Today is the last day students can attend meetings to become student housing resident assistants for the 2005-2006 school year.
Interested students must attend the information sessions in order to pick up an application.
There will be two information sessions today. The first will be held at 10 a.m. in Union Parlor B.
The second is at 9 p.m. in the Heritage Center, Room 2A/B.
The Office of Residential Living pays for every RA’s housing, as well as providing each with a 19-meal plan.
The RA information Web site (www.orl.utah.edu/emp-ra.html) warns that the position “demands an uncommon level of commitment” and must be the student’s top priority.
“We are looking for students who display qualities such as leadership, maturity, initiative, ethics, a sense of responsibility, effective communication skills and sensitivity to diverse populations,” wrote Denise Eggers and Claudia Fritz, both Residence Life Coordinators, in a joint e-mail.
Applications will be due on Jan. 14. Workshops will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 10, and interviews will begin the next week on Feb. 15.
For more information, students can contact Eggers at [email protected] or at 587-2954.
Students can also contact Fritz at [email protected] or at 587-0715.
Minimum requirements for resident advisers
*Current semester and cumulative GPA of at least a 2.5 at the time of application (3.25 for Officer Circle RAs and 3.0 for UTE floor RAs). *Must maintain a semester and cumulative GPA of 2.5 throughout the duration of employment (3.25 for Officer Circle RAs and 3.0 for UTE floor RAs). *Must have completed a minimum of two semesters of academic work at the University of Utah by the end of Spring Semester, 2005. *Must be free of any disciplinary sanction(s) imposed through the university judicial system at the time of appointment. *Must be in good financial standing with the Office of Residential Living. *Must restrict extra-curricular and outside work responsibilities to less than 15 hours per week with resident adviser responsibilities taking priority over these responsibilities. *Must be available for RA responsibilities starting at 5 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2005 and ending at 5 p.m. on May 7, 2006. *Must be able to attend and be free from all other outside commitments during August fall training and January spring training.