Professional Staff Information

The Residence Life Staff consists of the Director, an Assistant Director, four Area Coordinators, a Graduate Assistant, an Administrative Secretary and over 40 paraprofessional Resident Assistants (RAs). The Director of Residence Life has overall responsibility for the Office of Residence Life while each member of the Professional Staff has individual and specific tasks that assist in supporting the Residence Life Program. The Director supervises the other members of the professional staff. The Assistant Director is mainly responsible for all facilities and operational pieces within Residence Life.

The Area Coordinators supervise a staff of approximately eleven to twelve Resident Assistants and are on-call for crisis intervention on campus year round (there is an Area Coordinator on-call at all times). They act as Student Conduct Officers and serve on a variety of campus-wide committees as well as work on special projects for the Office of Residence Life.

Resident Assistant Staff Information

The role of the RA is that of a liaison serving as the link between the Student Affairs staff and the students. The RA’s primary responsibility is to offer peer assistance and direction to students. The RA is concerned with the growth and welfare of each individual in the house or on the floor and the group of residents as a whole.

In order to apply to be a Resident Assistant, you must be a rising Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student at The College of Saint Rose and have at least a 2.5 GPA. The RA Selection process begins in mid-October for January hires and mid-February for August hires. See your RA or contact the Office of Residence Life at raselection@strose.edu for more information.