Residence Life

Monthly In-Service

Sunday, December 4

Over $6,000 in prizes given out!

It took us almost an hour to get everyone

checked in!!!

Programming Changes…

Recognition Fish Choose your ‘tude Andy gave to all DA’s Play Fish Darius gave to Quez Be there Nicole gave Russ Make their Day Russ gave to Stephanie

A penny for your thoughts? 1. What is the one thing that you enjoy most about your job as an

RA/DA?

2. Name one thing that hinders your job performance and one thing that helps your job performance.

3. If you could change anything about the way we do duty, what would it be and why?

4. What is something we can change as a Department to be more helpful/useful to residents?

5. What are the top three things residents complain about?

Please make sure your residents are aware

that Stingers will close on December 13.

Also, dinning dollars will expire on December 13.

Residents must use them or lose them.

Update! Dinning Dollar$ and the meal plan are the only thing to expire at the end of the semester. Flex Dollar$, INCLUDING Free Flex that were given to apartment residents, will not expire until May!

When returning duty books, remember...

-Make sure the KEYS are in the folder -Make sure you plug in the phone -Make sure to pull out any notices or forms that were issued while you were on duty!

When picking up the duty books, remember…

-To make sure you have they keys! -To make sure the phone is charged -Make sure you have the necessary forms… Please take note: You should NEVER keep the master keys! I Spy forms are completed online. Any notices that are left for residents (trash, etc) need a follow up e-mail to all residents of the room/ suite/ apartment!

When on duty, remember…

• RA’s sit at the desk from 5 to 6pm

• DA’s start promptly at 6pm

• Reset the furniture!

• MUST complete a roster check and lockout form BEFORE completing a lockout.

Safety First! • If you suspect any type of drug use or foul

play, please call Campus Police immediately! 678-915-5555.

• Over the break, make sure that your residents lock everything! (closets, wardrobes, bedrooms, windows, cars, etc)

• When conducting rounds, keep an eye out for open windows, doors, and any sign of forced entry.

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What’s the pass code for the duty phone?!?

Duty Over Break! • Residence Life will close for the holidays on

Friday, December 23 so the duty phone needs to be picked up by 12noon.

• The school will be closed from Satuday, December 23 through Tuesday, January 3 . During this time, you will treat duty as if it is the weekend. You are responsible for holding the phone from 4:30pm to 4:30pm.

• DO NOT bring the phone to the office when then school is closed (December 23-January 4) during this time- no one will be there! You are responsible for calling the person on duty after you. If you have any problems, please call ProStaff.

Duty Over Break! • Normal duty hours will resume on

Tuesday, January 3, when the Housing Office will re-open at 8:00am.

• The duty phone and book will be picked up and returned to the Housing Office January 3-5 while we are on the RHA Ski Trip.

• We go back to regular duty, all three duty phones, on Friday, January 6.

• If you have any questions, please ask your coordinator!

Who is on duty? 12/23: Zina

12/24: Christina

12/25: Lingzi

12/26: BeeBee

12/27: Darius

12/28: Manali

12/29: Charles

12/30: Cameron

12/31: Joe

1/1: Joe

1/2: Will

1/3: Nicole

1/4: PJ

1/5: Peyton

1/6: Return to Regular Duty

And don’t forget about e-mail!

Extra Hornet Loot goes to… \ Daniel, Rigo, Alex, Jeremy, Sem,

Steph, Peyton, William, Charles,

Juan, Monserratt, Camille,

Cameron, Russ, Joseph, Karick,

Eric S., Christina, Jorge, and Vanessa.

You are to check your e-mail DAILY!

RHA Ski/ Snowboard Trip!

January 3-5, 2012 Cataloochee Ski Resort Maggie Valley, NC Cost. per person: Ski: $125 With own Equipment: $75 Snowboard: $175 With own Equipment: $125 Pricing Includes Travel, Lodging, Ski & Snowboard Equipment (unless you have your own), and Lift Tickets. Only money needed will be for Food and Souvenirs. The sign ups will be in the housing office. A deposit of 50 dollars is needed by November 18 and the final payment on December 2.

Save the Date! 2012 Meetings:

January 8

February 5

March 11

April 1

May 6

All meetings will take

place from 4-6pm in Q104

You’re Invited… Residence Life Holiday Party

December 15th, 5pm The Gallery- architechure

White Elephant- 5 limit

Invitations Dress is semi formal!

Santa’s Toy Shop SPSU Housing & Residence Life Day: 12/15

9:00am to 12:30pm 12:00pm to 2:30pm

Santa’s Toy Shop Host: The duties for this stations are to assist the

reception area in guiding incoming visitors (1 per shift)

Front Desk: This person will greet clients. Cross reference client names against other organization list. Must be able to tell parent they can not shop due to being on another list! (2 per shift)

Shoppers: Assist the parents while in the toy shop. Walking with the parent and explaining the allotted number of items per child. Assist in picking out gifts (4-6 per shift)

Check out: This person will check out the shopper and the parent once they have gone to each station and gotten the correct amount of items. Must be able to say no! (1 to 2 per shift).

Stockers and Sorters: This person will sort incoming toys and items, keeping shelves stocked (2 to 4 per shift).

Runners: Will assist families to their cars with gift items. (2 per shift)

Elf Duties include…

Holiday Dates • Toy Shop Volunteer Day: December 15

• Res Life Christmas Party: December 15, 5pm

• We go down to one Duty Phone on Monday, December 19

• Christmas Day- OFF (Thanks Lingzi!)

• All Staff MUST be back Friday, January 6 for regular duty.

• Residence Life Open House: January 18

• GRASS Conference: January 20-21

GRASS: Georgia Resident Assistant Saturday Seminar

January 20-21, South Georgia College.

Details to follow.

Need to: Prepare for Roll Call!

Complete the travel form this week!

Present! December 16 is the deadline

http://www.sgc.edu/grass/program.html

Questions, Comments,

Complaints, Concerns

Good luck with

your finals!

We appreciate you and all that you do! Hope you enjoy your

loot from the Hornet Loot Staff Auction!

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication.