Resident Assistant Reflective Report

Working with different people is one of things I am excited about being a RA. As I met different people with different cultures, beliefs and worked together in the past, I am certain I know how to interact with them. These experiences taught me how to interact people different from me flexibly, how to withstand pressure and how to use differences as strength. Moreover I have taken several leadership positions before so benefits from those positions would be useful in becoming a RA. A resident assistant should always be caring and protective of his residents. He has to guide

(1) When I think of the resident advisor position I consider it a position of great responsibility. This reason is because as a RA one is responsible for the safety of not just the people on their hall, but also the people in the entire building. One has to efficiently do room inspections to make sure people don’t possess things that could cause fires, or anything else that might endanger the other people living within that residents hall. They are there to inform residents on changes or upcoming events happening within that resident’s hall and on campus. Other responsibilities I think about being associated with the RA position is letting people in their room when they are locked out, and helping residents get aquatinted with each other.

Before beginning my first class at Kaplan, I was unaware of what to expect from my online courses. Some nurse practitioner colleagues have suggested that “you will probably have a lot of writing to do”. With that in mind I was eager to begin the process, albeit knowing how busy my fulltime schedule was already. February 3rd came as I began the process of directly understanding my course requirements. Starting off with doing introductions and discussions, I was excited for future work. However, I have not relied heavily on the writing process since being an undergraduate and this became an area that needed to be developed.

I had to understand the circumstances in which people were in and how interact with residents respectfully and compassionately which provided opportunities for personal growth by practicing integrity, justice and good stewardship. Though I was a bit hesitant, my experience has been very positive. Just being a volunteer without any related experience or skills, I was unqualified to help and many ways. The few menial tasks that I was able to do seemed to be met with much enthusiasm and appreciation. Simply helping someone to their seat bringing them a cup of tea or

Why do you want to be a Resident Assistant? What skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for the position? *

My interest in a Resident Assistant position comes from my desire to help. I was born with a very strong sense of empathy and if I see that a person is struggling I do all that I can do to alleviate them. Whether it is a person with a learning disability who struggled in class to the “weirdo” in high school who just wanted a friend, I’ve been there for them. Nothing is more painful to me than seeing a person being mistreated, under respected or neglected and I do all I can to protect people from this. My goal is to make every person feel as if they have someone on their side, someone

I am applying to be an RA because I enjoy being a role model and a positive influence on others. I have been in positions before in which I was in charge of multiple people around my age, and I really enjoyed those experiences. I believe that an effective RA has strong leadership, communication, disciplinary, and charismatic skills. An RA is in charge of around twenty other students, it is important that they must be their residents’ friend and a big brother/sister to the residents and by having those skills the residents should feel as if the RA is a big brother/sister. In my opinion, the most important skill is communication. If a resident is struggling with a class, a resident is homesick, or just has any personal problems the RA is probably one of the first people they talk to. Communicating to their residents in those times can mean the world to them; just a simple conversation can help improve a person.

I have always wanted to become a Resident mentor but I was always terrified of the title until now. A resident Assitant has many roles and its primary role is to be a leader to a community. I want to take on that leadership role because I feel I was always meant to do so. I feel I hold many qualities for what it takes to be a resident assistant such as responsibility, determination, patience, and charisma. I love helping people as well as serving as a mentor to those who need me. I want to make a difference in someone's life and educate those who may not know much about the community we live in. I am interested in becoming a resident assistant because I want to meet new people and build a community of individuals who all know each other and

The three most frequent and major responsibilities for a successful Resident Advisor are availability, communication, and awareness. Availability, being there when your residents need it, is important because it presents you as someone that they can rely on and who will always be there when they need it. Communication, creating an environment where both myself and the residents are comfortable sharing questions and concerns, is important because the only way to assist a resident is to know what’s going on and without communication you will not know what your residents need. Awareness, knowing what is happening around you, is important because there will be times when residents don’t want you to know something or are doing something that they shouldn’t be.

I believe that I am a very well rounded candidate for a Courtyards RA position. I truly have interest in this position so that I can ensure that my residents can have the most positive experience in the

The position of Assistant Resident Director is a challenging, engaging, and rewarding experience. I can see it in each ARD I have worked with. I got into residence life to grow as an individual. Many of the positions offered to student staff serve as catalysts for personal growth. Over the last year and a half of serving as a Resident Advisor, I have come to realize the biggest growth happens when you put the needs of others above your own. In my eyes, a successful ARD will have built an atmosphere where growth can occur and is aware of the wellness of the hall community. The role of ARD is almost limitless in terms of how many lives can be touched.

Mr. Still came into the ICM office to inform ICM that he was asked to leave Our Brother's place due to the incident he was involved in with a peer last week. He stated that he met with the director of the program and was informed that he needed to vacate the premises due to violating their non-violence policy. Mr. Still stated that he did not understand why he was asked to leave when he believed his peer was responsible for the incident. ICM explained to Mr. Still that his behavior was the direct cause of him being asked to leave Our Brother’s Place. ICM explained to Mr. Still that when residing in a shared living space, it is natural for individuals to have disagreements and conflicts; however, there are positive ways to address conflict.

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.

It appears Mary has taken Mr. Bennett’s situation quit seriously and began taking action immediately. I appreciate that she spoke with the boys in question first thing Monday morning, however it is unclear as to whether she spoke to the boys as a group or individually. In my experience, I cannot remember a situation where I was unable to get to the truth when I spoke to students one on one. She should have invited the Dean of Students into the conversation and appealed to each student separately. I would refer to our school’s root belief, “We are the Body of Christ” and remind each student that as a school community we aim to act as Christ’s body and should always be encouraging one another to do so. We also must stand up for someone who is being mistreated, as Christ often did. I believe that within the group of boys, at least one of them would have been uneasy with the treatment of the teacher or the comments that were allegedly made, making it easier to get to the truth.

As a Resident Assistant, it is my duty to assist residents with personal, relational, social, cultural, emotional, and academic concerns while ensuring confidentiality. Being an RA was challenging, yet very rewarding experience and has taught me so many things. I am now a responsible, honest, and easy-going person who can bring diversity to anywhere I am. Also, I have always taken pride in everything that I do. I always put my best effort and complete the task to the best of my ability.