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Residence Life Staff
The office of Residence Life is a department within the division of Student Affairs. Residence Life employs 25 staff members including a Director, four live-in Residence Hall Directors (RHD), and 20 Resident Advisors (RA).
Director of Residence Life
Matthew Long; MEd.
I am pleased to be serving in the capacity of Director of Residence Life. Collectively, I have nearly a decade of higher education work experience. After completing a Bachelors degree in Psychology at Eastern Michigan University I interned for another year there with a student organization. I then moved to North Carolina with my family and obtained a Master of Education at North Carolina State University while working as a Residence Director for a 500 bed residence hall. After my graduate work I entered the non-profit work force for three years and then moved into fundraising for a short time before taking over the roll of Director at Greensboro College.
My wife, Katie, and I have been married for more than eight years and we have four beautiful children.
Please feel free to visit the office of Residence Life in 213 Main Building anytime. You can also reach me by telephone at campus extension 625 or via email at reslife@greensborocollege.edu.
I am dedicated to the Mission of Residence Life at Greensboro College and look forward to meeting you soon.
On-Call Procedures
There will be four RAs and one RHD on duty every night. Duty hours are whenever the Residence Life office is closed. Weekdays (Sunday – Thursday) 5:00PM until 8:00AM Weekends (Friday & Saturday) 5:00PM until 5:00PM.
RHDs
The Residence Hall Director supports the mission of Residence Life by providing the necessary live-in administration for a residence hall. The RHDs main objective is to make the resources available to meet a resident’s needs of safety, education, and community; the three pillars of Residence Life. The RHD reports to the Director of Residence Life and is employed on a ten month contract. RHDs reside in an apartment within their assigned residence hall. Reappointment is not guaranteed, but may be granted based on performance. Summer appointments are also available.
Because of the need to devote a sufficient amount of time and energy to the position, the Residence Hall Director should not be employed at another full time job. They may seek part time employment or take graduate classes while they are employed as approved by the Director of Residence Life. Specific duties include but are not limited to:
- Facilitate regular staff meetings with RAs.
- Supervise RAs and conduct performance evaluations with individual RAs.
- Participate in summer RA training and continual professional development throughout the year.
- Participate in RA selection and RHD selection process.
- Maintain visibility in Residence Hall and role model appropriate behavior.
- Maintain professional relationships with students.
- Assist RAs in enforcing Greensboro College and Residence Life policies.
- Monitor and manage conditions of assigned residence hall.
- Coordinate scheduling of lounge usage.
- Inspect residence hall on regular basis to identify maintenance/housekeeping concerns.
- Maintain communication with housekeeping and maintenance.
- Initiate work orders for repairs.
- Prep building for opening.
- Inspect building for closing.
- Take appropriate action in times of emergency.
- Counsel persons living in the area and make referrals when appropriate.
The Office of Residence Life is always seeking qualified candidates for the RHD position. If interested, please submit a letter of intent, resume, and current contact information to reslife@greensborocollege.edu. Email attachments are only accepted in MS Word or PDF formats. Otherwise mail hard copies to the address listed below to the attention of the Director of Residence Life.
RAs
Resident Advisor job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Serving as a peer advisor, helper and counselor.
- Enforcing college and residence hall policies and documenting violations.
- Modeling appropriate community-living behaviors.
- Planning and/or coordinating a prescribed number of programs for hall residents.
- Maintaining on-duty hours and fulfilling specified responsibilities within the halls.
- Assisting with administrative duties in the residence halls.
- Performing other relevant duties as specified.
Resident Advisor Requirements
- Must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25.
- Must be enrolled as a full-time student (minimum of 12 hours).
- Must have lived in the residence halls at least one semester prior to application and one year prior to employment.
- RA requests for outside employment must be approved by an RA's RHD.
Resident Advisor Remuneration
- A private room in their assigned residence hall.
- Half off a standard room fee.
- A cash stipend of $200 per month.
- A free parking permit.
- Intensive training and lots of fun.
