1) What rules do I need to follow?
2) What are the positions of the people who work in the dorms?
1) Well first off, there is a a billion in a half rules that must be followed and there is a poster in the hallways that sum up the rules but since you are asking me means you don't care to look at either so I am going to take the points on the poster from the hallways and knock off the no brainer rules for you...so here are just some of the rules...for all of them, please go to the Reslife website or talk to your RA.
* If you have a guest, keep them with you. If they do anything wrong, you are taking the risk of the school billing you because they know your billing information is accurate.
* Don't vandalize other people's stuff or public stuff. Property does cost money and if what you are doing cost time and/or money to restore to it's original state then don't do it. If I am allowed to defile your bed while before you go to bed then you are allowed to defile the hallways. It is fellow peers that has to suffer for your stupidity. And pissed peers talk and RAs do know more than you think. Don't push your luck and just keep behaved. Go terrorize a park or Wal-Mart...just don't tell them I said that :p just remember, you PAID a lot to attend SDSM&T would you like to pay more to fix it up?
* Quiet hours need to be observed. THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT. Reslife takes education seriously and nose keeps people awake who want to learn and that will result in punishments that can get as bad as Level 3 if not observed over finals week. If you want to make noise after quiet hours then go outside or to a Greek house. Please contact your RA for "quiet" hours of your hallway.
* The rest is normal stuff, obey common sense, behave, don't murder your roommate, and even if you haven't read any of the rules, you are still bound to them and "I didn't know" wont work. Sorry.
2) I will just paste what is found on their site, I am too lazy to edit anything I think is useless to know.
Resident Assistants
RAs are employees of South Dakota School of Mines who live on each wing with
their fellow residents and receive special training to assist residents in a
variety of ways. As university employees, RAs have the responsibility and the
authority to ensure the safety and security of all residents and the residence
hall facilities. Failure to comply with RAs may warrant appropriate disciplinary
action. RAs facilitate wing meetings, help initiate and organize programs and
activities, are a resource for campus information and deal with university
policy violations. Because RAs may be asked to help with a personal problem,
they are selected cause of their maturity and concern for you. If you need a
good listener, try your RA. RAs are scheduled to be in their halls and available
to students. They do, however, have academic responsibilities and social
interests, just like any student, and will not be available all the time. If you
are interested in being a resident assistant, the RA selection process takes
place during the spring semester.
FIRST Assistants
Like RAs, FAs are employees of the university, but also students. FIRST
Assistants provide support to the students in the FIRST program. FAs provide
academic support to the FIRST participants through peer tutoring, checking in
with each student on an individual basis, organizing study groups and more.
Apartment Managers
AMs are live-in Sr. Staff who have been selected on the basis of experience in
residence life, ability to do light maintenance and an interest in and concern
for people. The AMs are responsible for their assigned apartment complexes
through supervision of the facilities and their surrounding groups,
administration of the complexes and dealing with violations of university
policy. Their primary focus, however, is meeting student needs, developing
student responsibility and the overall welfare of the apartment community. The
AMs are available to help you with personal and group problems, and as they
reside in the apartments, they often handle emergency situations..
Assistant Hall Director
As Peterson Hall is the largest hall on campus housing almost 300 students, the
building has an assistant hall director. The AHD is student with at least one
year of experience as a resident assistant. The AHD provides supervisory support
and management of the residence hall. The AHD’s primary responsibility is
working with the FIRST program.
Hall Directors
HDs are live-in Sr. Staff who have been selected on the basis of educational
background, experience in residence life and an interest in and concern for
people. The HDs are responsible for their assigned residence hall through
supervision of student staff, administration of the hall and dealing with
violations of university policy. Their primary focus, however, is meeting
student needs, developing student responsibility and the overall welfare of the
hall community. The HDs are available to help you with personal and group
problems, and as they reside in the hall, they often handle emergency
situations.
Other Staff
ResLife staff also includes many others—the senior secretary, the project
specialist, mailroom specialist, maintenance and custodial staff, the “Summer
Crew” and the director—whose contributions are equally important to the overall
success of the residence halls. The director and the senior secretary for
Residence Life are located in Surbeck Center near the main desk.
UPDATED: FEB 20, 2009