2021-2022 Theme Has Been Identified
Each year, Housing and Residence Life identifies a theme to be incorporated into summer training and continued as a focal point throughout the academic year. This year's theme has been selected and we are excited to announce it will be PERSIST.
per·sist /p╔Ör╦êsist/ verb. To continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure.
Whether you were an HRL staff member last year, or not, we recognize that everyone had something to overcome last year. Everyone experienced difficulties. Many faced opposition, failure. As a team, moving into the new year, we look forward to pressing on as we support one another through challenges, rise about opposition, learn from failures, and experience new successes.
In addition to this overarching theme, training throughout the year will also focus heavily on the following:
Trauma Stewardsip
Mental Health
Academic Success
Diversity/Equity and Inclusion
Additional Employment and Activity Guidelines
Graduate Assistants, Neighborhood Fellows and Resident Assistants are expected to comply with the following guidelines related to additional employment and activities beyond their HRL employment. Hourly employees (such as Desk Assistants, Guest Check-in Attendants, and AVIATE Co-curricular Educators) are not permitted to work more than one university job, per Student Employment policy.
Additional details about additional employment can be found here. Individuals who are interested in submitting a request for additional employment to be approved can do so via the HRL Tracking Log.
Connection Corner
Throughout the year, we want to connect with you, and help you connect with one another.
In each newsletter that is sent, we will pose a question to you and ask you to take a brief moment to respond. Let us know what you're up to. Let us know how you're doing. What is on your mind? What are you struggling with? How can we help?
Scattered here and there we will also ask questions that are fun and quirky and will hopefully help you pause for a brief second in time to just smile, think about something other than obligations and work, and offer a piece of who you are!
We can't wait to learn more about you.
To get us started here's this week's Connect Question: What are you looking forward to this next year? What hopes do you have for 2021-2022?
This year, we welcome several new professional staff members to the HRL team and would like to introduce them:
Cecilia Gray, Community Coordinator for the North Student Neighborhood Colin Croat, Area Coordinator for E. Stewart Garden Apartments Joseph Myers, Area Coordinator for Founders Hall Ryan Siebuhr, Area Coordinator for Marianist Hall
To learn more about these individuals, along with all other professional staff members in Housing and Residence Life, visit the Staff Bios page.
Staff Assignments
As outlined in all offer letters, it is important to remember that staff assignments may change throughout the course of the summer as individuals choose to resign, enrollment numbers shift, University needs (such as quarantine/isolation housing) are identified, and floor gender ratios are finalized, among other factors.
While we will do our best to minimize disruption to staff placements, in the event that any individual is reassigned to a new assignment and/or community, a member from Leadership will communicate these changes directly and in advance of arrival. That said, please hold any communication about placement from Housing Assignments as tentative until August.
Staff Arrival Details
Specific details about staff arrival will be communicated in mid to late July however to help staff consider travel plans, please note the following arrival dates:
ARRIVAL TO CAMPUS
Staff will arrive according to their position's specific arrival date, outlined below:
DA Supervisors: Sunday, August 1 RA and Fellows: Saturday, August 7 - Sunday, August 8 (arrive by 5p)
DAs: Saturday, August 7 - Sunday, August 8 (arrive by 5p)
GCA Supervisors: Monday, August 9 - Tuesday, August 10 (arrive by 5)
GCAs: Sunday, August 15 (arrive by 5p)
ACEs: Sunday, August 15 (arrive by 5p)
RHA Executive Board: Sunday, August 15 (arrive by 5p)
Details pertaing to signing up for an arrival time will be communicated soon.
Training Dates
Specific details about staff training will be communicated further in mid to late July however please note the following start dates:
Remote training will begin for all staff on Sunday, August 1. Training will be self-guided and must be completed prior to the formal start of ULI (Undergraduate Leadership Institute).
In-Person training will begin for each position as follows:
DA Supervisors: Monday, August 2 at TBD
RA and Fellows: Sunday, August 8 at 5p
DAs: Sunday, August 8 at 5p
GCA Supervisors: Tuesday, August 10 at 5p
GCAs: Sunday, August 15 at 5p
ACEs: Sunday, August 15 at 5p
RHA Executive Board: Sunday, August 15 at 5p
While training is mandatory for all staff, we recognize that unique circumstances or academic conflicts may arise. Individuals who need to make a request for an absence to be considered and approved may submit their request using the Training Absence Inquiry Form. Only requests made via this form will be considered and staff should not sumbmit requests to supevisors.
8/1 - Staff Training Begins (Self-Guided/Online) 8/1 - DA Supervisor Arrival 8/2 - DA Supervisor Training Begins 8/7 - RA/Fellow/DA Arrival 8/8 - RA/Fellow/DA Training Begins (In-Person) 8/9 - GCA Supervisor Arrival 8/10 - GCA Supervisor Training Begins (In-Person) 8/11 - Desks begin 24/7 Operation 8/15 - ACE/GCA/RHA Exec Arrival 8/15 - ACE/GCA/RHA Exec Training Begins (In-Person) 8/18 - First Year Move-in Begins 8/20 - SYE/UDE Move-in Begins 8/23 - Classes Begin
CONTACT INFORMATION
Throughout the summer please remember that any communication pertaining to employment, arrival details, EDC Enrollment, and/or training should be directed to hrljobs@udayton.edu and not supervisors to ensure that communication is centrally managed and consistent and to ensure the most rapid response given that many individuals within our department will be in transition and/or vacationing.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
While staff should direct all inquiries over the summer to HRLjobs@udayton.edu, members of the HRL Leadership team are available to help and offer support throughout the year and happy to meet with you to talk about your experience and any questions you may have!
