Be An RA Next Year - Apply by Oct. 8

 

Qualifications for the RA position are as follows (*you can find more information about the RA Selection Process at http://reslife.umd.edu/employment/ra/ 

• Applicants must be a current undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park.
• Applicants must maintain a 2.5 or better cumulative GPA at the University of Maryland, College Park. Unless this is their first semester at the University, they must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA on Thursday, October 8, 2015 to participate in the selection process. Those in their first semester do not yet have a GPA at the University. The GPA of all eligible candidates will be checked after grades have posted for the Fall 2015 semester.
• Applicants must attend an Information Session in order to apply for the RA position.
• Applicants must be in good judicial and financial standing with the University.
• If invited to take the RA Class, applicants must register for and complete HESI 470 in the Spring 2016 semester in order to be selected for a position.
• If offered a position, newly hired Resident Assistants are expected to hold the position for the entire 2016-2017 academic year.

Students often need more information about the RA position and our Selection Process, so we’ve scheduled Information Sessions.  Current RAs and professional staff members will be on hand to answer questions following each 45 minute presentation.  Attendance at one of the Information Sessions is required of all applicants. 

Here are the dates of our Information Sessions (applicants are required to attend one of these sessions):

Info Session Date:                    Time:                                      Location:

Wed. Sept. 23                                       6 – 7 pm                                               0117 Tydings 

Thurs. Sept. 24                                      4 – 5 pm                                   0117 Tydings 

Mon. Sept. 28                                       Noon – 1pm                                          0204 Oakland Multipurpose Room 

Tues. Sept. 29                           6 – 7 pm                                               0204 Oakland Multipurpose Room 

Wed. Sept. 30                                       4 – 5 pm                                               1120 Susquehanna

Thurs. Oct. 1                                         Noon – 1pm                              Annapolis Multipurpose Room 

Thurs. Oct. 1                                         6 – 7 pm                                               1100 Cambridge Community Center

Tues. Oct. 6                                          3:45 – 4:45 pm                                      1120 Susquehanna

Tues. Oct. 6                                          6 – 7 pm                                   0117 Tydings 

Wed. Oct. 7                                          4 – 5 pm                                               0204 Oakland Multipurpose Room 

Wed. Oct. 7                                          6 – 7 pm                                   2102 Shoemaker

Please note:  this year’s Application Deadline is Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 4pm.  

Candidates can download the RA Application from our website starting September 24^th: http://reslife.umd.edu/employment/ra/