Habitats: Guide to On-Campus Living - Tufts University

T H E R E S I D E N C E H A L L S
The In-Hall Residential Staff:
Resident Directors (RD) – The RDs are an integral part of the Residential Life staff.
They are live-in professional staff employed to manage their respective residential areas.
RDs are responsible for the health, safety and overall management and well-being of the
residential population and their guests. RDs work in collaboration with Residential
Facilities to ensure a safe and clean living environment. They also promote a sense of community
and serve as a resource for the students within their area of responsibility. They are
knowledgeable of all university and residential policies and procedures and assist the
Assistant Director of Community and Judicial Affairs by meeting with students involved in
lower level residential policy violations. There are ten Resident Directors on campus. RDs
provide on-call coverage to the residential community on a rotating weekly basis from
7 p.m.–7 a.m. There is an uphill RD on call and a downhill RD on call. If students need
assistance from the RD on call, they can contact TPD at 7-3030, or a member of the inhall
residential staff.
Resident Assistants (RA) – The RAs are undergraduate students selected by the ORLL
and directly supervised by the RDs of the area in which they reside. The RAs work to
facilitate the development of community on their floors by organizing programs and activities,
assist individual students, and intervene in crisis. Another important responsibility of
the RAs is to uphold all university and residential policies and community standards. RAs
can be expected to provide important information to their residents, inclusiveness for all
members of their community, help resolve conflicts between roommates or floor mates, and
to confront floor members who are infringing upon the rights of the other members. RAs
provide duty coverage on a rotating daily basis. RA duty begins at 9:00 p.m. and ends at
7:00 a.m. daily. While on duty, RAs will conduct rounds of their building or area at various
times of the night, assist students when necessary and document inappropriate student
behavior or building facilities issues. In order to contact the RA on duty, students can call
or stop by the RA on duty’s room during the above hours.
R E S E R VAT I O N O F R E S I D E N C E H A L L LO U N G E S PA C E
The ORLL allows any Tufts-recognized group (i.e., residential staff, student organizations,
etc.) to reserve lounge space in various residence halls across campus. Only main lounges in
residence halls may be reserved. Small study, corner, or basement lounges are not available
for student groups to reserve. The following residence hall main lounge spaces are available
for reservation: Bush Hall, Carmichael Hall, Carpenter House, Haskell Hall, Hill Hall,
Hodgdon Hall, Lewis Hall, Metcalf Hall, Miller Hall, South Hall, Tilton Hall, West Hall,
and Wilson House. Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room is also available for reservation through
R25 online.
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