Chicks and chinchillas on North Quad. Learning to cook tofu in Hahne. Yoga in Stonebridge. Karaoke in Hepburn. Cookies with cops in Tappan. From stress relief and self care to community building and connection to academic success, residential students had no shortage of program options this year. Resident assistants, residence life professional staff, and community leadership teams combined efforts to host more than 1,300 engaging programs.
As fall semester nears a close, another season is just beginning: leadership recruitment season. Its the time of year when many of Miami Universitys most well-known and high-impact positions are open to applications.
Miami University's office of residence life (ORL) sent a large delegation of professional staff to the great lakes association of college and university housing officers (GLACUHO) conference in late October.
During the conference, Miami professionals received several awards and recognitions.
Guiding the policies of Armstrong Student Center. Welcoming new international students to Miami. Serving as a mentor and resource to on-campus students as an RA. These are just a few of the student leadership opportunities that are currently recruiting and accepting applications.
For the second year, Student Life will host a student leadership recruitment fair, bringing together multiple leadership opportunities with similar recruitment and selection timelines from across campus.
The Office of Residence Life received the ICA Inclusive Excellence Award for their everyday efforts in creating an inclusive living-learning environment for students who reside on campus.
After a successful pilot in the spring, the Rinella Learning Center and the office of residence life are launching five academic excellence groups this September.
What does it take to prepare 258 Resident Assistants (RAs) for a successful year of building community, responding to crises and incidents of varying levels, resolving conflicts, and referring to campus resources?
