Apply to be a Community Living Student Leader!
Living on campus at Elizabethtown College offers students a place to live, learn, grow, and be a part of a vibrant community. Community Living Student Leaders create vibrant communities, cultivate inclusive communities, foster a sense of belonging, and inspire meaningful learning for all residential students.
Questions about being a Community Living Student Leader (CLSL)? Make sure to review the information and documents below.
Resident Assistants
Resident Assistants (RAs) are diverse and dedicated community leaders who work from their strengths to support, engage, and empower residential students. RAs receive training before the start of each semester and during the academic year to enhance their skills in order to be knowledgeable resources for all students. Students working as Resident Assistants dedicate 15-20 hours each week to the responsibilities of the position. Each RA must maintain a cumulative and semester GPA of a 2.5 or higher, maintain good standing with the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities, keep other employment limited to 10 hours per week, and spend at least 10 hours per week in their residential community. Compensation for being an RA includes a room waiver and annual stipend paid out biweekly.
The Resident Assistant application for the 2021-2022 academic year is now open! The application can be found on the Student Employment Portal.
Sunday, February 21: Application closes
Monday, March 1: Interview invitations sent via email
Weekend of March 6 & 7: Interviews
Please email Associate Director Jennifer Azevedo (azevedoj@etown.edu) with any questions pertaining to the RA Selection and Hiring process.
Community Living Internship
If you are interested in exploring higher education or student life we invite you to connect with us about developing an internship that meets your needs and your curiosity.
Community Living Student Assistant
If you are looking for experience with critical thinking, communication, customer service, organization and a dash of student life this position is for you. You welcome visitors, answer phone and email, and help the Community Living team with projects, assessment, and annual events.