Resident Assistants

The Resident Assistant is a paraprofessional, undergraduate or graduate student staff member of the Housing & Residence Life Program. The resident assistants are directly supervised by the Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator of Housing & Residence Life. The Resident Assistant plays a vital role in facilitating an atmosphere of community, facilities, and crisis management within the residence halls.

Through a rewarding instructional, pre-service, and on going in-service training program, resident assistants acquire the knowledge to foster a healthy and positive living learning community. These experiences are necessary in fostering an environment, which is conducive to the academic, social, and personal needs and fulfillment of each of his/her residents.

This leadership position provides the Resident Assistant with the unique opportunity to further develop personal self-awareness and interpersonal communication skills that are vital for success in all facets of life.

Residence Hall Activities

Goldey-Beacom College residence halls has many diverse activities for students to engage in. Resident Assistants provide both educational and social programming for resident students. The Resident Student Association conducts dances, final exam "study breaks", and a variety of other activities. The Goldey-Beacom campus has a soccer field, softball field, tennis court, handball/ racquetball courts, basketball/volleyball court, and gazebo. More detailed information about on-campus activities may be found on the Activities page.

	Name: Lydia Lynch Area of responsibility: Miller Hall First Floor & Jackson Hall Class: Junior Major: Business Marketing Extracurricular activities: RA & Student Government Association Words of wisdom for students: Life throws you obstacles to make you stronger for the future!
Name: Gevena Ghee Area of responsibility: Miller Hall Second & Third Floor Class: Junior Major: Accounting Extracurricular activities: RA Words of wisdom for students: If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be where you’ve been.
	Name: Julius Cannon Area of responsibility: Leach Hall First Floor Class: Junior Major: Business Management Extracurricular activities: RA Words of wisdom for students: When you learn, teach. When you get, give.
Name: Brittany Parker Area of responsibility: Leach Hall Second Floor Class: Sophomore Major: Accounting Extracurricular activities: RA Words of wisdom for students: When the rain falls, life goes on.
	Name: Andrew Madden Area of responsibility: Leach Hall Fourth Floor Class: Sophomore Major: Accounting Extracurricular activities: RA & Cross Country Words of wisdom for students: The only one’s who truly fail are those who don’t try to succeed.
Name: Mark Berry Area of responsibility: Abel Hall First Floor Class: Junior Major: Human Resource Management Extracurricular activities: RA, Student Government Association, & Resident Student Association Words of wisdom for students: You were only given this life because you are strong enough to live it.
	Name: Amber Davis Area of responsibility: Abel Hall Second Floor Class: Junior Major: Business Management Extracurricular activities: RA & Resident Student Association Words of wisdom for students: Sometimes the dreams that come true are dreams that you never knew you had.