The staff of Housing and Residential Life welcomes your comments and questions. Following is a list of administrators and area coordinators along with their email addresses.

There are a variety of staff members in Housing and Residential Life who can assist you with your housing needs. Descriptions of the staff follow.

Resident Assistants (RA)
RAs are select MTSU students who have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours and achieved at least a 2.5 semester and cumulative grade point average. RAs live on each floor in our residence halls, providing guidance and assistance to students living in the halls. RAs are chosen based on academic achievement, leadership skills, interpersonal effectiveness, and the ability to serve as positive role models for resident students. RAs are available for peer counseling, crisis intervention, facilitating involvement on campus and in the hall, and disseminating information.

Learning Community Assistants (LCA)
LCAs are select MTSU students who have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours and achieved at least a 3.25 semester and cumulative grade point average. LCAs are chosen based on academic achievement, interpersonal effectiveness and the ability to serve as academic role models for resident students. LCAs are available for academic tutoring, facilitating involvement on campus and in the hall and disseminating information.

Resident Directors (RD)
RDs are undergraduate and graduate students at MTSU who live in our residence halls and serve as part of the professional management team. RDs are selected based on their previous residence hall experience, academic achievement, leadership skills, interpersonal effectiveness, and their ability to serve as positive role models for resident students. RDs are available during formal office hours and at informal times for peer counseling, crisis intervention, advising Area Government, facilitating the involvement of residents in campus and hall activities, disseminating information, and managing the residence hall front desk.

Area Coordinators (AC)
Area coordinators are full time staff who live in our residence halls and serve as part of the professional management team. ACs are full time staff who live in our residence halls and serve as part of the professional management team. ACs are nationally recruited and are selected based on previous administrative experience, completion of a Master's degree in an appropriate field, successful experience in human relations, and supervisory experience. ACs are available during formal office hours and at informal times for counseling, crisis intervention, coordination and administration of a living-learning environment, advisement of Area Government and academic support programs, coordination of maintenance and custodial services, and interpretation of university policy and administration of the judicial process.

Central Staff
Members of the Housing and Residential Life Central Staff are full time administrators who supervise and coordinate the administration of the residence halls. The Director of Housing and Residential Life is the chief housing officer responsible for the total management of the department. Three Associate Directors are responsible for operations, facilities and residential education. An Assistant Director is responsible for staff recruitment, hiring, training, retention and development. Additional Central Staff members coordinate residential computing functions, budgets, and summer conferences. Central Staff members are available during formal office hours to assist residents with any housing related concern.