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ALs - Academic Links

Academic Links are also live-in student staff. These individuals are trained and focus specifically on academics. ALs are not assigned to a Floor - instead they are assigned to a particular faculty. ALs link residence students to their specific faculty and also to other academic resources on campus. They provide regular programming and maintain office hours in the Academic Link office.


ALF - Academic Link Facilitator

The Academic Link Facilitator is a full-time staff member. The ALF facilitates the Academic Link program and supervises all the ALs.  The ALF also oversees the Living Learning Communities.


CLs - Community Leaders

These individuals help build community within the Residence. They are the go-to person for your floor. Not only are these individuals very helpful they also can connect you with services elsewhere on campus. RAs and CAs are also on-call for emergencies and provide regular programming throughout the academic year.


GAs - Graduate Advisors

These individuals assist the Residence Life and Education Coordinator to organize and maintain residence life within the residence buildings. There are four Graduate Advisors:  Graduate Advisor - Community Standards, Graduate Advisor - Activities, Graduate Advisor - Residence Wide Activities, Graduate Advisor - Leadership.


FPs - Floor Presidents

These are representatives from each floor in residence that sit on the Residence Council.


RAs - Residence Advisors

These individuals help build community within the Residence. They are the go-to person for your floor. Not only are these individuals very helpful they also can connect you with services elsewhere on campus. RAs and CAs are also on-call for emergencies and provide regular programming throughout the academic year.


RLEC - Residence Life and Education Coordinator

The Residence Life and Education Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of Residence Life. The RLC is responsible for student discipline, directing residence life programming and ultimately coordinating all the student-staff in the Residence.


RLS - Residence Life Specialist

The Residence Life Specialist is a part-time staff position that directly supports the Residence Advisors in their roles while supporting the wider Residence Life Program in areas such as Residence Life Team training, Residence Orientation, Assessment, Residence Life Team hiring and Student Leader recognition.


ROCs - Ryerson Orientation Crew

ROCs are upper year students who have returned to Residence to help with move-in guide first years through Orientation Week.


 

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