UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, March 14, 1995
Resident assistants find a home
After receiving about 100 applications, KU's department of student housing filled its 50 openings and will send acceptance letters by the end of the week.
By Brian Vandervilet Kansan staff writer
Forget the NCAA Tournament selection. The KU department of student housing has been conducting a selection process of its own.
"We made placement decisions today, and the letters will be out by the end of the week." Long said yesterday.
About 100 applications were received for about 50 openings for hall resident assistants at KU. Jonathan Long, an assistant director of student housing, said that the interviews were finished and that final decisions had been made.
Long said that although applications hadn't been due until mid-February, the search actually had begun in October with several information sessions. He said this year's selection had been competitive.
"We find that we always have a large number of students interested and a limited number of positions," he said.
Current resident assistants, senior staffers and complex directors are involved in the selection process, Long said. During interviews and in the written applications, the staff looked for applicants with leadership skills and an
"You really should apply because you enjoy people.The job is too hard to do for the benefits
alone."
Jonathan Long assistant director of student housing
ability to work well with others, he said. The job also requires at least a 2.5 grade point average and completion of 30 or more total credit hours at KU.
"Students look to their resident assistants to be role models," Long said. "One of the more difficult things is that resident assistants are students themselves."
One of the reasons so many students
apply might be the financial benefits that are offered. Resident assistants receive a single room, a full meal plan and a monthly stipend of about $80. Out-of-state resident assistances pay tuition rates equal to that of in-state residents.
But Long said the financial benefits were not an overriding factor.
"You really should apply because you enjoy people," he said. "The job is too hard to do for the benefits alone."
Emily Hammer, Roeland Park junior, said she became a resident assistant her sophomore year because she liked meeting new people. She said she worked about 15 to 25 hours a week at the front desk, in meetings or planning floor activities.
"I have met a lot of people and have gotten some good experience," she said.
Hammer said the financial benefits of the job definitely had been significant.
"If I didn't have this position, I wouldn't have been able to afford to go to school here," she said. "I would have had to drop out or change schools."
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