"Desta Bume serves as a Resident Assistant to the students of North Carrick's sixth floor. Desta has proven himself to be instrumental in community building and maintaining appropriate community standards, still less than one month into the new year. Desta exceed the expectation of head staff in both areas.
The programmatic requirements for Resident Assistants during the first six weeks is that there be at least one community builder each week to help facilitate camaraderie and relationship-building on the floors and establish a friendly face between the RA and residents. Desta completed three programs during one week in August where he participated in Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, and Four-Square with his residents. This is beyond the expectations of the model but perfectly in synch with an RA who wants to personally know and interact with his residents and the types of relationships head staff applaud and wish every Resident Assistant developed.
Furthermore, Desta is committed to maintaining a high regard for community standards. The North Carrick staff has taken on a broken windows approach to damages that may have occurred in previous years. Any time there are damages on a floor, our mission is to control the damage, request repair, and hold those accountable who may have harmed others on their floor, even in the most minor of instances to say we are a community that cares about everyone affected as in a true social contract. In one instance in August, Desta found someone vandalizing door decorations on his floor in the middle of the night, decorations he had just put up to welcome residents days earlier. While this individual and friends were tearing those door decorations belonging to other residents down, Desta took the initiative to leave his room and address those responsible. He immediately escorted the resident to the front desk where he had him schedule an appointment to meet with head staff.
Desta also developed a good rapport with the staff in the month of August throughout training and setting a positive attitude for the staff and trend setting a new dance others on staff picked up on during training. Desta has been fabulous with administrative tasks and informs head staff of security related concerns while also maintaining a good humor about things. He consistently makes an effort to know the people on his floor. In consideration of Desta's efforts this past month, he earns consideration for RA of the month for August."
Congratulations, Desta! The honor is well-deserved!Chelsea Oliver
WAGA
Well done Desta!
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