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Housing and Residential Experience

Recruitment and Selection Information

All student staff members must attend and participate in Fall Student Staff Training, First-Year Move-In Experience, and the Upper-Division Move-In Experience as outlined in the position agreement. These events will typically take place during the first two weeks of August.

We strongly encourage all applicants to begin communicating these dates and expectations with their summer employers, internship sites, or other commitments to ensure their availability. Housing and Residential Experience reserves the right to take job action and/or rescind final offers of candidates who fail to attend and/or participate in these mandatory operational dates.

2026-2027 Mandatory Dates:

These dates are tentative given the finalization of the academic calendar for the 2026-2027 academic year. However, these dates fall into the normal range for Fall Training and official move in dates. Again, we strongly encourage all applicants to begin communicating these dates and expectations with their summer employers, internship sites, or other commitments to ensure their availability.

Fall 2026 Move-In Dates

  • Student staff move-in: August 8th – August 10th
  • Head Resident Advisor Training: 9 am, August 11th
  • New and Returning Resident Advisor Training: 5 pm, August 11th
  • Fall Building Prep/Opening: August 11th – August 25th

Fall Semester 

  • First Year Move In: Saturday, August 22nd
  • Winter Break Closing: Tuesday, December 1st – Sunday, December 20th

Spring Semester

  • Spring Training: Wednesday, January 6th, 2027, 5 pm
  • Semester Closing: Sunday, April 25th, 2027 – Sunday, May 16, 2027

Important Information: 

  • You may view the current Head Resident Advisor Job Description and Resident Advisor Job Description for reference.
  • You may view the upcoming 2026-2027 Head Resident Advisor Job Description and Resident Advisor Job Description as well for reference.
  • Housing and Residential Experience recognizes the importance of student staff members’ extracurricular involvement. To ensure a successful balance between academics, employment responsibilities, and personal commitments, we encourage all staff to carefully consider their time allocation and areas of commitment to ensure their success and well-being. While we appreciate the value of all experiences, Housing and Residential Experience expects student staff responsibilities to be prioritized after academics.
  • Housing and Residential Experience reserves the right to change required dates, employment responsibilities, and compensation based on departmental and university operational changes. Housing and Residential will provide notice to the 2026-2027 Student Staff Team of those changes and options available to them should they exist.
  • Contact the Office of Financial Aid to determine how the role may affect you specifically.

Questions? 

Email Selection and Training at staffselection@vanderbilt.edu. Please allow for 3 business days for a response.