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1973-74
The Residence Living
Program Office will initiate the
selection of Resident Assistants
for the 1973-74 academic year
on Monday, April 16, 1973, in
the Gallery Lounge, at 8:00
p.m., at a meeting for R.A.
Applicants.
The meeting is designed to
discuss the Residence Living
Program, the Resident Assistant
Position , and the selection
prodedure for candidates. The
following is excerpted from
"Information for Resident
Assistant Applicants" to be
distributed with the applications
at the meeting.
RESIDENCE LIVING
PHILOSOPHY
The intent of the Capitol
Campus Residence Living
Program is to provide a
meaningful and rewarding
environment for student growth.
Facilities, plus programs
combine to bring about a
residence setting which is not
only physically comfortable but
also educationally valuable. In
order to carry out the residence
program, a carefully selected
staff functions within the
various facilities.
Included in the Residence
living Staff are the Resident
Assistants, the Administrative
Officer and the Residence living
Coordinators. Each works to
enhance the on-campus living
environment through individual
and group encounters with
residents in the areas of
counseling, activities and
governance. "The New Birth"
Coffee House, Resident Student
Council, the Meade Heights
Board of Governors, and the
individual residences and offices
of the Staff are the structures
within which this interaction
takes place.
I. QUALITIES SOUGHT IN
RESIDENT ASSISTANT
APPLICATIONS: The persons
who can best represent the
residence living philosophy at
the Capitol Campus should
possess the following qualities:
initiative, positive attitude,
dependability, sensitivity,
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cooperation, honesty, skill in
interpersonal relations, and the
ability to combine the
responsibilities of the position
with the demands of his or her
academic program.
11. RESPONSIBILITIES OF
RESIDENT ASSISTANTS: The
Resident Assistant is the
University's representative in the
campus living area, who has
broad responsibilities extending
into ALL areas of the student's
physical ' social, education,
cultural and emotional
well-being. To dwell on one or
two of these areas of
responsibility is to conceive of
the job in narrow terms. General
responsibilities of the position
are listed below:
1. Resident Assistants are
expected to assist the individual
student in his adjustment to The
Capitol Campus. This includes
answering the many questions
about the University and The
Campus that new students may
have.
2; Resident Assistants should
work to the best of their ability
with their fellow students giving
them assistance in the
understanding of their
difficulties and conflicts.
Resident Assistants are expected
to advise and councel students
within the limits of their training
and capability.
3. Resident Assistants are to
be cognizant of student conduct
in their areas and to report
problems to the Residence
Coordinator as they occur.
4. Resident Assistants are
expected to help organize and
maintain the educational,
athletic, cultural, social and
other activities sponsored as part
of the Residence Living
Program.
5. - Resident Assistants are
expected to be sensitive to the
functioning residence
governments within the areas.
6. Resident Assistants serve as
examples for other students by
setting a standard of personal
conduct that is commensurate
with responsibilities of the
position.
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IV. REMUNERATION:
Residence Halls -- $515 fee
reduction per term. Meade
Heights - $390 fee reduction per
term.
V. STEPS IN THE
APPLICATION PROCESS:
1. Candidates must be
matriculating at the Capitol
Campus as full-time
undergraduate or graduate
students at the time of filing an
application for the position.
2. Candidates must have filed
an application for on-campus
housing for the 1973-74
I academic year before applying
= for a Resident Assistant
position.
3. Candidates must have a
cumulative Grade Point Average
of no less than 2.20 at the
Capitol Campus. This average
must be maintained during the
period of appointment.
4; Complete the application.
References must be secured by
the applicant. Reference forms
and self-addressed stamped
envelopes are provided. At least
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ONE of the references should be
the Dean of Students or
academic advisor from the
previous college attended Others
are of the applicant's own
choice. References are due in the
Residence Living Program
Office, 946 A Kirtland Avenue,
NO LATER than Friday, May
11, 1973.
5. Candidates who have a
preference for a particular area
(i.e. Meade Heights or the
Residence Halls) should so
indicate on their application
Persons are assigned to the
particular areas in relation to
their relative individual
strengths. Persons hired have the
right not to accept an offer for
appointment in a particular area,
but will not be reconsidered for
positions in other areas. Area
preferences can not be
guaranteed.
6. All application forms
must be returned Friday, April
20, 1973, at 5:00 p.m., in the
Residence Living Program Office
in Meade Heights. When the
recommendation have arrived,
the applicant's file is complete.
7. When the files of all
applicants are complete,
candidates will be notified
concerning the scheduling of
interviews.
All interested persons are
encouraged to attend the
meeting. If unable to attend,
al though interested in
appointment as a Resident
Assistant, you may acquire an
application in the Residence
Living Program Office - 946 A
Kirtland Avenue. Applications
must be returned to this office
NO LATER than Friday, April
20, 1973 at 6:00 p.m.
Applications received after the
deadline will not be considered
for the position.
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