Reach New Heights: Apply to be a Resident Assistant!
Mountaineers are no strangers to implementing big ideas, facing challenges head on and leading the charge.
As a Resident Assistant, you’ll climb even higher, as one of the most important student leaders on campus. You’ll be a vital member of a diverse team and have the opportunity to build significant relationships with WVU community partners. You’ll be an advocate, mentor and role model for your residents, and you’ll gain the skills needed to land your first job after college – all while making lifelong friends along the way.
As a RA, you'll act as a campus resource, offering service opportunities and showing residents how to get involved with the University’s vast number of student organizations. You will help them explore their identities, connect their experiences outside of the classroom and set them up for success throughout the rest of their time at WVU.
Lastly, you’ll help your residents navigate their first year in their new home. You will build a community, foster relationships and provide a fun, safe living environment where your residents can thrive. You’ll create bulletin boards and exciting events focused on important life skills and topics in college, such as wellness and diversity. You will guide your residents through their new challenges and show them that you care.tarting college can be difficult. Many residents are living away from home for the first time. Making new friends, taking challenging classes and living with a roommate can be downright scary.
Take your college career to new heights. Apply to be a Resident Assistant by Dec. 3, 2021.
How To Apply: 2022-2023 Academic Year
Interested individuals must attend one of the following information sessions before
submitting an application.
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Monday, October 11, 2021, 8 p.m. - 9 p.m., Evansdale Residential Complex (ERC) Blue Room
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Honors Hall
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Thursday, October 14, 2021, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Honors Hall
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Thursday, October 14, 2021, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Honors Hall
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 8 p.m. - 9 p.m., ERC Blue Room
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 8 p.m. - 9 p.m., Mountainlair Shenandoah Room
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Monday, October 25, 2021, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., ERC Blue Room
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 9 p.m. - 10 p.m., ERC Blue Room
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Thursday, November 11, 2021, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Mountainlair Shenandoah Room
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Sunday, November 21, 2021, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., via Zoom
Important Dates:
Application opens October 15, 2021 and the deadline to apply is December 3, 2021 at 11:59 pm.
Interviews for RA positions will take place in early 2022.
For questions about Resident Assistant Recruitment and Selection, please contact raselection@mail.wvu.edu.
What An RA Has To Say About The Position
Melissa Haslebacher
- Class: 2020
- Major: Multidisciplinary Studies (Future Master's of Elementary Education)
- Experience: RA, January 2017 to Present