Resident Assistant (RA)
The Resident Assistant (RA) is an integral member of the Residential Life and Education staff. He or she is an undergraduate student serving a group of 40 to 50 students living in a community setting (floor or wing) in a residence hall. An RA is trained in interpersonal, crisis intervention and administrative skills and is seen as a student leader.

The RA reports directly to the professional staff member of the residential building or area and strives to support the mission, philosophy and goals of the College and of the Office of Residential Life and Education.

The RA is a student first but holds a primary role of a resource person in the residence halls with responsibilities as liaison between students and administration. RAs possess abilities as effective communicators, take initiative as a leader, and assume a leadership role and responsibility within their community as a staff member and peer leader.

Senior Resident Assistant (SRA)
The SRA position is an applied for position assinged to an applicant who posess desirable characteristics (professionalism, detication to the department and leadership) and has served at least one year as an RA. An SRA fulfills the requirements of an RA position, but are assigned additional responsiblities to assist the staff and department.