Eleanor Roosevelt College

Developing world citizens through scholarship, leadership, and service.

Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC) is named in honor of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt — a humanitarian, diplomat, and civil rights advocate affectionately known as the “First Lady of the World” for her global leadership and her tireless work with the United Nations to advance universal human rights.

Guided by the theme “Developing world citizens through scholarship, leadership, and service,” ERC encourages students to think critically and act compassionately on a global scale. Complementing ERC’s core curriculum, Making of the Modern World, Resident Assistants (RAs) in ERC and the International House (I-House) create and facilitate co-curricular programs that foster intercultural understanding. Through these experiences, they help residents explore their identities, build community, and strengthen their commitments as global citizens.

Optional Info Sessions

Tuesday, Nov 18th from 5:30 - 6:30pm in ERC Middle Earth
Monday, Dec 1st from 6:00pm - 7:00pm on Zoom
- Join Zoom Meeting: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/93506461725?from=addon
  Meeting ID: 935 0646 1725

Application Q&A

Monday, Jan 5th from 3:00pm - 4:00pm on Zoom
- Join Zoom Meeting: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/97390203584?from=addon
  Meeting ID: 973 9020 3584

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 at ERC and I-House, what experiences can you bring to the position? What do you expect to gain from the position? Word Limit: 300
Choose one of the following experiences you've had outside of the classroom since you’ve been at UCSD and relate to 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 positive relationships with residents while upholding community expectations. Give us a personal real life example of a time you had a difficult conversation with a fellow student at UCSD. Tell us how you would tie that experience to the RA role at ERC or I-House. Video Limit: 2 minutes max - recorded on Qualtrics, can not be pre-recorded

ERC RA Application

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

Pizza and Movie Night Team Bonding with ProStaff

ERC RAs After Move-Out

ERC RA Volleyball Tournament

Our Neighborhoods

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 at Summer Training Team Bonfire

RAs accompanying their residents to Convocation

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