Jing Yang

A Resident Assistant (RA) is a Georgia State University undergraduate or graduate student who serves as a member of the University Housing staff and is directly supervised by a Residence Hall Director. RAs assess and meet the needs of approximately 50-60 residents through daily interactions and have four major areas of responsibility: role model, community building, administrative, and team member. General job duties include involve planning and implementing the Residential Curriculum, facilitating intentional conversations, performing administrative duties, serving as the RA on duty, working at the Community Desk, assisting with residentand building security procedures, attending training and in-services, following emergency protocols, enforcing university policies and serving as both a resource and role model to residents. As a student employee of Georgia State, an RA is required to abide by and uphold the GSU Student Code of Conduct and Policies, University Housing policies and procedures, and applicable law.

The First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) Mentor is a paraprofessional position on the University Housing staff designed to support the academic development of students in their first year at Georgia State. A part of an FYRE Mentors dutiesinvolve being generally available to their residents throughout the day in the role of University representative and resource, role model, mentor, and support system.