When you’re the RA on duty

These P’s are designed to give RA’s an easy way to remember when to call the RHD on duty. The P’s are Police Parents Persona President Press Paramedics

The police being in the building indicates that there is a major event going on in the building. This type of information is crucial to the RHD on duty in order to perform their job. RHD’s have more authority than an RA.

When parents come into a Residence Hall they are typically here to “help” their child. This can lead to them having an aggressive attitude. Having an RHD gives several benefits Manager Effect Trained professional Has more answers

Persona is a vital system that utilizes the “reliability” of technology. If the system does go down in a building problems will begin to start. As an RA the only thing we can do is to try and fix the individual problems caused by the persona outage. RHD know how and have the authority to call the proper people

This is an important event because they rarely enter the Residents Halls. If the president is in a hall this means something big is happening and the RHD needs to know.

When dealing with the press and public statements it is important to keep a uniform position on all topics. 70 RA’s vs. 8 RHD’s RHD are higher in the command line and know more about what is going on in housing.

Paramedics are an emergency situation. This alone is reason to call the RHD on duty When Paramedics are on the scene they are going to need to move quickly and freely throughout the building. RHD’s can give them the access they need to get their job done quickly and efficiently.

Serious conflicts you can not handle. If there is any serious housing violations and they need to be taken care of. Situations that are out of your jurisdiction Unsure of what to do? Calling the RHD on duty is an easy way to make sure your doing your job the best way possible.