a deeper look into life as an rd
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A DEEPER LOOK INTO
A LIFE AS AN RDThe Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent
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WELCOME TO THE RD POSITION
Welcome to the position where you will learn:
Patience
Empathy
Thick Skin
Compassion
Understanding
Leadership Skills
Organizational Skills
How to deal with difficult situations
AND MANY MANY MORE!!
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COLLEGE AS YOU WILL SEE IT
As an RD college will look very different when you
are the person in charge of a building.
Students will seem as if…
They do not understand
They need a little more TLC than usual
They need more than Residence Life assistance
They do not care.
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YOUR ROLE
Leader
Supervisor
Mentor
Resource
Counselor
Fixer-upper
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WHAT IS YOUR JOB? First Responder: Respond to crisis in your building
24hr/7days Live In: You live where you work!!! Self
Explanatory!
Programmer-Develop programs that will engage residents
Supervisor of Resident Assistants- Supervise RA’s and
delegate tasks
Hearing Officers-Adjudicate Cases
Committee Chair-Co Chair many different committees for the
department
Community Builder: You are responsible to
build and maintain a healthy community
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WORKING WITH UPPERCLASSMENTheir goal is this..
But they try to
balance all of this…
They start off like this
Which makes
programing like
this.
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TIPS FROM ONE RD
TO ANOTHER RD
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IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO HAVE WORK/LIFE BALANCE
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ORGANIZE! ORGANZE!
ORGANIZE!
IN THIS POSITION YOU MUST
STAY ORGANIZE!!!
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PATIENCE!
YOU NEED LOTS OF IT!!
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LEARN HOW TO
HAVE FUN!!!