Student Leadership

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Learn to Lead

University Housing offers students influential and meaningful leadership opportunities.

Resident Assistants

We’re evolving to better serve our community

The traditional resident assistant role has been reimagined to meet the changing needs of our students and create a more sustainable experience for these positions. Instead of one role balancing many responsibilities, we’ve created two focused positions.

Community Assistants (CA) focus on building connections, planning events, and supporting students as they transition to university life.

Community Safety Assistants (CSA) focus on community safety, emergency response, enforcing policies, and maintaining a secure living environment.

This change allows each role to concentrate on what matters most—providing exceptional support while making the workload more manageable and meaningful. It also allows us to employ a higher number of students, creating more opportunities for leadership, career preparedness, and involvement across campus. Together, these positions strengthen our commitment to both community building and student safety.

Application Information

Applications are typically accepted beginning December each year. More information, including deadlines and a position description, will be posted here soon.

Direct any questions to rahelp@uoregon.edu.

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Sally Smith and Richard Romm Resident Assistant Enrichment Fund Program

This RA enrichment fund provides invaluable support for resident assistants to pursue experiential learning opportunities, share about their leadership experiences, create innovations to enhance the residential communities, and hear about and network with former RAs.

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Get Involved

Currently living in the residence halls and looking to get involved? Look no further. Become a member of the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and represent all students by recommending policy changes to administration, collaborating with other student government groups, and creating fun events in the residence halls. Or join the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), a leadership-based honorary comprised of exemplary residential students who value recognition and service. UO students can join NRHH if they have lived on campus for at least one term and have a GPA of at least 2.50.