Meet Our Staff
On Friday and Saturday nights (including Midterm Breaks and Reading Days) throughout the term, a Resident Assistant from each area is on duty from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
If you need assistance, please call the phone number listed:
- Burton/Davis/Sevy: 507-649-2399
- Cassat/Memorial: 507-649-2325
- Evans/Goodhue: 507-649-2402
- Musser/West Side Houses: 507-649-2400
- Myers/Nourse: 507-649-2401
- Watson/East Side Houses: 507-649-2403
Residential Life
- Phone: (507) 222-4072
- Fax: (507) 222-7473
Andrea Robinson
Director of Residential Life
Office: Severance Hall G17
Phone: x5465
Email: arobinson@carleton.edu
- Plan, implement, and evaluate all policies affecting Residential Life
- Select and supervise residential life professional staff
- Involvement in college-operated residence halls and houses planning and development
- Develop long-range plans and objectives for Residential Life
- Liaison with facilities, custodial, ITS, and dining services staff
- Furniture selection and replacement
- Lead and manage housing operations and programs including Room Draw and first year student housing
- Assist with the supervision, selection, and training of the RAs
- Oversight of Residential Life student conduct system
- Provide counseling, advising, and mediation services to individual students and staff
- Work with students who need housing accommodations
Amy Sillanpa
Associate Director of Residential Life
Office: Severance Hall G19
Phone: x4072
Email: asillanp@carleton.edu
Residential Life Responibilities:
- Staff Supervision
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- Hall Director (HD) supervision, training and evaluation
- Resident Assistant (RA) selection, training, supervision and evaluation
- Roommate/Student Conflicts and Other Miscellaneous Concerns
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- Counseling, advising, conflict resolution, and mediation services to individual students
- Resource to staff and students about general concerns and community issues
- Meal Plan Exemptions
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- Review requests, advise students, and coordinate efforts with dining services regarding meal plan reductions and exemptions (for documented health conditions requiring special diets that cannot be accommodated by the college's dining services provider)
- Please see this website for more information: http://apps.carleton.edu/student/housing/housing/accommodations/
- Community Development and Education
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- Oversee the community building programs and the budgets associated with the programs
- Safety Awareness Education
- Peer Leader Training and Involvement
Sexual Misconduct Complaint Coordinator responsibilities:
- Amy serves as the main entry point to the complaint process and coordinates the overall organization of the complaint process. When you contact her, she can:
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- Start the Complaint Process
- Walk you through the steps of the Complaint Process
- Explain what you can expect when filing or responding to a complaint
- Discuss your options in reporting Sexual Misconduct
- Help you complete a “Community Concern” form, informing the Dean of Students office of sexual misconduct or concerning behavior
- Connect you with support people and resources
- Talk with you privately, but will be required to complete basic, non-identifying information on a “Community Concern” form
- Visit the Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response website for more information
Vicky Deering
Administrative Assistant/Data Specialist
Office: Severance Hall 10
Phone: x5469
Email: vdeering@carleton.edu
- Housing Students
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- Academic Year Housing
- Northfield Option
- Commencement Week
- Summer Housing
- Early Arrival Housing
- Room Changes
- Room Draw
- New Student Housing
- Residential Keys and Door Access
- Card Access to Campus Buildings
- Room Condition Reports
- Student Fines and Damage Charges
- Census Reporting
- Vacancy Report
- Occupancy and Projection Reports
- Commencement Guest Housing
- Datatel / Colleague Updates and Reporting
- CS Gold / Building Access Reporting
- Assist Reunion Staff and Summer Academic Programs Staff for their key and building access needs
Kari Scheurer
Administrative Assistant/Project Specialist
Office: Severance Hall 16
Phone: x5465
Email: kscheure@carleton.edu
- Opening / Closing Preparation
- Winter / Spring Break Housing
- Hall Dinner Coordination
- Monitor Departmental Budgets
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- Process Credit Card Statements
- Manage Petty Cash
- Track Programming / Issue Reimbursements
- Purchase Supplies
- Supervise Office Assistants
- Prepare Safety Inspection Reports, Fire Drills, and Severe Weather Information
- Provide Administrative Support for
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- RA / HM / HD Training
- RA / HM / HD Selection
- Other miscellaneous
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- Fleet Vehicle / Room Reservations
- Calendar / on-call information updates
- Answering phones / greets guests
- Maintains Housing Website