Jacksonville State University - Mimosa Yearbook (Jacksonville, AL)

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RAs keep dorm peace Resident assistantsemore com- monly known as RAsiare the people Who keep the residence halls in order. You might say they are the pedcemdk- ers of the dormitories. To be an RA, you have to be CldSSiv tied as a sophomore Or above at the time you assume the position. You must also maintain d cumulative mini- mum grade-point average of 2.0. YOU have to have lived in university hous- ing for at least one semester and have an interest in working with students' needs and concerns. Any previous 10b experiences are acceptable. There are no wages or salaries, but there is something good about being :1 RA: your tuttion and room and board is paid in full! There are 10 residence halls in all. The reSIdence hall directors interview and choose the prospective residence assistants The restdence hall direc- tors' 10b is to see that the residents live comfortably. as it they were in their own room at home. The directors have to be graduate students. There are approximately 82 resident assisA tants on campus. As tar as superv15ion is concerned, the residence hall director is in Charge. Duties of the RAE are to hold hail meetings, post material or: cur- rent events and reter students in need 0t specihc help to the appropriate uni- versity aqericies. There are two RAE per floor.- Leadership qualities is another characteristic of the RA. They have to be able to entorce petioles and requ- lations ot the dormitory as well as cre- ate a positive atmosphere in the dorm. In emergenCIes such :35 tires, acci- dents, sickness, maintenance reports and police emergenczes, leadership is a must! The RAS must partimpate in train- ing workshops and work specific hours each week, including week- endst They also have to return to resiA dence halts one week prior to the commencement of Classes. Asked the most rewarding thing about being 61 residence assistant, Kim Perry replied, I really like interv acting with the restdents, and most at all having my room and board and tuition paid in tuHI Perry also said the part she likes least about being a RA. is hwe have to come back to school a week before school actually starts. But all in all its a good experience it you like being a little bit in control. It's a way to make friends and keep them. it you're :1 good ttRJ-U Bridger Cz'enshdw 20 CAMPUS LIFE

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Grads should set goals 9t goats and work hard to dct'ttevc them. That was astronaut James: Voss's advice to Jacksonville State graduates at the Sprmg Commend.l ment. Voss, 40, an Auburn graduate awaiting dsstgnmeut as d mtssmn spe- cmhst on d tuture Shuttle tltqht, told an audience at about 4,000 that goatvsvtr ting will brmg about the United States' Space Station Freedom, moon- bdsed laboratories and human expe- ditions to Mars. V055 said goal-setting helped him make It through the nqorous astro- naut selectton program. HFor me, accomphshmq mater hfei ttme goats meant dchmvement through 6. process of growth and de velopmcnt 7 a series at sucresses at dctueving intermedlate goats. For ex- ample, I spent nine years preparmq to be setected as an Amertcdn astronaut. I worked very hard and with great determination , A . . In retrospect, I re- ahzed that it was a serles OI successes m the- dchlevemcnt of shorter-rdnqe goals whtch endbted me to compete successfully. Now that he's an astronaut, Voss said he has new goals. He Will work rm Shuttle science and engineering 15- sues while studqu spacet'tratt oper- ations and Shuttle maintenance. In October he plans to Complete tram- inq requirements that will allow him to be dsstgned to d future Shuttle mis- 51cm. Speakar for the spring ceremo- ny was Tamas S. V033. an astro- Mut for NASA and a major in the US. Army. COMIMENCEMENT 1 9

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Barry Connors gives advice to another resident of the dorm. Kim Perry and a Mend have a conversation about dorm life. d W -., A , ' .7 Kim Perry finds it nice '0 have Stephanie MaHhews checks in a friends come in and talk. quest and reminds him of rules. RESIDENT ASSISTANTS 2 l