The executive director for Student Development and housing operations specialist are full-time professional staff members who supervise all phases of University housing with the responsibility to make all final decisions, including but not limited to:
- Room assignments.
- Guest arrangements.
- Student behavior that may be damaging to the individual, other residents, or the University's property.
- Undergraduate staff selection, supervision and training.
- Facilities usage and program registration.
The housing engagement coordinator is a live-on professional staff member who oversees the programming and development of the residential community. All staff members are available daily in their offices and can be contacted outside of posted office hours. There is a student life professional (SLP) on call each day and overnight.
The goal of Student Development is to create an environment that promotes intellectual and personal growth.
Resident assistants (RAs) are able to help reach this goal. RAs live with the residents. They are trained paraprofessionals who organize their floors'/buildings' programming and are available to help meet residents' needs. Each RA has a duty night when they are responsible for covering the building. The RAs are available to help the residents whenever possible.
The responsibility to create a positive learning environment also rests on the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and the residents themselves. In reality, the governing and promotion of community is everyone's responsibility.
