A brief introduction to the nature of some of the typical psychological disorders encountered within the residence halls, and some basic tips…
Empowering Your Residents
Help your residents understand the power of their potential!
Building Community One Resident At a Time
5 simple strategies…
Helping Your Residents Solve Problems Effectively
Students will come to you for many different problems such as relationship, roommate, academic, social, emotional, health, family, etc. It is important to guide the resident in effective problem solving…
Difficult Situations: A Model for Handling Conduct Violations
Learn about this simple model for handling conduct violations in a professional, efficient, and empathetic manner…
Sugar Plums and Sour Faces: Working with Parents at Opening
Suggestions that will send unhappy parents home with a smile…
Developing A Strong Staff Team
To enhance your overall R.A. experience this year, make the practice of good group etiquette a priority, and watch your staff team soar!
Facilitating Your First Floor Meeting – Words of Wisdom
Learn how to plan in advance for this meeting, not only for content, but also for style…
Graceful Conflict Resolution
Steps for overcoming a conflict if one occurs between you and your resident..
Name Tag – You’re It!
Door Tags are a starting point…find a fun way to identify the members of the community.
Can’t We All Just Get Along? Establishing A Good Rapport With Residents
From move in to the end of the semester…ideas to help!
A Perspective on Politics for R.A.s
So what exactly is politics, and how can you respond appropriately to it when it is encountered?
Preparing For Success: Tips for the New And Seasoned Resident Advisor
Learn about competencies needed for success in the RA job…
An Earth Day Programming Event: Electricity Usage Reduction Competition
Educate your students about ways to lower energy consumption…
Craft Night
In the spring semester of 2002, at La Salle University, the community development staff began “craft night”. Each month someone volunteers to host craft night. They choose the craft and then organize the night. They let everyone know what the craft will be and what night it will be, then get RSVPs. Once they have [READ MORE]
Flashlight Tag
I’m an RA at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. We were back to campus early for training before spring semester 2002, and it snowing hard outside. Everyone on staff was pretty much bored as we could not go anywhere because of the snow that was coming down that evening. So we decided to play “FLASHLIGHT TAG“. [READ MORE]
Soup Can Awards
For great fun in the office, a past staff member at Temple University named Chris Knoth, creatively originated the soup can award. Made from plastic super action figures and other items glued on the top of a soup can, the awards are spray painted gold or bronze. The creative label that is glued to the [READ MORE]
Summer Check List; It’s Never too Early to Start Preparing for the Next Year
This checklist will assist you with some ideas of things that you might do over the summer break to prepare for being a Resident Assistant in the fall.
Legal Issues and the RA
A summary of issues important to the RA job
End of the Semester Banquets
I’m a Community Assistant at Cardinal Village on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. At the end of each semester, we have a CA Banquet that allows the entire staff to get together and recognize each CA’s contributions to the team. The banquet is “catered” by the professional staff (General Manager, Asst. General [READ MORE]
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