Meet Our Staff

The Residence Life Team

The Office of Residence Life at Case Western Reserve University is a group of 130 passionate and dedicated staff! The team is comprised of 15 full-time professionals, 16 graduate-level paraprofessionals, and 104 undergraduate staff. Below is an overview of the various roles our team members play and the ways we support our residential students and the greater campus community.

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 Director, Associate Director, two Assistant Directors, Administrative Assistant, and Department Assistant. Each Central Office team member is a full-time professional with extensive experience and a unique area of responsibility. Our Central Office Staff can be found in the main Residence Life Office, located in Thwing Center, Suite 108. Our Department Assistant has an office located in Tyler House, Room 100 (Design Center) and our Assistant Director for the Independent Living Experience has an office located in the Village at 115, 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

We currently maintain a staff of 16 graduate-level students. These paraprofessional staff members are pursuing degrees at Case Western Reserve University and other neighboring higher education institutions, including Kent State University and Cleveland State University.

Assistant Residential Community Directors (ARCDs)

Our staff of 12 Assistant Residential Community Directors within Residence Life support our first year, second year, and upperclass residential communities. ARCDs are responsible for supporting residents, implementing the residential experience model, supervising undergraduate staff, advising our Community Councils, and providing leadership to their residential community alongside their full-time Residential Community Directors supervisors.

Graduate Resident Directors (GRDs)

Our 4 Graduate Resident Directors on the Residence Life team support the Independent Living Experience, comprised of upperclass students. GRDs are specifically responsible for supporting residents within Triangle Towers, Hazel Apartments, and our Property-Management Apartment (PMA) communities. Additionally, they are responsible for coordinating part their specific community's programming and engagement experience while also overseeing their residential communities alongside our Assistant Director for Independent Living.

Undergraduate Student Staff

The Office of Residence Life would not be able to function without our undergraduate student staff. They live and work alongside our residential students, often providing the most immediate support and guidance to their residential peers.

Resident Assistants (RAs)

For the 2024-2025 Academic Year, we have a staff of 104 Resident Assistants as part of the Residence Life team! They are all 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 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, Suite 108.

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