RES LIFE each week. CLs also turn in the time cards a day early, so there is time to fix any errors before the sheets are truly due. PHOTO COURTESY OF GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Students enjoy an opening program at Georgia Southern. However, RAs plan many other creative activities and Director of Residence Education Tierza Watts worries that with ACA limiting RA hours there will be less time to do the "little" things that have a big impact on community. ACA also changed the training schedule at Georgia Southern. Since the legislation, the department can do a maximum of 40 hours within two weeks at the beginning of the academic year. So the residence education staff added a non-credit class to the spring semester. The application and interview process starts in November, and students who do well - and whose fall semester grades are up to par - are invited to take the class in the spring. The class training results in a better but smaller pool of candidates. Tracking and managing RA hours has downsides, however. Some institutions allow RAs to have other jobs; others do not. "We allow RAs to work 10 hours a week in another STUDENT LIFE STUDIO enriching the student experience multi-generation environments live | learn | connect Carvell Design Director formerly with Page 303.601.8240 | chris@carvellarchitects.com 26 TALKING STICK