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Who is the Muir Team?
The Muir College Residential Life team is made up of dedicated professional staff and student leaders who work together to create a welcoming, supportive, and engaging residential community.
Our professional staff includes one Director of Residence Life and two Assistant Directors of Residence Life (A/DRLs), who oversee residential life operations and support the residential experience at Muir College. Our team also includes a Program Assistant and a Housing Assistant, who help keep our office running smoothly and provide essential support to our residential community.
In addition to our professional staff, we have a team of 30 student staff members who work directly with our residents. This team includes two Lead House Advisors (Lead HAs) and 28 House Advisors (HAs), who help foster community, support residents, and bring the Muir residential experience to life.
Dra. Sonia Rosado
Associate Dean of Student Affairs & Director of Residence Life
Associate Dean of Student Affairs & Director of Residence Life
Daniel Thomas Clark
Assistant Director of Residence Life
Assistant Director of Residence Life
Michael Vallejo
Assistant Director of Residence Life
Assistant Director of Residence Life
Our Wonderful HA Team!
Celebrating the Independent Spirit!
Application opens on November 13th 9:00 AM
Application is due January 4th 2027 at 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time.
First Year Candidate Hiring Timeline
Info Sessions
Monday November 16th at 7:00 pm in the Mariposa Room (Located next to Johns Market in the Tamarack Apartments)
Thursday November 19th at 6:30 pm in the Mariposa Room
Wednesday December 2nd at 6:00 PM on Zoom.
Application timeline
Application opens Friday November 13th 2026 at 9:00am Pacific Standard Time
Application closes Monday, January 4th 2027 at 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time
No applications will be accepted past the deadline. Please plan accordingly.
In order to continue on in the process and receive an invitation to the Group Process Interview candidates must:
Be in good standing with the university. A Conduct check will be performed and candidates must be in good standing with the university.
Met the minimum GPA requirement as outlined by the job card which states, " Academic success of 2.50 is a preferred minimum for quarterly and cumulative Grade Point Average in order to apply and at the time of hire"
Once candidates pass the Conduct and Grade Check, their applications will be evaluated by the Muir College Team.
Application Screening by the HA Selection Committee will take place Wednesday, January 6-Friday, January 15, 2027
Candidates Notified by Email of Interview Selection on Friday, January 15, 2027 | 4 PM
Group Process Interviews- Wednesday, January 20-Wednesday, January 27, 2027
If the candidates' application makes it through the Application Evaluations, then they will be invited to take part in the Group Process Interviews.
Group Interview dates will occur between January 18th and January 29th. Group Process Interviews will be in person in Muir College.
Individual Interviews- Thursday January 28th- Friday February 19th
Individual interviews will take place beginning as early as week 4 and will run all the way through February. Interviews will be 30 minutes long and will be in person in the Muir Res Life Office.
HA Selection Committee Reviews All Candidates from Monday, February 22–Wednesday February 24, 2027
Job Offers- Thursday February 25- Friday February 26th
Job Offers will go out to candidates via email.
Returner Candidate Hiring Timeline
Info Sessions
Monday November 16th at 7:00 PM in the Mariposa Room (Located next to Johns Market in the Tamarack Apartments)
Thursday November 19th at 6:30 PM in the Mariposa Room
Wednesday December 2nd at 6:00 PM on Zoom.
Application timeline
Application opens Friday November 13th at 9:00am Pacific Standard Time
Application closes Monday, January 4th 2027 at 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time
No applications will be accepted past the deadline. Please plan accordingly.
In order to continue on in the process and receive an invitation to an Interview candidates must:
Be in good standing with the university. A Conduct check will be performed and candidates must be in good standing with the university.
Met the minimum GPA requirement as outlined by the job card which states, " Academic success of 2.50 is a preferred minimum for quarterly and cumulative Grade Point Average in order to apply and at the time of hire"
Once candidates pass the Conduct and Grade Check, their applications will be evaluated by the Muir College Team.
Application Screening by the HA Selection Committee will take place Wednesday, January 6-Friday, January 15, 2027
Candidates Notified by Email of Interview Selection on Friday, January 15, 2027 | 4 PM
Individual Interviews- Thursday January 28th- Friday February 19th
Individual interviews will take place in the month of February. Interviews will be 45 minutes long and will be in person in the Muir Residence Life Office. Returners will give a 20 minute presentation on a prompt that is sent to them after the application process.
HA Selection Committee Reviews All Candidates from Monday, February 22–Wednesday February 24, 2027
Job Offers- Thursday February 25- Friday February 26th
Job Offers will go out to candidates via email.
HA Training, Move in, and Welcome Week Important Dates
HA Move In
August 21st
HA Training Dates
August 23rd-September 14th, 2026 8:00am -5:00pm Mon - Fri with weekend commitments
Muir Move-in Week
September 15th - September 22nd
Muir Welcome Week
TBD
HA Role Responsibilities
Cultivate a safe, inclusive, and welcoming community with their HA Partner
Role model what it means to be a great Muiron
Offer mentorship and support to residents
Connect residents to campus resources
Plan weekly programs and events
Enforce housing and UCSD Policies
Respond to crisis and emergency situations
Ensure safety of community and residents
Address maintenance issues
And More!
HA Partners and Programming
Muir College Residential Life is unique in that House Advisors work with another House Advisor in the form of an HA Partnership. Each HA partner works together to help develop their house together (more on that below!). HA Partners develop community with their house through a variety of programs and events.
Programs include:
Social Programs that are designed to engage with your house through events like movie nights, art and crafts night, or playing volleyball as a house
Project Programs are events tailored to the entire Muir College community and are designed around your project. Each HA is a part of one project (collateral task) for the year.
Muir Wide Programs are events tailored to the entire Muir College community. Each HA is required to do one Muir Wide Program per year.
Large Scale Cultural Celebration Programs are all hands on deck events where the entire Muir Community comes together to celebrate the various cultures that make our commuinity thrive. Large Scale Cultural Celebration Programs are held once per quarter and consist of Dia De Los Muertos in the Fall, The Festival of Black Joy in the Winter, and You and AAPI in the Spring.
HA on Duty
HAs can expect to be on duty at least twice per month for a shift totaling 3.5 hours
Aside from Holidays and Breaks, HAs shifts are as follows:
Mon-Friday 4pm-7:30pm and 7:30pm-11pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am-12:30pm, 1230pm-4pm, 4pm-7:30pm, and 7:30pm-11pm
While on duty, HAs will complete duty rounds throughout the buildings including outside of the building.
HAs may need to respond to emergency and crisis situations which can include medical emergencies, escalated roommate conflicts, and other crisis scenario that involve Police and Medical Professionals
Note: you have support from Pro Staff in these scenarios!
Communities in Muir College
Housing at Muir is divided into small communities called houses. Houses in the residence halls consist of two floors connected by an open lounge and a spiral staircase. Tuolumne and Tamarack Apartments each have two houses divided among their floors. Tioga and Tenaya Hall typically house the First Year Student Population, while Tuolumne and Tamarack Apartments house continuing students at UCSD.
Houses in Tioga and Tenaya are further divided into suites composed primarily of single and Triple rooms.
Each house has two House Advisors (HAs) who are committed to developing each house into a fun and cohesive community.
Muir has three theme houses in the residence halls and an LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community which is hosted both in the Tuolumne Apartments and in one residence hall house.
The three theme houses at Muir are Wellness House in Tenaya, and Cultural and Wilderness Houses in Tioga. These three theme houses provide opportunities for their residents to participate in specific activities related to the theme of the house.
The LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community (LLC) has participants from all the Colleges. First-year students participating in the LLC live in Cultural House, while continuing and transfer students in the LLC live in a cluster of apartments in the Tuolumne Apartments.
Tenaya Hall
Tenaya is home to the Wellness House. As a Wellness House HA, you would emphasizes physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. Wellness House HAs organize programs centered on the wellness theme and build community through facilitating programs relating to physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. Programs include learning time management, relaxation, and meditation techniques, nutrition, participating in campus-wide IMs, spiritual exploration, and learning to live a healthy lifestyle.
Tioga Hall
Tioga Hall is home to Cultural House and Wilderness House. In Cultural House, students of different cultures, ethnicities, races, and sexual identities learn from each other and increase their personal awareness of diversity. The OASIS Learning Community and the first-year students of the LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community (LLC) is located in Cultural House. Cultural House HAs organize programs around the theme of the House and build community through a variety of programs related to this theme.
As an HA for Wilderness House, you would organize programs around the theme of this House and build community through a variety of outdoor programs such as backpacking trips, day hikes, car/beach camping, tide pooling, and rock climbing. Living in Wilderness House is an excellent opportunity to express an individual's relationship with the environment!
Tuolumne Apartments
Tuolumne Apartments is home to the LGBTQIA+ Learning Living Community. This Living Learning community (LLC) is one of four LLCs offered in on-campus housing that is offered to all continuing and new incoming UCSD students. This LLC provides a dynamic opportunity for residents to participate in a variety of LGBTQIA programs and activities. HA is the LLC, host arts & crafts, social dinners, trivia and board games, LGBT movies, LGBT networking with staff, and visiting the LGBT RC. Presentations may focus on safe sex, intersectionality, intersex awareness, and discussions pertinent to social topics including personal coming-out stories, historical perspectives, and gender issues.
Tamarack Apartments
Tamarack apartments is home to continuing students. While it does not have themed housing or an LLC inside the community, the HAs who live in the apartments still help develop community through resident engagement and programming.
Tamarack is the newest Residential Building at Muir College and is lovingly called, "Tammy" by those who call this place home!
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