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Residential Education Staff
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At Vanderbilt, a housing staff member is available
to assist residents 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Support
ranges from providing simple information about the location of classrooms, to offering
advice and counseling about personal issues, and even assisting in emergency
or crisis situations.
Our 34 residence halls are organized into seven "Residential Areas", each managed
by an Associate Director (AD), an Area Coordinator (AC), and maintained by an Area Maintenance Supervisor (AMS). The Residential Education staff also includes upperclass undergraduates and graduate students who serve as
head residents (HRs) and resident advisers (RAs) in our undergraduate residence halls. These students
are supervised by the seven ACs, all of whom live in residence halls and
report to the Associate Directors who also live on campus.
To see who is on staff for a particular Area, follow one of the links below:
- Kissam Quadrangle
- Alumni Lawn
- Carmichael Towers East
- Carmichael Towers West
- Branscomb Quadrangle
- Highland Quadrangle
- The Commons
Residential Education Staff Roles
Associate Directors
Reporting to the Senior Director of Residential Education, the Associate Directors are responsible
for coordinating community programming and recruitment of student staff. The Associate Directors live in residence halls on campus, are equipped with cell phones, and are on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Area Coordinators
Under the supervision of our Associate Directors, the Area Coordinators are responsible
for all the residence halls in their assigned areas. The ACs live in their
areas, are equipped with cell phones, and are on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
In addition to supervising the Head Residents, Resident Advisers and Reeves in their
residence halls, the Area Coordinator is also available to:
- respond to emergencies in the residence halls, Greek houses and students off-campus
- accompany sick and injured students to the emergency room
- advise residence hall governments
- counsel individual students
- promote and assist in the planning of residence hall programming
- investigate and resolve student disciplinary matters.
Area Coordinators are full-time professional staff members who hold post-baccalaureate degrees.
Area Maintenance Supervisors
Under the supervision of the Director of Facilities,
the Area Maintenance Supervisors (AMSes) coordinate maintenance of all the residence halls in their areas. The AMSes
are vital parts of the residence hall community and performs a variety of daily functions
that maintain a healthy, safe, and supportive learning and living environment for the residents.
Head Residents
Head Residents are Vanderbilt graduate students or returning undergraduates
who have overall responsibility for one of the residence halls in their areas. Head Residents
are live-in supervisors of the resident adviser staffs and also serve as advisors to hall councils.
Resident Advisors
Resident Advisors are Vanderbilt students living in each
residence hall. These students are carefully selected for their
leadership ability, interpersonal skills, and desire to enhance the residence
hall community. They undergo extensive training prior to the start of the
academic year. RAs assist students with personal and academic concerns and serve
as resources to residents by serving as liaisons between the University
and students. They plan and promote social, educational, and academic hall programs
that contribute to the overall education of residents. These programs may include group
discussions, guest speakers, and trips to cultural events.
Reeves
Reeves are Vanderbilt students who work at desks located at the front entrance of
each residence hall and serve as resource persons for residents and guests.
Most reeve desks are staffed twenty-four hours a day during the academic year.
Reeves act as a source of information for visitors, observe the flow of students
and their guests into the buildings, monitor the fire and door alarm panels
and notify the appropriate individuals when an alarm is activated. Reeves are
authorized to call RAs or VUPD in emergency situations.
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