Residential Life Leadership Opportunities

RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is the voice and representative body of students living in residence halls. Membership consists of representatives from each non-Greek living unit and an executive board.

RHA is a student group in transition. Traditional services and events include an annual spring formal, as well as refrigerator/freezer/microwave rentals.

RHA offers leadership positions for students with a wise array of backgrounds and interests. Contact your Hall Director or Hall Council President for more information.

RESIDENCE HALL GOVERNANCE

Students in residence are selected by peers as hall leaders and serve the community using one of two models of governance, the Hall Council or the Leadership Involvement Team.  Each is described below:

Hall Council
At the beginning of the academic year, each hall holds elections for membership in the Hall Council. Hall Council positions differ based on the living unit, but generally include a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and representatives from each residence hall floor/wing/suite. This group works to build community in the halls by providing intentional social and educational programs and by communicating the needs of the residents to the Residential Life Staff. By becoming involved, a student learns the value of responsibility by assisting in addressing the problems and concerns of all residence hall students.

LIT/Leadership Involvement Teams
At the beginning of the academic year, an interest meeting is held to encourage membership in the halls' Leadership Involvement Team (LIT). The Leadership Involvement Team for each hall is compromised of five workgroups including the Administrative workgroup, Environmental workgroup, Social workgroup, Multicultural workgroup, and Communications workgroup.  These workgroups each have a different function which combines together to build community in the halls by providing intentional social and educational programs.  Residential Life Staff are also involved in LIT as advisors to help students think outside the box and really plan what type of activities the students want to have in their halls.  By becoming involved, a student learns the value of participating in the planning of larger programs, gains responsibility by assisting in addressing the problems and concerns of all residence hall students, and learns how to work with other students within their community.

Our mission is facilitating enjoyable, sustainable and inclusive communities that support and enhance students' academic achievement and personal development.