Download - A Deeper Look into being a Resident Director
A DEEPER LOOK INTO A LIFE AS AN RD
The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent
WELCOME TO THE RD POSITION
Welcome to the position where you will learn: Patience Empathy
Thick Skin Compassion
Understanding Leadership Skills
Organizational Skills How to deal with difficult situations
AND MANY MANY MORE!!
COLLEGE AS YOU WILL SEE IT
As an RD college will look very different when you are the person in charge of a building.
Students will seem as if… They do not understand
They need a little more TLC than usual They need more than Residence Life
assistance They do not care.
YOUR ROLE
Leader Supervisor Mentor Resource Counselor Fixer-upper
WHAT IS YOUR JOB? First Responder: Respond to crisis in your building 24hr/7days Live In: You live where you work!!! Self
Explanatory! Programmer-Develop programs that will engage
residents Supervisor of Resident Assistants- Supervise RA’s and
delegate tasks Hearing Officers-Adjudicate Cases Committee Chair-Co Chair many different committees
for the department Community Builder: You are responsible to
build and maintain a healthy community
WORKING WITH UPPERCLASSMENTheir goal is this..
But they try to balance all of this…
They start off like this
Which makes programing like this.
WELCOME TO CHESAPEAKE HALL
Houses: 178 StudentsBuilding Type: Apartment StyleStudent Body: Co-Ed SophomoresStaff: 4 Resident Assistants and 1 Building Director