Your Resident Adviser
Your Resident Adviser (RA) is a student and Residential Life
staff member who lives in your community. Probably the
first Residential Life staff person you will meet, your RA can
be one of the most helpful and resourceful people with
whom you will interact. These individuals have been carefully
selected because of their leadership and interpersonal skills,
positive attitude and sense of commitment.
The primary responsibilities of your RA include:
• Coordinating the management of the community in cooperation with other Residential Life and Housing & Food
Services (HFS) staff members
• Adjudicating alleged violations of the housing agreement
• Advising students
• Developing and implementing programs
Your RD lives in, and has an office within, your campus housing community.
• Establishing and maintaining a cohesive and responsible
community
“The residence halls gave me a place to call home. I feel safe on
• Serving as a resource for information and assistance with
adjusting to aspects of campus life
rienced a college lifestyle while living on campus. I was able to get to
campus and connected to the other students. I feel like I truly expeknow people, and living with others has helped me get life experi-
• Conducting safety and security checks (rounds) and enforcing UW policies
ence. I have become more involved and feel more comfortable on
• Organizing and distributing information about social,
educational, cultural and recreational activities in campus
housing and the larger campus community
here. It has given me opportunities to meet others and stay active. I
campus. I am part of the campus and all the activities that take place
have a community where I feel comfortable and safe.”
—REBECCA H., SOPHOMORE, PRE-HEALTH SCIENCE
• Providing leadership and support for you and other members of your community
Get to know the RAs and utilize their knowledge and skills.
Your Resident Director
Your Resident Director (RD) is a full-time professional staff
member responsible for the management of the Residential
Life Program in your community including:
• Supervising RAs
• Advising the Hall Council and other student-leadership
groups
No matter where you live on the University of
Washington campus, you’ll make new friends
and have access to social events, learning opportunities and the academic and emotional
DENNIS TRAN VIDEO
support that make the Husky Experience your
own unique adventure.
UW student and resident Dennis Tran shares
what he appreciates about living on campus.
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