For my first observation I would be shadowing residential advisor A.K. Bennett as he made rounds throughout Commons East, and worked a shift at the desk. I chose to shadow a residential advisor because I'm very interested in applying for the position, and would like to find out exactly what it entails. A.K. explained to me how residential advisors are responsible for not only the safety of the students, but also the building as well. We walked down the hallway on each floor to make sure all the doors were closed, no one was playing music to loud, no one was defacing nova property, and to make sure all the students were safe. A.K. explained how major problems rarely happen, and that most of the calls are room lockouts or noise disturbances. I also learned that before the first semester starts you spend two weeks in training learning safety procedures and the correct responses to emergency situations. A.K. also said if hired housing and res life will place you in a certain building based on your personality. For example, those who are particularly outgoing are sent to Goodwin to excite the freshman. After making the rounds we went to the front desk where one or two residential advisors was placed to monitor the computer. A.K. explained how one residential advisor is on call at all times even throughout the night. The position of RA seems like it carries a lot of responsibility, but the rewards are great as well.