Your hall is the perfect place to start getting more leadership experience. Hall Government consists of residents who have been elected by the residents within that hall. Members of Hall Government decide how to spend social funds, plan programs and events for residents, and develop leadership skills. Talk to your residence life coordinator, assistant residence life coordinator, or student staff member for more information. Hall Government meets every Tuesday at 8pm in your Hall. For more information about Hall Government talk to RHA, your Student Staff Member, or your Residence Life Coordinator or Assistant Residence Life Coordinator.

RHA is the second largest student governing body at the University of Oregon and represents all students who reside in the residence halls. RHA plans events for residents, engages in making policy recommendations to University Housing, partners with campus-wide student groups and governing bodies, and attends regional and national conferences. Additionally, RHA provides leadership and programming support to make the residence halls an engaging and exciting place to live and learn. Join RHA General Council every Monday in the Living Learning Center Performance Hall at 6pm. For more information about RHA visit: http://rha.uoregon.edu/ or like RHA on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UORHA

• Residence Hall Association Website

The Peer Judicial Board is part of the student conduct system in the residence halls. If you are interested in meeting new people and making your home a better place to live, you should consider joining the Peer Judicial Board. Members are trained in the fall and meet to hear cases that occur in all of the complexes and to help educate students regarding policies in the residence halls. For more information contact the board adviser at 541-346-5393.

• Peer Judicial Board Application  (pdf 132kb)

Leadership for the 21st Century is a 1-credit course that takes place during the Week of Welcome. It’s a great way to get connected to the campus community and to learn how to get involved! You can register for this course at IntroDUCKtion.

• More on Leadership for the 21st Century

Resident Assistants and FIG Assistants make up the core of our Residence Life student staff. This talented staff, with a variety of interests, skills, and abilities, is a great asset to our department, and we recruit an excellent applicant pool each year. Students who get involved in their communities find it is not only fun but also very rewarding. To best prepare for these positions, you are encouraged to get to know your RA, FA, Student Resident Assistants (SRA), and Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) and to ask how to help as a resident, participate in student government, or organize programs in the halls. The skills that involved residents learn and relationships they develop become invaluable. RAs and FAs receive free room and board, an annual stipend, and the advantage of training and experience that is sure to carry over into their future careers.

The application process for RA and FA positions takes place during fall and winter term. Applications for these positions will be available at housing service centers, in the main housing office, and online at the end of fall term.

• Candidates for RA and FA positions must be either an undergraduate with at least sophomore standing by fall term or a graduate student in good standing.
• RA candidates must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or better.
• FA candidates must have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or better.