Meet Your Residence Life Staff

Sue O'Driscoll, Director of Residence Life Stacie Horrell, Assistant Director of Residence Life Resident Hall Resident Director Blue Ridge Hall Rebecca Conrad Wampler Towers Scott Hearn Daleville Hall Beth Stovall Dillon Hall Emily Barker Geisert Hall Heidi Yoder Heritage Hall Chris Evans Wakeman Hall Trae Vickers Wright Hall Michael Porterfield Resident Directors: Residing in each residence hall is a full-time Resident Director (RD), who is a college graduate. The primary role of the RD is to establish a community in which students feel ownership and acceptance. The Resident Director is available to the students to personally assist with the diverse concerns that arise during the course of the year. Resident Assistants: Aiding the RD in attending to student needs and concerns are two or three Resident Assistants (RA's). RA's are students who have been carefully selected and trained to assist students and to help oversee the residence halls. Reasons to see a Resident Director or Resident Assistant: You need someone to talk to (about anything) You have something in your room, bathroom, or on the hall that is broken or missing You are having difficulty getting along with your roommate(s) You have a suggestion for an activity in your community You are locked out of your room You want to know how to get involved on campus You have questions or concerns about the residence hall or student life If you are interested in becoming a Resident Assistant, contact the Assistant Director of Residence Life, Box 12, Bridgewater College, or email osa@bridgewater.edu. Incoming students select their roommates by filling out a Roommate Preference Sheet and returning it to the Office of Student Affairs. The staff will then manually compare each student's sheet to find another student who shares similar interests, values, and habits. Those students will be paired; no student will be placed in a room until a roommate match is made. Building Positive Roommate Relationships: Discuss important issues up front and early. It's never too early to learn about each other. Consider making a contract. Your Resident Director, Resident Assistants and Resident Counselors can help you with this. Negotiate and compromise. It creates an environment of mutual respect. Residence Hall Council and Community Living Agreements Box 12, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA 22812 Email: sodrisco@bridgewater.edu Office phone: 540.828.3794 In addition to the Resident Director, Resident Assistants, and Resident Counselors, each residence hall has an elected Hall Council. The Hall Council is composed of Floor Leaders. Each wing or section elects a Floor Leader at the beginning of the Fall Semester. This Floor Leader serves as the voice for the hall. One of the greatest responsibilities of the Floor Leader is to aid the section or wing in creating and maintaining the Community Living Agreement. The Community Living Agreement is a document, unique to each floor, that sets forth the agreed-upon community standards for that area. The purpose of the Community Living Agreement is to encourage residents to take an active role in developing and maintaining standards for their respective living environments. Each resident will take part in this process during the beginning weeks of the Fall Semester.