Residence Life and Housing
Residence Life and Housing
The Residence Hall Director Position
Our Mission The mission for Residence Life and Housing is to offer exemplary facilities while encouraging learning, acceptance and cooperation that engages all individuals as positive community members by providing opportunities for academic support, civic responsibility and personal and leadership development.
Professional Development Opportunities Residence Life and Housing is highly dedicated to supporting professional staff development for our residence hall directors. RHDs are encouraged to pursue internships in other offices on campus. In addition, each RHD participates in a Residence Life Development Plan (RLDP) and an Individual Development Plan (IDP). These are designed to provide a framework for intentional professional development opportunities over the course of the RHD’s tenure at SUNY Cortland. The RLDP includes monthly competency-based learning sessions in topic areas based on ACUHO-I Hall Director competencies: administration; supervision; residential education and student development; crisis management; diversity; equity and inclusion; interpersonal skills and communication; professional foundations; and professional development. Included in the IDP are options for campus committee membership, internships with other offices across campus, conference attendance and other elective campus learning sessions. Both plans allow for a progression of development that seeks to broaden the RHD’s experiences from the office to campus and beyond.
Contact Us For more information about the content of this brochure at SUNY Cortland please write, call, e-mail or visit. Residence Life and Housing SUNY Cortland VanHoesen Hall, Room B-33 P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045 Phone: 607-753-4723 Fax: 607-753-5984 E-mail: residencelifeandhousing@cortland.edu Web: www.cortland.edu/reslife
SUNY Cortland and the Division of Student Affairs Located atop of one of the rolling hills in Central New York’s “City of the Seven Valleys”, the State University of New York College at Cortland was founded in 1868 as the Cortland Normal School. Over the decades the campus expanded and in 1941, by an act of the New York State legislature and the Board of Regents, the institution officially became a founding member of the State University of New York. Currently SUNY Cortland enrolls 6400 undergraduate students, of which 50% live on campus, and 710 graduate students. Residence Life and Housing is part of the Division of Student Affairs at SUNY Cortland. The Student Affairs Division is committed to enhancing the experience of students both in and outside of the classroom by promoting their physical well-being and intellectual and emotional growth. Beginning with orientation and continuing throughout college and beyond, the Division offers high-quality programs and services that facilitate student development and growth.
RHD Responsibilities The residence hall director (RHD) provides leadership to intentionally and collaboratively create environments that positively influence student learning and development. •
RHD Position Requirements Required qualifications include: • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university • Previous residence life experience Preferred qualifications include: • Minimum of one year post baccalaureate residence life experience (graduate or professional) • Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Student Affairs Core Values •
Always putting the interests of our students first
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Public Service
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Social justice
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Inclusiveness
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Integrity
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Civility in all interactions
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Passion for our work
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$31,791 for a 10 month contract, paid out over 12 months Partial meal plan of $500 for the academic year, $250 each semester Furnished apartment- SUNY Cortland does not allow pets Reserved parking space on campus Comprehensive benefits package provided by the state of New York
Based on 2013-2014 academic year
“I enjoy
working in Residence Life and Housing because the staff is laid back, we have fun together and work well as a team.”
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Responsible for the overall administration of a coeducational residence community of 150-248 undergraduates Supervise, train and evaluate a staff of seven to nine resident assistants, academic peer mentor and administrative assistant Oversee hall programming efforts to meet student developmental needs and oversight of the hall programming budget Adjudicate minor and first level student conduct cases for the residence hall Provide first level counseling and refer residents to the appropriate offices on campus Responsible for general building administration, including work orders, room assessment, occupancy management and key inventory Provide on duty coverage for the residence halls, up to four weeks per academic year Coordination of one other area of the residence life program, including the Residence Life Conference, student staff recruitment, student/professional staff development, housing administration, student conduct or multicultural life, as well as serving on departmental committees