Housing & Residence Life

New housing jobs to shift RA duties from desks to floors


Resident adviser Daniel Kwon posts an events poster in his lounge. (John Lilly)

Starting in the fall of 2011 resident advisers will no longer be required to man housing desks. The Office of Housing and Residence Life will be introducing a new post, that of desk assistant, to fulfill the function once carried out by RAs.

Mason named residential campus

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has officially named George Mason University as a "primarily residential" campus. In order to be considered as primarily residential, 25 to 49 percent of undergraduates must live in campus housing.

Haunted Hanover spooks students


Students participate in the annual Haunted Hanover, a Housing & Residence Life initiative in which Hanover Hall is turned into a haunted house for students to walk through. (Jennifer Southee)