Encouraging meeting

Tonight I had an encouraging meeting with a group of 12 young women. Last Tuesday night we had an RA information meeting for those interested in applying for the job next year. After the meeting a few of my current RAs reported that their girls had come back to the floor saying that they didn't really feel that meeting had answered their questions. I didn't want to see anyone not apply because they didn't feel like they understood what the job entailed, so I invited the 15 women from my building that came to the original meeting to come to my apartment tonight for a more in depth meeting. I talked for about 30 minutes about what I felt the most important pieces of the job were and what some of my expectations of my staff are. We spent another 30 - 40 minutes discussing additional questions that they had. I felt like everyone left feeling more more informed and still excited about the position! I also think there was the added benefit that those that came feel a bit more comfortable with me now after hearing my personal goals for Residence Life here at Goshen.

The male applicant pool for my building is much smaller...only 4 guys applying for 3 spots. So I am going to start tapping some people on the shoulder that I think might be possible good candidates.