The Intentional Living Communities Contact Person is the official link between the group members and Residence Life. He or she is responsible to help with accountability within the group, Residence Life and the campus community.
Following are specific responsibilities of the contact person:
- Meet with the Residence Life Coordinator and other ILC Contacts during opening weekend for orientation and preparation. This date will be confirmed later.
- Be accountable to the Residence Life Coordinator via two meetings per semester, individually or with other members of the household.
- Represent your house in two ILC Contact Team Meetings per semester to receive crucial information regarding checkouts and semester transitions.
- Receive and promptly post all information from the Residence Life Coordinator.
- Work with Physical Plant by submitting online work orders as maintenance needs arise or to request additional cleaning supplies and toilet paper.
- Work with the Residence Life Coordinator to perform room safety inspections once per semester.
- Be the communication link to the Residence Life Coordinator in dealing with Standards violations and/or other problems in the ILC unit.
- Arrange to close the unit at the end of each semester as indicated by the Residence Life Coordinator. This includes completing room condition reports and collecting room keys.
- The contact person is ultimately responsible to see that the above tasks are completed. However, the group is expected to work with the contact person in accomplishing these tasks.
The contact person is a voluntary role and ultimately responsible to see that the above tasks are completed. However, the group members are expected to work with the contact person in accomplishing these tasks.
Fall Semester ILC Contact Responsibilities
September
- Complete and return housing condition reports by the stated deadline.
October
- Coordinate a meeting time with theResidence Life Coordinator in one of three ways. (Informal) House meeting over a dessert or snack. (Formal) All House Dinner at your House. (One-on-One) Meet with Residence Life Coordinator to discuss the house dynamics, progress, relationship building, and strategic management. ILC Contact Supervision Outline must be brought to this meeting. The meeting can either take place at your house, Student Life Office, or the Java Junction.
November
- Cooperate and coordinate request for housing safety inspection walk-through meeting with the Residence Life Coordinator.
- Attend ILC Housing Contact Meeting in December to discuss end of the semester
- procedures.
- General Tasks such as communicating housing and roster changes at the end of the Fall Semester, submitting Work Orders for your house in a timely manner, and responding to all Communications from the Residence Life Coordinator in a timely manner.
Spring Semester ILC Contact Responsibilities
January/February
- Coordinate a meeting time with the Residence Life Coordinator in one of three ways. (Informal) House meeting over a dessert or snack. (Formal) All House Dinner at your House. (One-on-One) Meet with Coordinator to discuss the house dynamics, progress, relationship building, and strategic management. ILC Contact Supervision Outline must be brought to this meeting. The meeting can either take place at your house, Student Life Office, or the Java Junction.
March
- Cooperate and coordinate request for housing safety inspection walk-through meeting with the Residence Life Coordinator.
April
- Communicate roster changes at the end of the Spring/May semester.
- Attend Contact Meeting to Discuss procedures for Spring Checkout
- General Tasks such as communicating housing and roster changes at the end of the Fall Semester, submitting Work Orders for your house in a timely manner, and responding to all Communications from the Residence Life Coordinator in a timely manner.
May Term Semester ILC Contact Responsibilities
- Attend ILC Housing Contact Meeting in May to discuss end of the semester procedures and follow through with assigned tasks. Note: There is no stipend for replacement contacts.
- Follow through on assigned task for housing close-out at the end of May Term.