The Housing and Residence Life Staff is available to assist with any requests or problems a resident may have throughout the year. They are expected to maintain a friendly hall atmosphere and to enforce Wilmington College policies.
Administrative Assistant for Housing:
The Administrative Assistant manages all room assignments, meal plans and IDs. The Housing and Residence Life Office maintains files on all full-time, Main Campus students; issues ID cards; issues keys to residence halls; coordinates all residence hall assignments and room changes; and serves as the central office for meal card validation.
Assistant Dean of Students-Housing and Residence Life:
As head of the department, the Assistant Dean oversees all aspects of the Residence Life program. The Assistant Dean also reviews all applications for exemption.
Graduate Resident Directors - Austin/Pickett and Alternative Housing:
One graduate student serves as the manager of Austin/Pickett residence halls and supervises the Austin/Pickett staff. She is pursuing a master's degree in College Student Development.
The second graduate student lives in the Campus Village, supervises the Community Advisors and oversees all alternative housing
Resident Assistants:
Each residence hall floor is assigned a Resident Assistant (RA). RAs are upper-class students who have applied for the position and received extensive leadership and crisis management training. RAs facilitate roommate conflicts and assist students in developing roommate contracts. RAs also plan hall activities and work to build a community in the residence halls.
Community Advisors:
Each cluster of residents in the College Commons Apartments, as well as the residents in Fife Hall are assigned a CA, or Community Advisor. CAs are upper-class students who have applied for the position and received extensive leadership and crisis management training. CAs facilitate roommate conflicts and assist students in developing roommate contracts. CAs also activities and work to build a community in the College Commons and Fife.
Resident Directors:
Each of the smaller residence halls and the Campus Village has an undergraduate Resident Director (RD). The RD is an upper-class student who has at least a semester of RA experience an is the cream of the crop of the undergraduate staff. These students assist the professional staff in supervising the RAs and in developing community in the residence halls.
Requirements
All full-time, Main Campus students are required to live in the residence halls and to board with the campus dining facilities. Exemption applications to these policies may be requested through the Housing Office. Exemptions may be granted by the Assistant Dean of Students if the student meets the requirements.
Residence Hall Safety
All outside doors to residence halls are locked with the exception of access to the Austin classroom and faculty offices. Only the residents and relevant college personnel have keys. Each student is provided with a key to his or her individual room as well as to the exterior doors of his/her residence facility.
Responsibility for the keys and their use lies with the students. They are advised to minimize risk of theft by keeping their rooms locked, particularly if they are not present. Residence halls and individual rooms are equipped with smoke detectors.
Visitors/Guests
Students may have invited guests in the residence halls and in the rooms at any time. Overnight guests must be registered with the Resident Assistant on the floor. Residents are held responsible for the behavior of their guests. Guests are expected to abide by the rules of the college and with housing policies.
Roommates
Roommates select each other or are selected by the Housing Staff. Selections are done based on answers to a questionnaire which tries to assess compatibility. Answering the questionnaire honestly is important.
Assistant Dean of Students (Housing and Residence Life)
Bonnie Byrne, ext. 369
Administrative Assistant for Housing
Karen Couch, ext 312
Graduate Resident Directors
Rudy Taylor, Alternative Housing, ext 577
Melissa Janosek, Austin/Pickett, ext 577