A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF STUDENTS - Fisher College

first, and often best, Residential Life staff person to turn to with a question. The RA lives in your residence hall, and is a
student who is selected each year for his/her maturity and understanding of student life. You should feel very comfortable
turning to your RA for advice, answers, and support for any issue. RAs are also on call to address problems
when the Office of Housing and Residential Life is closed. Please note the RAs are required to report any concerns a
student might have to their supervisor, who will then decide if any action needs to be taken to help the student or if any
information needs to be conveyed to select individuals. For instance, in case of a sexual assault, the student will have
the right to decide whether he/she wants to pursue the case through law enforcement. However, while the privacy of
the individual student will be respected by the Director of Residential Life and the individual identity not disclosed to the
Department of Public Safety without the student’s consent, the Director of Residential Life is obligated by law to report
to Public Safety that such an incident has occurred.
You will find that members of the administration, faculty, Director of Residential Life, College Nurse, College Physician,
and Counseling Services staff are very receptive to helping you deal with any problems you may encounter. It is up to
you to learn from these people to help make the most of your experiences here at Fisher College.
Being a student does not provide sanctuary from the laws of the community, state, or nation. The College is obligated
to cooperate with duly constituted law-enforcement agencies to ensure that legal obligations are fully observed in the
residences and throughout the campus.
RULES TO LIVE BY
Residential rules are necessary to protect the rights of all residents, to facilitate adjustment to the College, and to
encourage personal freedom with responsibility. Your decision to live in a group indicates your willingness to compromise
a portion of your individuality in order to function as a member of that group. Any group, no matter how compatible
or reasonable, needs a framework of mutual expectations. Having too many rules is as inhibiting to efficient group
activity as having too few. Therefore, the college community periodically re-examines its rules to ensure their relevancy.
Changes are brought about through discussions with Residential Life staff, administration, and faculty. It is your responsibility
to participate in these discussions to effect change.
Please note that you are responsible for the information in this section, as well as in other sections of the Student Code
of Conduct.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
RESIDENCE HALL STAFF
All residence hall staff members are College officials and as such are empowered to issue directions to any student,
guest, or visitor. Failure to comply with the legitimate directions of a staff member in any residence hall or at any residence
hall sponsored event may result in appropriate disciplinary action.
RESIDENT ASSISTANTS AND RESIDENT DIRECTORS
Each Residence Hall has a Resident Director (RD) or Resident Assistants (RA) who are responsible for supporting individual
students and for working with residents to develop the building community. The Residential Life team consists
of leaders who are selected to coordinate programs, provide counseling, mediate roommate conflicts, act as resource
persons, and interpret College policy. Staff members are readily available and work closely with students to make oncampus
life a unique and enriching experience.
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