RA Appreciation Week! - Wall & Grand

SIU Residence Life has some great things going on, and we want to showcase some of our proud moments on our blog. We also hope people considering working in RA, graduate assistant, or full-time positions with our department will take a minute to learn more about the things we are doing. More information about our department, including position descriptions, application information, and graduate and full-time staff profiles can be found on our recruitment website.

April 20-26 is Resident Assistant Appreciation Week! In Residence Life we know our RAs work very hard to provide a great experience for our on-campus residents. THANK YOU for all you do, RAs! This post features the amazing staff in Wall & Grand.

WAGsWAG Family…what is it you may ask? Well, let me give you the description.

WAGsWAG family [wag] [swag] [fam-uh-lee, fam-lee]

Noun: An SIU student who is a resident assistant at Wall & Grand apartments. This finely picked group of individuals wears many different hats. These individuals are conflict managers, educators, enforcers of rules and regulations, concierges and additionally student leaders. Their job is not easy and truly is never done. They are able to take on situations head on and deal with them in a patient and helpful manner. A WAGsWAG family member needs to be academically strong, customer service-oriented, quirky, have a creative personality and be a strong student leader.

There is no way I could ever describe my WAGsWAG staff in one description. Each one of them has a different personality and contributes their own to what it means to be part of the WAGsWAG family.

Thank you WAGsWAG family:

For the endless amount of hours you pour into your work 

For the creative programs and bulletin boards you have created 

For the positive attitude 

For always going above and beyond 

For always being there to help your fellow staff and residents 

For being professional 

For being positive role models 

For being responsible and respectable individuals 

For being a nifty and quirky bunch

For always providing a good laugh

Now you may ask who these wonderful individuals are:

Top row from left to right: Tyler Mode, Christian Kleckner, Joseph Essig, Apryl Wright, Jacob Rose
Bottom row from left to right: Earnest Johnson, Jessica Carron, Heather King, Chandrea Willard, Brittany Lemke