Alcala Yearbook 2004

The life of a Resident Assistant is neve r easy. The job requires much of one's time and energy, but yet, offers many rewards. Lindsey Parker, an RA in Camino, wanted to be an RA because she, "thought it would be a very rewarding job where special friendships could be formed." In order to obtain an RA position, one mu s t go through a somewhat leng th y process. There is a long application, multiple inter– views, and le tters of recommendation that are required. Students apply for the pos itions for various reasons: some being financial (RAs receive free hou sing), some being for the so– cia l aspec t, and others out of a desire to he lp fellow stu d e nts. Each year these reasons draw a large pool of applicants and be ing chosen is really qu ite an honor. Once th e application process is complete, each RA is assigned to an area where he or s he is thought to work best with th e res idents. For the week prior to th e s tart of school an orientation is he ld and tlu·oughout th e year, each RA attends weekly mee tings. The work seems to never be done, but Lindsey believes that her RA experience has, "met all of her expectations and more."

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