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FAQ for New Housing Graduate Assistants HOUSING INFORMATION | HESA/SPA INFORMATION | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INFORMATION | COLUMBIA INFORMATION When can I move-in to my campus apartment? When is Training? In Area Training/Building Preparation is August 17. Winter training: When do residents move-in? How much do I get paid? Resident Hall Directors and Assistant Resident Life Coordinators receive a room or apartment with utilities paid for. When do I get paid? How can I get my Carolina Card staff activated? How much is the tuition supplement? How do I sign up for direct deposit? Click the employment Tab. Click on Payroll Direct Deposit. Follow directions to enroll in Direct Deposit. How many hours must I work for my GA? How is campus divided? Central Campus: McBryde, McClintock, Patterson, Sims, South Tower , Wade Hampton South Campus: Bates House, Bates West, East Quad, Roost, South Quad, Green Quad Assistant Director: Gay DeBarbieris When can I get time off? Who is in charge of what? Professional Development Opportunities What do all of these housing terms mean? ARLC: Assistant Residence Life Coordinator: Graduate student who works with the RLC to manage a residence hall. Additional responsibilities include advising hall government. DA: Desk Assistant: Student University Housing employee that monitors the front desks of residence halls. Responsibilities include checking student identification cards/keys of residents and checking guests in/out. GA: Graduate Assistant: University of South Carolina graduate student employee who receives a tuition supplement. Hall Government: Government within each residence hall responsible for event planning and allocation of funds. The hall government president and two representatives serve in the RHA senate. Out to Lunch: The Out to Lunch Program is designed to promote faculty and student interaction outside the classroom setting. Students can pick up an Out to Lunch ticket at any University Housing area office and take their professor to lunch for free at a campus dining facility. Over lunch, students and faculty can get to know each other better and discuss many topics such as: a class topic or assignment, joining the class study group, or how the professor's academic career has developed. Perception Study: The Perception Study is an annual survey University Housing conducts to find out how students perceive their living environment on campus. SSM: Student Staff Mentor: A Student Staff Mentor (SSM) is an important staff member of University Housing who is responsible for an assigned section or floor of a residence hall or area. Principal SSM duties involve four areas of responsibility: (1) Student Development, (2) Community Development, (3) Floor Management and Administration, and (4) Building and Departmental Responsibilities. This position may also be referred to as Peer Coordinators (Preston) and Peer Mentors (Capstone). Some of their responsibilities differ from those of an SSM. Living and Learning Communities: http://www.housing.sc.edu/rsl/rescom.html RHA: Residence Hall Association is a student government exclusive to on-campus residents of the University of South Carolina. They represent and look out for the interests of those who live at the University of South Carolina. As a governing body, they look to represent their constituency by addressing all issues pertinent to the experience of living on campus and bring such issues to the proper administrative authorities for review and possible change. RHD: A Residence Hall Director is a graduate student hall director that supervises SSMs and oversees management of an individual building. Additional responsibilities include advising hall government. RLC: A Residence Life Coordinator is a professional hall director that supervises SSMs and oversees management of their individual building. Additional responsibilities include advising hall government. US Security : US Security is a contracted security company providing desk coverage from 12am – 9am. Student Success Initiative (SSI): One priority of the University of South Carolina’s Freshmen Center programs is to enhance student success through interpersonal relationship building between Student Staff Mentors and students. To aid SSMs in this process, a workbook was created to assist SSMs in developing intentional relationships with each of their residents. The SSI workbook guides SSMs and students through a series of four structured, one-to-one, interactions. SSMs discuss common first-year student issues, such as transitions, campus involvement, connection to the university, and academic success with their residents. The workbook also includes perforated resource pages for SSMs to discuss and give to students. For more information regarding University Housing, please visit http://www.housing.sc.edu/ How do I become a member of the Student Personnel Association (SPA)? For more information regarding SPA, please visit: http://web.sa.sc.edu/spahesa/index.html Where can I buy books? The Russell House Bookstore (located on the 1st floor of the Russell House) http://sc.bkstore.com/ Addam’s Bookstore (located on Assembly Street) SC Bookstore (located on the corner of Main Street & Greene Street) Additional HESA Information University of South Carolina Information Where do I get a Carolina Card made? Where do I get parking? http://www.sc.edu/vmps/park.html How can I get athletic tickets? If you are taking less than 12 credits, you must add it to your invoice: How are football tickets distributed? Although your tickets will have an actual section and seat, the student section is really general admission. You must show your student ticket & your Carolina Card to get into the football games. How do I get a meal plan? How do I get health insurance? If you have insurance, fill out the hard waiver and return it to the Health Center . If you do not submit this form, you will automatically be charged for health care. If you do not have heath insurance, you must obtain insurance through the University of South Carolina. You can do this on VIP when paying for your courses. This insurance will be valid from the first day of classes in August through the following July. Link to Campus Map Short Road Trips Local Hospitals Lexington Medical Center What is there to do in Columbia? Downtown Vista : Restaurants, Bars, Shopping Museums & Historical Sights: http://www.columbiacvb.com/ Frankie’s Fun Park : http://www.frankiesfunpark.com/ Riverbanks Zoo: http://www.riverbanks.org/ Find other Fun Stuff to do: http://www.columbiasouthcarolina.com/ Download our Dining and Shopping Guide Page 1 (.pdf) Where can I shop? (From Blossom Street) Food Lion Piggly Wiggly Publix Columbiana Centre Mall Target Wal-Mart
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