Once an R.A...

An Interview with former RA Adam Dube 

1. What college were you a Residence Assistant at?

Endicott College

2. How many years were you an R.A for?

One years total

3. What was your favorite part of being an R.A?

As an R.A in Brindle, I felt I was a good resource for first year students and some of my residence became some of my best friends. 

4. What did you find challenging about being an R.A?

As a sophmore R.A in Bayview, which at the time was predominantly sophmores and juniors, I found it difficult to enforce policy. I also realized I was not needed as a resource nearly as much as I was in Brindle. 

5. If your school required programming what was your most memorable program?

Brindle Hall Dance - a dance only for residence of Brindle with music submitted by residence and hosted in the common room on the first floor. 

6. Fun Fact about Adam:

I am GrooveBoston's Logistics Manager, so I schedule production timelines and coordinate student volunteers for the 'Legendary Dance Party' company. I'm also part of a DJ duo called "St!x & Snowman" with one of the GB Headliners. 

An Interview with former RA Jaris Williams

1. What college were you a Residence Assistant at?

I was an RA at both Central State University and the University of Dayton.

2. How many years were you an R.A for?

Two years total.

3. What was your favorite part of being an R.A?

My favorite part of being an RA was community building and developing relationships with residents to help them along their college journey.

4. What did you find challenging about being an R.A?

The most challenging part was balancing the community building and administrative piece when you had to send a student through the judicial process. Residents love you until you have to document them for policy violations.

5. If your school required programming what was your most memorable program?

My most memorable “programs” usually had to deal with cultural understanding. Every year I would start off with (usually in 1st year areas) an event called “What I don’t understand.” It would be a mandatory event for all residents on my floor to come together and talk about what they don’t understand, or want to know more about specific cultures. This would break the ice and create openness for 1^st year students to talk about these things at the beginning of the year. I also had the lowest rate of bias related incidents in our residence halls.

6. Do you feel you have used what you learned from being an R.A in your current position?

I definitely feel I have used my skills from being an RA in my current position. Learning how to deal with conflict, deadlines, interacting with a diverse range of students/professionals, and most importantly how to plan events in my current position.



An Interview with former RA Will Schimpf

1. What college were you a Residence Assistant at? 

University of Scranton, Home of the Office.

2. How many years were you an R.A for? 

2 – they were the best part of my college career. Year 2 I had the privilege of being a Head RA

(Head RA = big time)

3. What was your favorite part of being an R.A?

Making connections with all of the students on the floor.

4. What did you find challenging about being an R.A? 

Balancing social life and RA. I was one of those kids who lived the job, literally, I spend all my free time on the floor hanging out, playing games, pranking the “cool kids” on the floor.

5. If your school required programming what was your most memorable program? 

My favorite program was chicken and porn night. KFC and discussions about healthy relationships, I used to partner with the women’s center all the time because I thought the girls were cute.

6. Do you feel you have used what you learned from being an R.A in your current position?

My RA experience was fantastic, it has helped me relate and connect with all types of people. I still use

those tactics to break the ice in conduct meetings, and cocktail parties.