Faculty Resident Program

To enhance the relationship between the classroom and the residence hall environment, the Office of the Dean of Students has developed the Faculty Resident Program. A Faculty Resident is a faculty or staff member who lives in a College residence hall for a contracted period and who works in association with the staff and residents of the hall.

Faculty Resident responsibilities fall into three main, overlapping areas: advising the residence hall staff in their efforts to provide educational and cultural activities in the facility; promoting interaction between the residents and the faculty/administration; and participating in a program evaluation process designed to strengthen the Faculty Resident Program.

Responsibilities

The Faculty Resident meets with the Head Resident and Resident Advisers on a regular basis to encourage and advise them in planning and implementing hall-based educational programs. This participation may include:

• identifying program topics relevant to the current residents of the building, particularly those that might involve participation of members of the faculty/administration.
• encouraging faculty/administrators to participate in the programs.
• attending as many of the programs as possible.

The Faculty Residents should maintain a positive and visible presence in the building and on-campus, being mindful of his/her position as a role model for the hall's students. Specific actions may include:

• being available to residents periodically for informal academic and general counseling.
• eating on a periodic basis with hall residents, particularly members of the staff or leadership of the building.
• assisting residents in arranging programs designed to enhance faculty-student interaction.
• participating, if possible, in intramural activities or other co-curricular events with the building's residents and on campus in general.

The Faculty Resident will establish a positive relationship with the student staff members in the building and will support their job related efforts. Specific actions may include:

• attending hall meetings and programs
• hosting staff meetings
• offering to present programs
• referring students to RAs for assistance (as appropriate)

2009-2010 Faculty Residents

Bob Allan - Associate Professor, Psychology Department - Resides in Ruef Hall
Katalin Fabian - Humanities Fellow - Resides in Alpha Gamma Delta
Clarence Scott - Assistant Director of Residence Life - Resides in Kamine College
Julie Mulé - Senior Assistant Director of Residence Life - Resides in Watson Hall
Laurel Peffer - Assistant Director of Residence Life, Advisor to Fraternities and Sororities - Resides in Kirby House
Scott Placke - Director Ind Events-Forensics, Department of Government and Law - Resides in PT Farinon House
Jeremy Webb - Williams Center Visiting Fellow- Resides in Soles Hall