2024-2025 Purdue-Indianapolis RA Selection Process
(please note, dates & location are subject to change as we continue to explore the exciting opportunities and partnerships at the Purdue-Indianapolis campus)
New Applicants
To qualify to be an RA for the 2024-2025 academic year, you must meet the following by the end of the Spring 2024 semester (Tuesday, May 14th, 2024):
Information Sessions
For students who have not served as an RA on the Indianapolis Campus
Applicants notified by February 28th if hired/alternate/no longer in consideration
Returning RAs - Students who are currently serving on the Indianapolis Campus as RAs who are interested in being considered for the Purdue Indianapolis RA role
Information Sessions
To apply:
Complete Interest Form – issued Week of January 8, 2024
For additonal questions, please email raselect@purdue.edu
Residence Education Assistants (REAs) - REAs serve as a peer supervisor for RAs and co-supervise the RA staff in coordination with the Area Coordinator. REAs will assist with adminstrative tasks, supervisory duties, on-call responsibilities and student learning and development.
To qualify to be an REA for the 2024-2025 academic year, you must meet the following by the end of the Spring 2024 semester (Tuesday, May 14th, 2024):
Information Sessions
2024-2025 Purdue-West Lafayette RA Selection process
To qualify to be an RA for the 2024-2025 academic year, you must meet the following by the end of the Spring 2024 semester (Tuesday, May 14th, 2024):
To access the RA application, you MUST attend a mandatory information session. Applications will be open on October 1, 2023 and must be submitted by midnight on November 5th, 2023
References are due November 19th, 2023.
You will receive a link to the application after October 1st or within 48 hours of the info session you attended.
Date: | Location: | Time: |
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September 27 | Virtual | 4:30 PM |
October 2nd | Winifred Parker Hall Conference Room 159 | 7:00 PM |
October 4th | Tarkington West Activity Room | 5:00 PM |
October 10th | Wiley West Activity Room | 6:00 PM |
October 12th | First Street West Conference Room | 5:30 PM |
October 16th | Hawkins Metro Room (HAWK 120) | 6:00 PM |
October 18th | Black Cultural Center MP #3 | 4:00 PM |
October 19th | Meredith South MPR | 5:00 PM |
October 24th | McCutcheon North Activity Room | 5:30 PM |
October 26th |
Matthews Building 210 |
6:00 PM |
November 1st | Winifred Parker Conference Room (PRKW 159) | 5:00 PM |
November 3rd | 1:00 PM |
You will be notified in January 2024 if you are selected to move forward to the interview phase. If you are selected, you MUST be available to participate in the in-person interviews during the weekend of February 9-11, 2024. All candidates will be notified of their hire decision by mid-March 2024.
Additional questions about what it takes to be an RA? Talk with any current RA or Residential Life Professional member to learn about the different aspects and benefits of the position or email raselect@purdue.edu.