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Resident Assistants

2024-2025 Purdue-Indianapolis RA Selection Process

(please note, dates & location are subject to change as we continue to explore the exciting opportunities and partnerships at the Purdue-Indianapolis campus)

New Applicants

To qualify to be an RA for the 2024-2025 academic year, you must meet the following by the end of the Spring 2024 semester (Tuesday, May 14th, 2024):

  • 36 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 2023 (more information coming soon)

Information Sessions  

  • November 28th from 7pm-8pm in North Hall 1105
  • Virtual:  December 4th from 7pm-8pm
  • Virtual:  December 7th from 5pm-6pm
  • Virtual:  January 10th from 8pm-9pm
Application Timeline 

For students who have not served as an RA on the Indianapolis Campus  

  • New RA application opens on November 27th (Application Link:  https://tinyurl.com/PurdueIndyRAApplication)
  • New RA application closes on January 8th @ 11:59pm 
  • Applicants notified if they are moving forward for interviews by January 15, 2024. 
  • Interview day (February 2nd or 3rd

Applicants notified by February 28th if hired/alternate/no longer in consideration 

Returning RAs - Students who are currently serving on the Indianapolis Campus as RAs who are interested in being considered for the Purdue Indianapolis RA role 

Information Sessions  

  • Virtual:  December 6th from 8pm-9pm
  • Virtual:  January 10th from 8pm-9pm

To apply:

Complete Interest Form – issued Week of January 8, 2024 

For additonal questions, please email raselect@purdue.edu

Residence Education Assistants (REAs) - REAs serve as a peer supervisor for RAs and co-supervise the RA staff in coordination with the Area Coordinator.  REAs will assist with adminstrative tasks, supervisory duties, on-call responsibilities and student learning and development.  

To qualify to be an REA for the 2024-2025 academic year, you must meet the following by the end of the Spring 2024 semester (Tuesday, May 14th, 2024):

  • Have served as a RA for at least one academic year
  • 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 January 2024

Information Sessions  

  • Virtual:  December 6th from 8pm-9pm
  • Virtual:  January 10th from 8pm-9pm

 

2024-2025 Purdue-West Lafayette RA Selection process

To qualify to be an RA for the 2024-2025 academic year, you must meet the following by the end of the Spring 2024 semester (Tuesday, May 14th, 2024):

  • 36 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 2023 (more information coming soon)
NOTE: If you are not currently in West Lafayette 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, 2023 and must be submitted by midnight on November 5th, 2023

References are due November 19th, 2023.

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

2023 Information Sessions:

List of RA Information Sessions
Date: Location: Time:
September 27 Virtual 4:30 PM
October 2nd Winifred Parker Hall Conference Room 159 7:00 PM
October 4th Tarkington West Activity Room 5:00 PM
October 10th Wiley West Activity Room 6:00 PM
October 12th First Street West Conference Room 5:30 PM
October 16th Hawkins Metro Room (HAWK 120) 6:00 PM
October 18th Black Cultural Center MP #3 4:00 PM
October 19th Meredith South MPR 5:00 PM
October 24th McCutcheon North Activity Room 5:30 PM
October 26th

Matthews Building 210

6:00 PM
November 1st Winifred Parker Conference Room (PRKW 159) 5:00 PM
November 3rd

VIRTUAL

1:00 PM

Interviews:

You will be notified in January 2024 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 9-11, 2024. All candidates will be notified of their hire decision by mid-March 2024.

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.