East Georgia State College: A State College of the University System of Georgia

Housing Mission

The Office of Housing and Residence Life creates a safe living environment which promotes holistic learning and personal growth among residents. This environment fosters independent thinking and accountable personal-decision making. Through our programs and services, we challenge students to be engaged, community-minded and academically successful.

Housing Core Values

• Providing residents with the support and resources to promote successful transitions and prove conducive to academic and personal success.
• We strive to ensure that students are civically aware and engaged by providing opportunities for involvement with East Georgia State College and the greater Swainsboro community.
• We encourage students to understand, appreciate, and promote awareness of diverging views, opinions and differing backgrounds through intentional programs and educational conversations.
• We promote an ethic of team work that connects our department with others in support of the mission of East Georgia State College.
• We collaborate strategically and closely with the College Police Department, Corvias, IT Services, and Plant Operations to ensure that student residences are safe, secure and well maintained.

Housing Outcomes

• Increase residential student average cumulative GPA by .2 during the academic year 2018-2019.
• Decrease residential student attrition due to academic suspension by 10% in 2018-2019.
• 90% of residential students who participate in housing programs will report that their resident assistant contributed to their overall student success.
• 90% of residential students who complete the housing satisfaction survey will indicate that they agree or strongly agree that housing made them aware of, and connected them, with resources on campus that contributed to their overall success.
• Reduce housing cancellations for reasons of student dissatisfaction from Fall 2018 to Spring 2019 by 50%.
• Students who participate as resident assistants or members of the residence hall association will retain at higher rates than non-employees.

Housing Administrative Staff

Housing Support Staff

Housing Student Staff Resident Assistants
Fall 2018 Student Staff

Nas Bernard Bobcat Villas South 1st Floor - Odd	Kanecia Day Bobcat Villas South 1st Floor - Even	Alexis Adderton Bobcat Villas South 2nd Floor - Odd
Steven Harris Bobcat Villas South 2nd Floor - Even	Kaydreon Brown Bobcat Villas South 3rd Floor - Odd	Alexis Glenn Bobcat Villas South 3rd Floor - Even
Dree Wicker Bobcat Villas West 1st Floor - Odd	Mekenzie Harden Bobcat Villas West 1st Floor - Even	TBD Bobcat Villas West 2nd Floor - Odd
TBD Bobcat Villas West 2nd Floor - Even	Destinee Coleman Bobcat Villas West 3rd Floor - Odd	TBD Bobcat Villas West 3rd Floor - Even

Work for Housing as a Student Employee

Apply now to be a Spring 2019 Resident Assistant!

Once a student has lived in campus housing for 1 semester, they are then eligible to apply for Resident Assistant (RA) positions within Bobcat Villas West and South. Resident Assistants are exactly as the term implies--they are student assistants who live and work within the residence halls in support of fellow residential students. 

Resident Assistants Function at the Highest Level in the Areas of:

1. Role modeling and leadership
2. Resource assistance and referral
3. Student and community development
4. Safety and security awareness
5. Critical thinking and problem solving
6. Customer service activities

Typical duties include:

1. Working at the student reception desks in Bobcat Villas South or West.
2. Attending regularly scheduled staff meetings.
3. Conducting administrative duties as assigned, including but not limited to, occupancy checks and health and safety inspections.
4. Creating and implementing programming and social activities for residential students.
5. Providing a listening ear for fellow residents.
6. Connecting residential students with campus resources to help them be successful.
7. Participating as a part-time peer tutor as part of the Smarty Cats tutoring program.

Minimum Requirements for application consideration:

1. Residency in on-campus housing for at least one full semester (exceptions provided on a case-by-case basis.
2. Enrolled as a full-time, on-campus EGSC student (12+ credit hours) during period of employment.
3. Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 at the start of and during the term of employment.
4. Ability to balance academic, employment, personal and co-curricular commitments.
5. Successful completion of the interview process (includes individual interview and group interview).

Contact and Location Information
Housing & Residence Life Office
Jean and LC Strange Clubhouse
131 College Circle
Swainsboro, GA 30401

PH: 478-289-2172
Fax: 478-419-1003
E-mail: housing@ega.edu
http://www.ega.edu/housing