Meet Our Staff

The Residence Life Team

The Office of Residence Life at Case Western Reserve University has 130 staff members! The team is comprised of 14 full-time professionals, 14 graduate-level professionals, and 102 undergraduate staff members. To learn more about our staffs' roles and what we do, please read the information below.

To take a deeper dive into who our team is, please check out our Meet the Team page.

Full-Time Professionals

Central Office Staff

Members of the Central Office Staff include our Administrative Assistant, Department Assistant, Director, Associate Director and two Assistant Directors. Each member of the Central Office is a full-time professional who has various levels and areas of responsibility. Additionally, the Central Office Staff can be located in the main Residence Life office in Thwing Center, Room 108. Our Deparment Assistant has an office located in Tyler 100 and our Assistant Director who oversees the ILE community has an office located in House 3a.

Residential Community Directors (RCDs)

Our 8 Residential Community Directors are full time, master's level professional staff who oversee residential communities across campus. They are responsible for supporting residents, coordinating their communities' experiences, and supervising graduate and undergraduate team members. 

Graduate Student Staff

Assistant Residential Community Directors (ARCDs)

For 2023-2024, we have 10 Assistant Residential Community Directors on the Residence Life team. ARCDs are graduate students pursuing degrees at Case Western Reserve University and other neighboring higher education institutions. They are responsible for supporting residents, coordinating their communities' experiences, supervising undergraduate team members, and overseeing the residential communities alongside our Residential Community Directors. ARCDs are supervised by RCDs.

Graduate Resident Directors (GRDs)

For 2023-2024, we have 3 Graduate Resident Directors on the Residence Life team. GRDs are graduate students pursuing a graduate or professional degree at Case Western Reserve University and other neighboring higher education institutions. They are responsible for supporting residents specifically within the Triangle, Monroe, and PMA communities. Additionally, they are responsible for coordinating part their specific community's programming and engagement experience while also overseeing their residential communities alongside their residential community's professional staff. GRDs are supervised by an Assistant Director.

Undergraduate Student Staff

Resident Assistants (RAs)

For 2023-2024, there are 100 Resident Assistants part of the Residence Life team. They are undergraduate students pursuing degrees at Case Western Reserve University. RAs are also responsible for creating communities that feels safe, are focused on learning, and are inclusive and respectful of all members.

Central Office Student Assistants (COSAs)

Our 3 Central Office Student Assistants are undergraduate students pursuing degrees at Case Western Reserve University. COSAs primary responsibilities are to assist with the day-to-day functions of and to build community within the main Residence Life office, located in Thwing Center, Room 108.

To connect with a member of the full-time professional staff, please look at the contact information below: