," said Eisenhardt. "The worst part about being an RA is the negativity that some people have towards us. We are all really good people and fun to be around."
Last year at this time, 32 people applied for RA positions starting in the fall. There are 20 RAs total, and some of them will be keeping their positions for next year. The positions that will be open for the fall will be spots that the current RAs will not return to fill.
For more information there will be an RA information night on March 17 at 7 p.m. in the Rita Bole Community Room. If anyone can't make it to the information meeting, but still has questions, they can contact Erin Rossetti at ext. 1740 or Jillian McLaughlin at ext. 6326.
Applications are due by March 19, and can be found at www.lyndonstate.edu/studentlife.
To be considered as an RA, students must have lived on campus for at least one semester before applying, they must be full-time students and they must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
"We look for such things as previous leadership experience, a desire to help others and someone who will be a good contributor to, and will enjoy working as, part of our team," said Residence Hall Director Erin Rossetti.
RAs fill a role that is important to life on-campus. They make sure everyone is safe and follows policy within the residence halls, as well as act as mentors to students, and create programs and events for their residence halls.
"The perks of the position are gaining great leadership skills through training, conferences and experience, becoming part of a team and making some great friends," said Rossetti.
Another more apparent financial benefit is receiving a full waiver for room and board, or a waiver for room and the compensation for board in bi-weekly checks.
Meghan Eisenhardt who is working her seventh semester as an RA said, "I think the benefits are good for this job because it has given me a lot of experience, helped me establish who I really am, and will help me with future jobs, whatever they may be."
RAs are constantly on duty and are expected to follow policy and support residents whenever they are needed, even though they are on active duty only one night a week, and one weekend per month. Eisenhardt said it is less a job than it is a way of living.
"The best part of being an RA is meeting so many people and interacting with everyone you come across," said Eisenhardt. "The worst part about being an RA is the negativity that some people have towards us. We are all really good people and fun to be around."
Last year at this time, 32 people applied for RA positions starting in the fall. There are 20 RAs total, and some of them will be keeping their positions for next year. The positions that will be open for the fall will be spots that the current RAs will not return to fill.
For more information there will be an RA information night on March 17 at 7 p.m. in the Rita Bole Community Room. If anyone can't make it to the information meeting, but still has questions, they can contact Erin Rossetti at ext. 1740 or Jillian McLaughlin at ext. 6326.
Applications are due by March 19, and can be found at www.lyndonstate.edu/studentlife.
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