Residence Student Staff
Your Residence Life Student Team
Residence Life Dons
Dons are upper-year students whose role is to ensure the needs of their students and community are being met. Dons provide support, build genuine relationships with their students, promote responsible behaviour, act as academic and social role models and encourage respect and awareness of diversity. They facilitate programs and events to provide opportunities for personal growth, community building and to have fun.
Residence Education Advisors
Residence Education Advisors (REAs) are responsible for facilitating residence-wide programming that supports academic success and personal growth at Laurier. REAs focus on implementing the residential curriculum and act as a programming resource for Dons throughout the year. They assess, report and create programming that responds to community needs and student trends. Be sure to get to know your REA and attend their ongoing events throughout the year.
Join Our Team of Student Staff!
Do you want to...
- Connect with others?
- Foster a sense of community?
- Help students in their transition to university life?
- Have a positive impact and leave a legacy?
#BeAllIn
... for lifelong friendships
... for student leadership
... to create an impact
... to make a difference
If you are an upper year student looking for a student leadership opportunity, we encourage you to #BeAllIn and apply to the Department of Residence for one of our student staff positions. Our Don and Residence Education Advisor (REA) positions create a residence experience based on our educational priorities to support our first year students in their development as they make the transition to university.
These student staff positions will also provide you with a live-in, experiential leadership opportunity that includes ongoing professional development opportunities to build transferable skills to prepare for future professional and personal goals.
How to Apply
If you are interested in learning more about the specifics related to the core roles available in our department, please don't hesitate to reach out to residencehiring@wlu.ca. We’re excited to learn more about why you want to #BeAllIn!
We are currently hiring for our 2024/25 academic year! We will be running one hiring cycle. Below are some details about our hiring process and key dates/deadlines:
- October 23rd - Applications Open (hiring for the 2024/25 academic year)
- Apply by November 19, 2023 at 11:59 pm to be considered in our hiring cycle.
- November 24th, 25th and 26th - Interview Days for Hiring Cycle
If we’re not currently hiring, to keep up-to-date on our hiring timeline, follow us on social media!