The Academic Residential Community Assistant, ARC RA, will work in collaboration with Faculty Directors and Residence Life Staff in shaping the new Art and Design Community and will live in the new residence hall with 35 first-year residents. The new residence hall will have a beautiful new maker-space studio. The ARC RA will generate and participate in community events such as special community classes, visiting artist lectures, potlucks, and organizing student led exhibitions.
Link to the Art and Design Community website
An ideal candidate embraces art and design broadly. This person is organized, responsible, timely and energized to be a key part of the new Art and Design Community. They will be modeling and generating programming and engagement with a community of 35 new students and two faculty directors. This candidate has leadership potential for creating a community – i.e. in classes this student has demonstrated strong engagement in critiques in such a way that invites and inspires others to do so. Ideally we would like a student who can represent art and design beautifully so that new incoming students are inspired to major in Art and/or other A&AA departments. Selected ARC RAs will reside in a beautiful new building with a maker-space studio and will receive training and leadership/interpersonal skills and room and board + a stipend.
Link to the ARC RA job description
Any interested students can contact me if they have questions. Applications are due January 15th.