What does Binghamton staff do?

One of the exciting things about working in Residential Life at Binghamton is that no two days are ever the same. But to give you an idea of how you can anticipate spending your time, the following are some of the time commitments inherent to the AD, CD and RD positions:

Assistant Directors:

Facilitate weekly professional staff meeting
One-on-one meetings with Resident Director staff
Review, disseminate and oversee judicial case load for residential area
Mentor Departmental committee members
Oversee day-to-day operations of area office
Attend weekly management team meeting
Attend bi-weekly Department meetings
Work with area government leaders and attend meetings
Attend area-wide programs
Serve as the “AD on call” for campus
Participate in area and departmental training of professional and para-professional staff
Serve as a judicial hearing board chair

Job description

Once you’ve acclimated to the Department and University, some of the additional professional development opportunities that may be available include:

Instructing a First Year Experience course
Serving as the Residential Life representative on University committees
Propose and implement a Departmental initiative or other project

Community Directors:

Facilitate weekly building staff meeting
One-on-one meetings with Resident Assistant and Discovery Assistant staff
Adjudicate policy violations
Oversee day-to-day operations of area office
Attend weekly management team meeting
Participate on a Departmental committee
Attend weekly professional staff meeting
Attend bi-weekly Department meetings
Work with area government and attend meetings
Attend area programs

Resident Directors

Facilitate weekly building staff meeting
One-on-one meetings with Resident Assistant and Discovery Assistant staff
Adjudicate policy violations
Minimum 2 hours/day open office hours
Participate on a Departmental committee
Attend weekly professional staff meeting
Attend bi-weekly Department meetings
Work with hall/area government and attend meetings
Attend building/area programs
Serve as the “RD on call” for your area
Participate in a professional development opportunity such as serving on a University committee, working at the Career Development Center, etc.