Dear Students:
On behalf of the Augsburg College Residence Life staff, I would like to welcome you to Augsburg College. Augsburg College provides many resources to help you adjust to and continue through college life. As a staff, we also wish to assist you in your transition to college and making the residence hall your home away from home.
The transition of living in a residence hall carries with it the rewards and responsibilities of community membership. A member of a residence hall community must balance his/her needs and preferences with those of the other members of the floor. The rewards of living in a community governed by such respect and consideration can be great. Among them are opportunities to form supportive and meaningful relationships, to learn from the perspectives and experiences of many different people, and to experience the satisfaction of working with others toward a common goal.
Our hope is that you take advantage of participation in residence life activities and in the governance of our halls. Throughout the year the residence life staff works together to present various programs such as: academic skills, sexual decision-making, alcohol awareness topics, diversity topics, politics, etc. or social activities such as: welcoming activities, dances, movie nights, coffee houses, etc. These are just a few of the many activities planned. You will also be involved in floor meetings making decisions (community agreements), having open discussions, and resolving problems.
We look forward to meeting you. Please contact us if you have any questions or check out our web-site at http://www.augsburg.edu/reslife/.
Sincerely,
Amanda Erdman
Director of Residence Life