A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 is required of students applying for these positions. An RA's general job description involves working closely with students to make the halls comfortable and enjoyable for the residents. This includes planning activities, providing educational programs, participating in hall government and orientation activities, peer counseling, communicating students' concerns to administrators, working with faculty, reporting policy violations, assisting with resident problems and mediating conflicts. An RA is on duty at all times for assisting with emergencies. Duty schedules are posted by RAs' doors and in receptionist offices.
Receptionists are residents of the residence hall in which they work.
Their primary responsibilities are to monitor people entering the building, answer the phone, take messages, and sort the mail. Receptionists aid in enhancing residence hall security by enforcing the escort policy. House managers are student staff members in apartment and co-op housing. Their responsibilities are primarily administrative, attending to such duties as checking residents in and out, facilitating maintenance and repair, holding house meetings and responding to lock-outs. The Mills student body is a richly diverse population including resuming and commuting students.