Resident Assistant Selection

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75
• Maintain full-time student status (12 units or more per semester)
• Required hours per week:
  • Residential Hall RAs: 20 
  • Apartment RAs: 10  
• Remain on campus overnight for three weekends per month
• Other significant commitments must be limited to:
  • Residential Hall RAs: 10 hours per week or less
  • Apartment RAs: 20 hours per week or less

Only current PLNU students may apply. Incoming students will have the opportunity to apply after their first year.

Approval from academic advisor required for the following:

• Rising sophomore-year nursing students may not apply due to academic department restrictions. 
• Rising senior-year nursing students may apply to apartment positions ONLY.
• Student teachers may apply to apartment positions ONLY.
• Athletes may apply to apartment positions ONLY. Athletes also must get approval from their coach.
• Red Shirt Athletes may apply to dorm and/or apartment positions with approval from their coach and from the RA Selection Committee.

You must be available for the following dates to participate in the RA application process:

• January 19: RA Applications Due
• January 29-31: Group Process Signups
• February 11-13: Group Interview Process
• February 19-21: Individual Interview Sign-Ups
• February 18-20: Returner Interview
• February 25-27: Individual Interviews
• March 16: RA Welcome Kickoff Event

• Leadership Experience
• Stipend Compensation 
  • Stipend for RA's in a Hall Setting: $12,550 stipend 
  • Stipend for RA's in an Apartment Setting:  $6,275 stipend

For New RA applicants: Complete the online application. If invited to the next round, you will move to the group interview process phase. The final phase, if invited, will be an individual interview with a panel of RDs.

For Returner RA applicants: Complete the online application. If you are invited to the next round, you will move to the individual interview phase. For the individual interview, you will be responsible to prepare and present a short micro-presentation to a panel of RDs based on a prompt and guidelines that will be provided to you ahead of time. 

This summer we are hiring 10 Resident Assistants (8 for Young Hall and 2 for Colony Apartments).

The RA positions are both live-in positions (meaning that each RA will be provided housing in Young Hall or Colony Apartments during the extent of their contract). Each RA will oversee a floor of 25-50 residents for the summer program and have other responsibilities that will average 10 hours per week.

You can also email chippitkin@pointloma.edu for Young Hall or marshahubbard@pointloma.edu for Colony Apartments.

Summer RA Job Description

Prerequisites:

• Must be a continuing PLNU student in Fall 2024
• Must have at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA
• Must not have more than 30 hours of additional work/class requirements during the summer

Resident Assistant Information:

• Summer Hall: Young Hall and Colony Apartments
• Hours/Week: 10
• Contract Dates: May - August

Only current PLNU students may apply. Incoming students will have the opportunity to apply after their first year. Must be a continuing PLNU student in Fall 2025.

• Resident Check in/out
• Box Duties
• Weekly Meetings with RD
• On-Duty Time
• Programs and Events
• Live-in Position
• Work Orders for Community Space
• Student Conduct (Low Level)
• Visibility on Hall

• Leadership Experience
• Stipend ($1,105)
• Room ($1,867 value)
• Meal Plan
• Job Flexibility

For New RA applicants: Complete the online application. If invited to the next round, you will move to the group interview process phase. The final phase, if invited, will be an individual interview with a panel of RDs.

For Returner RA applicants: Complete the online application. If you are invited to the next round, you will move to the individual interview phase. For the individual interview, you will be responsible to prepare and present a short micro-presentation to a panel of RDs based on a prompt and guidelines that will be provided to you ahead of time.