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Resident Assistants

2025-2026 Purdue-West Lafayette & Purdue-Indianapolis RA Selection process

To qualify to be an RA for the 2025-2026 academic year, you must meet the following by the end of the Spring 2025 semester (Thursday, May 15th, 2025):

  • 40 undergraduate credit hours (those in master's and Ph.D. programs meet this requirement)
  • Minimum of one year living in a residence hall at the college/university level
  • Cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher
  • Must be able to serve for one full academic year
  • Must complete an online application by the deadline in November 2024 (more information coming soon)
NOTE: If you are not currently in West Lafayette or Indianapolis and would like to be an RA, please email raselect@purdue.edu for information about applying.

How To Apply To Be An RA:

To access the RA application, you MUST attend a mandatory information session. Applications will be open on October 1, 2024 and must be submitted by midnight on November 10th, 2024

References are due November 24th, 2024.

You will receive a link to the application after October 1st or within 48 hours of the info session you attended.

2024 Information Sessions:

Virtual Information Sessions are open to students on both the West Lafayette and Indianapolis campus

List of RA Information Sessions
Date: Location: Time:
September 30 VIRTUAL (link will be posted within 48 hours of information session) 4:30 PM
October 2nd Winifred Parker Hall Conference Room 159 7:00 PM
October 8th North Hall Classroom (Purdue Indianapolis Campus) 6:00 PM
October 8th Meredith South Room 1063 6:00 PM
October 10th Winifred Parker Hall Conference Room 159 5:30 PM
October 14th Hawkins Metro Room (HAWK 120) 6:00 PM
October 16th Library 1116 (Purdue Indianapolis Campus) 4:00 PM
October 16th Black Cultural Center MP #2 4:00 PM
October 17th Winifred Parker Hall Conference Room 159 5:00 PM
October 22nd Meredith South MPR (Room 1063) 5:30 PM
October 24th ARMS 1010 5:00 PM
October 30th

Winifred Parker Conference Room (PRKW 159)

 5:00 PM
November 3rd VIRTUAL (link will be posted within 48 hours of information session) 1:00 PM

Interviews:

You will be notified in January 2025 if you are selected to move forward to the interview phase. If you are selected, you MUST be available to participate in the in-person interviews during the weekend of February 7th-9th, 2025. All candidates will be notified of their hire decision by mid-March 2025.

Still Need More Info? 

Additional questions about what it takes to be an RA? Talk with any current RA or Residential Life Professional member to learn about the different aspects and benefits of the position or email raselect@purdue.edu.