DC-CAP College Representative Analysis

I believe that being a RA would greatly improve my leadership skills. What a resident assistant has to do to his residents is very similar to what a leader would do to his subordinates. A resident assistant would care about his residents’ well being as a leader would do. He would counsel them on personal and academic concerns and keep students safe and healthy. Therefore, as a RA, I believe the greatest benefit would be the tendency to become a great leader. Moreover I also hope to develop my problems solving and critical thinking skills because a RA would face many problems during the semester. Everyone’s problem can become a RA’s problem so I think it would be a great opportunity to learn how to tackle the problems. As a RA has to interact

I am submitting my application and resume for the opportunity to serve as a Resident Assistant for the 2018-2019 academic year. I would like to be considered as a Resident Assistant because I am intrigued with the opportunity to serve as a peer leader who oversees those living in the residence hall, while emphasising the development of community within the hall.

The purpose of this letter is to request to be considered for the student leader position of RESIDENT ADVISOR ROLE (RA) during the 2018-2019 school year. I strongly believe my commitment to personal growth and the multiple skills I have acquired through the different programs I have attended through the years combined with my diversity from being half European and half American, will make me a great candidate to impact the lives of my peers at the Residence Hall in a very positive manner.

Joanne- Levy-Prewitt’s belief that public services are necessary for college is an optimistic point of view and is really useful. In her column “College Bound: A Weekly Guide to Higher Education” she discuss on why public services is required in schools for College when she spoke to Yates a CEO of California Wellness Foundation, he states it would “..reduce teen crime and improve their wellness.” Joanne believes it will help colleges choose more responsible and mature young adults but is concerned on how requiring community service would affect the work force and GDP of the economy. "What will happen to our economic workforce if all young adults go into public service between high school and college or work?" Joanne uses an analytical and

Serving as a Resident Assistant is a position that requires leadership. This campus needs more leadership from students. There is a lack of energy in this school. Events are put on, and are organized well, but there is no leadership from students to show up or to announce them. As an RA, I would make sure everyone in my hall knows about upcoming events. This is important because the more people who know, the more will show up. Once students begin to show up to events, the more unity we have as a culture.

My academic background and volunteer experiences have provided me with the skills necessary to succeed as an RA. While a student at Central Mountain High School, I immersed myself in student life. I learned valuable skills such as relationship building and program development that will undoubtedly contribute to my success in this role. I have continued to develop and apply these skills on La Salle campus gaining first-hand experience with college students by joining St. Katherine’s Resident Student Association.

Living in student housing offers multiple benefits including a drastically reduced commute time and the opportunity to live with a cohort of students facing similar social and educational challenges. Another cited benefit is that a Resident Assistant, or what I know as a Community Advisor (CA) monitors every building. The CA acts as a guide, facilitator, and watchful eye over the student residents while they live their year out in one of many residence buildings. I am a CA in an older residence building, Olympus Hall, which was originally constructed for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics as part of the Olympic Village.

Managing forty-plus students is not a task, especially if they are college students. In every residential hall at University of California Riverside there are residential advisors. Residential advisors are students that are responsible for a hall and the residents that live there. Their overall duties include hall maintenance, being on duty, keeping a good relationship with residents, caring for themselves, setting up the hall calendar along with events and being on good academic standing. What being on duty means is that the residential advisor that is on duty must go through every hall and check the emergency exit door at the end of the hall and turn off the hall lights. However, that not the only thing that they do, they also make sure

The nature of place in which the client is being seen is in an office located on the college campus of the career transfer center. The student is attending a community college part time. She is also working in the career transfer center. The community college serves and offer those that are interested in furthering their education, earning a certificate or transfer programs. The school has multitudes of students ranging from all academic and socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school has primarily students from the lower socioeconomic status of ethnic minorities in the surrounding area. According to the school’s evaluation, the college is located in and situated among those that are low income, primarily those that receiving

I would try to balance the conflicting roles of being a peer and a RA by not rubbing it in other residents faces that I have higher power then them. I would act just the same as any other person living in the hall. I would only take my power into hands when situations come up that I need to step up and be in a higher position than just a normal resident. It is important to have rules and regulations in the residence halls become you need rules to keep everything flowing smoothly. Without rules, it would be a zoo and nobody would be able to sleep or study for anything. The rules of the halls are just to make sure we have a safe living place and nobody gets hurts while going to school. A lot of things can happen if we don’t enforce the rules

The Area Coordinator of Residence Life at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee provides leadership to the living learning communities program, academic initiatives, and social justice education within University Housing. In addition, this individual plans, executes, and analyzes instruments of assessment aimed at determining student’s progress towards life skills outlined in the University Housing mission statement. Lastly, this person oversees the development, training, and evaluations of the residence life professional staff members. Due to staff changes, Beth has assumed many of the responsibilities as the sole Area Coordinator. Instead of running away from the challenge, Beth has acknowledged the impact of her contributions to the department and continues to achieve each task given to her. One example is her addition to administration duty response. In Housing, crises response can be time consuming and anxiety producing, especially with higher level cases, but Beth has agreed to take on this task for the

During the 2015-2016 school year, I had the opportunity to be a Resident Advisor in Dunlap-King Hall. My job included safety and security of the building and the residents, conflict management between roommates and residents, planning and implementing hall wide programing events, and community building. While on the job, you must to be the positive example for the residents and be the leader of your hall. If there is a problem in the hall, it is the Resident Advisor's job to help find a solution towards the problem. Solutions can be something from being the mediator between roommates or simply putting in a service request or teach a resident how to put in a service request.

Coming into university can be scary and I think the role a residence assistant plays is monumental in helping new students adapt to university life and I would really like to be able to play a part in that. In addition, while I was only a residence assistant for one semester, it was one of the best semesters I have ever had. I could tell I was making a positive impact on the student's lives and helping them make important life decisions and enjoy their first year of university. I also feel that I missed out on a lot by only being a member of RLS for the second semester as I missed out on the team bonding and extensive training that summer training provides as well as building a community from the start. Therefore, as I am going into my final

The purpose of this research is to objectively identify the various flaws of the College Ranking system and find practical solutions to improve the methodology of College Rankings. I researched data from numerous articles and found a general consensus among scholars that: 1) there is no such thing as a perfectly objective college ranking methodology. 2) The two most popular college ranking systems: US news, and Forbes have profoundly misguided college ranking methodology. 3) Due to the market of Supply And Demand College rankings fill a strong consumer demand for information about institutional quality, and as such, are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, a majority of authors offered different ways to communicate the same

As well obtain two awards one for the “Unsung Hero Award” from Student Life and “RA of the Year Award” present by Russell, Natalie, and Jason from Residential Life. As that year came to a close I was constantly asking Russell what my next step was and he told me wait another year as an RA and try to become head resident. It will give you the motivation and also help you in your future life as a manager. This is why I decided to peruse my application and explaining why I am motivated for the job. Head resident will give me the last piece I need to complete my wonderful journey in Residential Life and College career.