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Analyzing my experience in SUNY New Paltz’s department of residence life: a performative autoethnography
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In this paper, I write about my experience as a Resident Assistant at the State University
of New York at New Paltz’s (SUNY New Paltz) Department of Residence Life. I explore
and give a historical analysis on the history of residence life and the fundamental of the
Resident Assistant role. By elaborating on the critical aspects of SUNY New Paltz’s
Department of Residence Life, I can find and pinpoint the weakness of the department. I
then elaborate on the crisis faced at New Paltz during the Spring Semester of 2020, the
following COVID-19 affected academic year, and how these critical points exploited the
department's weaknesses. By using my experience to detail this analysis, my
understanding of the inner functions of the department, and my knowledge of its
operation pre- and post-COVID has made me an ideal person to point to potential
opportunities for change. The inconsistencies seen throughout the department pre-
COVID have negatively affected how the department has reprimanded and expected
specific behavior from Resident Assistants post-COVID. Through adjustments in their
methods of operations, diversifying the professional staff, and creating opportunities to
establish crisis management planning, the department of residence life can decrease RA
burnout, improve retention and satisfaction, and generate a position worth applying for.
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