About Living at RWU

Our Mission

居住生活和住房部为学生提供一个安全和包容的住宿社区，以提高他们的人际交往能力. Through a holistic approach to student development, staff engage, support, 挑战学生成为对周围世界有贡献的学者.  The staff strive to equip students with the knowledge, 能力和资源成为他们真实的自我，同时创造一个有意义和令人难忘的住宅体验.

Student Life Educational Priority

As a result of their experience at RWU, 学生将为繁荣和多样化的社区做出有意义的贡献.

Student Life Divisional Learning Goals

Students will gain increased self-awareness.
The ability for students to understand themselves, their social group identities, 他们的核心身份以及他们的行为如何影响他人. The development of their emotional intelligence, strategies for self-care, 更好地了解自己将有助于学生的整体福祉, their ability to be effective community members, 并为他们实现有目的和充实的生活提供基础. 

学生将能够发展和维持健康的人际关系.
人际关系在我们的整体幸福感中起着至关重要的作用. Understanding the components of respectful, 相互支持和相互满足的关系是建立有意义的联系的基础. 发展沟通技巧，包括解决冲突, effective listening, compassion, 同理心将帮助学生成功地处理与他人的关系.

Students will develop cultural humility.
文化上的谦逊是一个自我反省和发现的过程，与不同的人建立真实的关系，是建立一个更公平的社会的基础. 培养文化上的谦逊需要一生致力于理解自己的假设, biases, and values; a willingness to admit mistakes; a desire to understand historical and current inequalities; and aspiring to develop partnerships with people and organizations who advocate for remedying inequity.

学生们将通过参与培养一种促进社区繁荣的承诺.
People who live in a thriving community feel cared for, acknowledged, 并承诺回馈他们的社区和社区里的人. We encourage students to make connections, foster a sense of shared purpose, work toward equity in community, and celebrate successes. 一个繁荣的社区会产生一种有意义的参与感和对更大利益的承诺.

居住生活和住房部由专业和准专业人员组成，他们致力于教育, growth, and development of our residential students. 从我们的中央职员和社区职员那里了解我们的人才团队.

Central Office Professional Staff

中央办公室的专业人员由我们的高级领导团队和行政人员组成，他们对住宿生活部的职能至关重要 & Housing.

Amanda Downey
Director of Residence Life & Housing
adowney@dgbts66.com

Timothy Valton II
Associate Director of Residence Life & Housing
tvalton@dgbts66.com

Make an appointment with Timothy Valton II

Jeremy Hynson
Assistant Director for Housing Operations
mailto:jhynson@dgbts66.com

Make an appointment with Jeremy Hynson

Erin Durigan
Assistant Director for Residence Education
edurigan@dgbts66.com

Make an appointment with Erin Durigan

Debra Forrest
Administrative Assistant & Housing Billing Coordinator
dforrest@dgbts66.com

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Teresa Braga
Administrative Assistant
tbraga@dgbts66.com

Residential Community Professional Staff

我们的住宅社区专业人员住在各自的住宅社区，并监督社区的日常运作, 包括监督研究生社区主任(GCD), Resident Assistants (RAs), advisement of the community's hall council, and serving as student conduct officers. 这些专业人士和他们的社区工作人员对我们住宿学生的发展至关重要.

Liz Furtado
Area Coordinator
Stonewall and Willow Residential Communities
effurtado@dgbts66.com

Make an appointment with Liz Furtado

Emma Spezeski
Area Coordinator
Almeida Residential Community
espezeski@dgbts66.com 

Make an appointment with Emma Spezeski

Mikaela Calcagni
Area Coordinator
Bayside and North Campus Residence Hall 

mcalcagni@dgbts66.com

Alexander Dukette
Area Coordinator
Cedar and Maple Residential Communities

adukette@dgbts66.com

Residential Community Graduate Student Staff

研究生助理为完成特定任务的住院医师提供额外的支持和资源. 他们协助居民社区的日常运作, 担任下级违规行为的听证官, 并协助确保获得和评估我们强大的住宿课程模式的目标和学习成果.

Alex Beebe
Graduate Community Director
abeebe@dgbts66.com

Jesahias Quiroa
Graduate Community Director
jquiroa@dgbts66.com

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McKenzie Kolstad
Graduate Community Director