What is a Resident Assistant?
A Resident Assistant, better known as an RA, is a student member of the Iowa Western Community College staff who resides in the building with the residents. RA’s have many roles – they are responsible for educational and social programming, for acting as a resource person, for enforcing rules and regulations, as well as being friends. RA’s are there to assist you during move-in and throughout the year.
One of the first people that you will get to know outside of your fellow Freshman is the Resident Assistant for your floor. There is usually at least one per floor and per sex living on that floor. While living in the dorms is meant to be more of an on your own experience, there still needs to be some sort of support and security system available just in case you need it. A Resident Assistant is simply a student who was chosen by the Office of Residents Life to be that support system on top of all their personal responsibilities as a student and individual as well. A Resident Assistant is usually at least a Sophomore or older student who is considered to be a friendly, open, and caring individual. It is often required that a Resident Assistant is around their floor for a good amount of time each day with their door open so that anyone can stop by to talk or ask questions. Theyre trained to help you out with nearly every issue you’ll face as a student ranging from questions about a teac
