Eleanor Roosevelt College
Developing world citizens through scholarship, leadership, and service.
Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC) is named in honor of the former First Lady, humanitarian and civil rights advocate; known in her time as the “First Lady of the World” for her extensive travels and her tireless work within the United Nations for universal human rights. The defining theme of ERC is “Developing world citizens through scholarship, leadership, and service”. Complimenting ERC's core curriculum (Making of the Modern World) by creating and facilitating co-curricular activities focusing on intercultural experiences, RAs for ERC and I-House help their residents explore their identities and commitments as global citizens.
Info Sessions
Monday, Dec 2nd from 7:00pm - 8:00pm on Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/94641551500
Meeting ID: 946 4155 1500
Tuesday, Dec 3rd from 6:00 - 7:00pm in ERC Middle Earth
Info Sessions are optional and designed to facilitate a space of learning for our incoming candidates
Send questions or concerns to: ercraselection@ucsd.edu
Application Questions:
Based on your current knowledge of the Resident Assistant position, what experiences can you bring to the position? What do you expect to gain from the RA position? Word Limit: 300
Choose one of the following experiences you've had outside of the classroom and tell us how that experience applies to being an RA at ERC or I-House? Word Limit:300
Membership/leadership in a student organization
Living on campus
Internships and/or employment roles
The RA role requires you to develop relationships with residents while upholding community expectations such as policy. Give us a personal, real-life example of a time you have had to have a difficult conversation with someone you care about. Tell us how that might tie into your approach with the RA role. Video Limit: 2 minutes max - recorded on Qualtrics, can not be pre-recorded
The Residence Life Staff at ERC and I-House Strive To
Cultivate a Community of Care:
Determining guidelines for successful group living
Providing conflict mediation and confronting behavioral issues
Ensuring a safe and secure second home for residents
Initiating a desire to serve others
Establish a Community of Consent:
Setting and gaining consensus on group living standards
Facilitate making new social connections
Demonstrating student leadership to their peers
Generating personal communication and relationship expectations
Build a Community of Creativity:
Supporting academic success
Fostering personal identity development
Encouraging education outside the classroom
Advocating contributions to the community
ERC '24 RA End of Training Dinner
ERC RAs After Hosting Nightmare on I-Walk '23
ERC RAs Jumping Into Team Bonding
Residence Halls
RAs in the ERC residence halls are housed in a private room with bathroom, adjacent to the second floor suites.
Apartments
RAs in the ERC apartments (including I-House) are assigned a single bedroom in either a two-person or four-person flat.
Living Learning Communities (LLCs) - ERC is proud to host two of our campus-wide Living-Learning Communities (LLCs): International House and the Raza LLC. These two communities of residents share common objectives and interests, where RAs and residents are actively engaged in learning from each other in a common residential setting.
International House
International House (I-House) is the oldest and largest LLC at UCSD. I-House RAs help encourage a lively mix of International and American students to share their cultures and engage in intercultural exchange. They also partner with the I-House program interns in community-wide events such as language tables, cultural nights, intramural sports, shared meals and socials.
Raza LLC
The Raza LLC RAs and residents together commit to developing their understanding of and greater appreciation for the Chicanx and Latinx experience in San Diego and the United States and the histories and cultures of Latin America.
Exterior of ERC I-House Apartments
Exterior of ERC Residence Halls
RAs accompanying their residents to Convocation
ERC residents in line for "Taste of ERC", an annual collaboration of college council, student orgs, RAs and other student leaders