General Overview
What are some of the qualifications to be a Resident Director?
Admitted to a graduate degree program
critical thinking skills, team building, and leadership
Excellent verbal and written communication
What is the GPA requirement as a GA and which handbook can you confirm the GPA requirement with?
3.0 Graduate Assistant Handbook
How many areas and communities do we have?
3 areas
10 communities
What are the hours for weekday and weekend on-call?
Weekday 4:30 PM - 8:00 am Sunday - Friday
Weekend 4:30 PM Friday - Sunday 4:30 pm
What is the name of ATUs Ambassador?
Jerry!
Are you able to hold another job or assistantship while being a GA?
No
What is the expectation for needing Time Away?
Submit the RD Time Off Request Form and notify your supervisor. If you are missing hours you need to come up with a plan on when you are going to be making up your hours.
Who is responsible for maintaining regular key audits of all residential keys and places work orders to replace keys if needed?
Facilities and Operations
Should you respond to the scene if Public Safety, Fire Department or EMS is involved?
Yes!
Who is the Dean of Residence Life?
Laura Palmer
What is one of the big conferences that the department supports attendance at?
Southwest Association of College and University Housing Offences (SWACUHO)
What are some of the ways to build community and relationships in an RD role?
Spending time in your lobbies and walking through halls
Greet residents by name
Confront policy violations no matter the severity
Get to know your student staff
What are our different area-specific communities?
Facilities and Operations
Housing Services
Housing Advisory Board
Community Assistants
Residence Education
When is the RD on duty call log required to be turned in by?
8:00 AM the next day after your on-call shift
When was ATU founded?
1909
One of the learning outcomes as a Resident Director
Communication
Collaboration
Cultural Competence
Conflict & Crisis Management
Ethical Decision Making
What are the 4 ideals for the Service Excellence Policy?
Respectful
Knowldgeable
Helpful
Professional
Who is responsible for providing oversight for the development and implementation of the Residential Curriculum through the development of growth, learning, and development towards learning goals and departmental educational priority.
Residence Education
If there is an emergency or unusual situation what are the essential things you need to gather when assessing the situation?
Names of people involved (residents or non-residents)
Tech ID/ Drivers License
What is the name of the Residence Life Mascot
Sun guy!
What is the Residence Life mission statement?
Residence Life's mission is to provide a clean, well maintained, safe, and inclusive living learning environment that is conducive to study and the personal development of all residents. Our activities and services aim to foster community development while promoting academic and social success.
Which policy highlights this information: this policy outlines a progressive discipline and accountability model that an employee would typically follow.
Accountability Policy
Which community is responsible for providing guidance and leadership to the group around student leader support, logistical planning and management, and policy and procedure education.
Housing Advisory Board
What are the letters for Baswell and M street from the Master Key ring list
Baswell - VV
M street - XX
What does it mean to "T"
Show me the sign