By HAYLEE BATES, Staff reporter
The hall supervisors and resident assistants on Northwestern’s campus try to create a positive living environment for the students living on campus.
“My top priority for the residents is definitely that they feel safe and comfortable, and we want to provide them with a living situation that they are comfortable with,” said Morgan Renbarger, hall supervisor for South Hall.
Throughout the course of the semester, each dormitory hosts a series of events for the residents. The hall supervisors and resident assistants try to provide the residents with at least one event opportunity each month. Some events that have been held this year include a spa night, s’mores bar, pool tournament, ping pong tournament and Super Bowl parties.
“We try to provide opportunities for them to get involved and get to know other students outside of the classroom,” Renbarger said.
Hall supervisors and resident assistants are on call 24 hours a day and seven days a week. If residents have problems, the housing staff is available to help them with whatever situation arises.
“We try to be there for support as well,” Rebarger said. “If they have problems, they know that our door is always open for them, and we’re willing to listen and be that person that they know they can count on.”
Resident assistants also work the front desk in each of the dorms during the day. They are available to help residents when needed.
“Getting to interact with people that I may have never had the chance to before and making a lot of new friends are some of my favorite parts about being an RA,” said Clayton Garcia, resident assistant for Coronado Hall.
Each dorm has a set of resident assistants and hall supervisors on staff to try to help students living on campus have a successful stay in the dorms.
“We do have a unique setting where we get to know the residents outside of school,” Renbarger said. “This is their home for the semester, so we get to see a different side of them. We try to provide them with different things so they can get their mind off of class and all the stress that comes with that.”
For more information about the hall supervisors and resident assistants, students living on campus can visit the front desk in each dormitory or the housing office located in Fine Arts Rm. 131.