Campus Life | ASACI | Residence
Life | Halls | Hall
Staff, Governance
Lifestyle Options | Dues,
Funds, Meal Plans
Services | Disciplinary
Affairs | Campus Safety
Each residence hall is supervised by a professional hall director or an assistant hall director and a staff of student Resident Assistants (RAs). The residence hall staff initiate educational and social programming, advise residents on personal and academic concerns, confront inappropriate behavior, act as resources, and serve as role models. The residence hall staff are selected through an intensive process and receive on-going training.
The residence hall council is the primary student governance structure within each residence hall. The hall council's primary responsibilities include: administering hall social dues; planning social, educational and cultural activities; promoting participation in intramurals and other campus-wide activities; making recommendations on use of residence hall enhancement funds; making recommendations regarding residence hall policy and procedure. Each hall council is led by an executive board elected by residents of the building. The composition of each hall council varies. Most hall councils use an open-meeting style of governance. The hall council is advised by the senior residence life staff member in the building