Placement

There are approximately 104 UGA positions per term each year (except summer term, which varies based on the number of summer residents). Because we are filling each spot by term and not all candidates are on for all three terms, we hire approximately 130-160 UGAs to fill the openings throughout the year. 

If you are not extended an offer initially, we may ask if you're interested in accepting a waitlist position offer. The UGA Selection Committee will maintain this waitlist of candidate who would be willing to fill a UGA position, should they re-open due to a variety of reasons.

Leave Term UGA is a term that refers to a UGA who is not taking Dartmouth College courses during the academic term. Winter and Summer are the only terms in which we may potentially hire leave-term UGAs, though leave-term placements in these terms are not guaranteed. We cannot hire leave-term UGAs in the Fall or Spring terms. You can apply for a position during a leave term, but we cannot officially hire you until we find out if we can house leave-term students for that term.

Being a leave-term UGA comes with some challenges, so before you are hired, we will lead you through a brief process of being granted an exemption to the requirement that you be enrolled for all terms for which you are employed.

If you plan on applying for a position during a leave term, please contact the UGA Recruitment and Selection Committee.

Please note that the information you provide in your application does not guarantee the type of community in which you will be placed. We try to place candidates where they indicate they will work best, but we must balance this with the need to fill all open positions and meet the staffing needs of our residence halls.

Candidates often ask us if they can specify in which residence hall they prefer to be placed. With the exception of Living Learning Communities and apartments, UGAs are placed in a residence hall within their House community or on a FYRE floor that feeds their House community. In placing candidates, we seek to find the best match between a candidate's skills and talents and the needs of the residents in the various residential communities. The outcome of this process may be that a candidate is placed in a residence hall that is not their first preference but that nonetheless is a great fit for them.

In the case of special housing needs due to a medical condition, we will do everything possible to accommodate you where your needs can be met, provided that appropriate documentation has been filed with the Housing Office.

We encourage you to let us know—on the application and/or in your interview—where you think you will be most effective as a UGA. At the same time, we ask that you keep an open mind about your eventual placement and remain open to being a UGA in any location.

If you will only be on campus for one or two terms next year, you can still apply. All D-plans are considered; just be sure to indicate on your application which terms you will be on and officially enrolled. If you are a first year student whose D-plan is not yet determined, please do your best to estimate your plans. If at any point your plans change, please email the UGA Selection Committee.

First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE)

The First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) communities are floors made up entirely of first-year students. While unlikely, some upperclass residents are likely to be sophomores, but could be juniors or may be present on this floor due to housing needs . UGAs in these areas will implement the FYRE Program while also working to meet the needs of the upperclass residents, and will strive to foster interaction and a sense of community among all residents in the community.

FYRE is a residential program that intentionally targets the needs of first-year students through the delivery of programs and resources. If you have an interest in this type of community, it is important to note that FYRE UGAs facilitate a weekly floor meeting and discussion with their residents. Many of the discussion topics are pre-determined, particularly in the fall term, based on the needs and issues typically faced by first-year students. Training and supervision are provided to help FYRE UGAs function as effective meeting facilitators.  FYRE UGAs also help organize social and educational programs for residents.  Some FYRE communities will be located in buildings that have upperclass students living on nearby floors.

Upperclass Experience

Each House Community has both FYRE and Upper Class spaces. Upper Class residential spaces are composed of undergraduates who are not first-year students. Due to the various factors like the D-Plan, these spaces often vary in population and change from term to term. UGAs in an Upper Class space can be prepared to host two floor meetings per term. They are also responsible for advising and creating programming targeted at the needs of sophomores and juniors, such as major choices, social networking, transitioning to and from off terms, giving back tot he Dartmouth Community, and decisions about life after Dartmouth, as well as the basic issues generally faced by all college students. To be a successful UGA in this area, the candidate must be creative, engaged, and connected tot he needs of their residents.

Senior Apartments

The Maxwell/Channing Cox Apartments located behind the Tuck Business School, The Ledyard Apartments on East Wheelock Street and the North Park Apartments located on North Park Street make up the senior apartments. The UGA position in apartment style housing is unique given the set-up and the makeup of the hall being mostly seniors and juniors. This means that the UGA does not function in a traditional way, but instead needs to be very outgoing and innovative in meeting the needs of the residents.

Living Learning Communities

Living Learning Communities are located throughout campus, from free-standing houses to program floors within residence halls. Each community is unique in its interests, yet one thing that unites all LLCs is that there is a strong connection between in-classroom learning and out-of-classroom experiences, with a faculty or staff advisor connected to each community and UGA to help spur programming and interaction.

Currently, there are specifically assigned UGAs in the following Living Learning Communities:

• Chinese Language House
• Foley House
• La Casa
• LALACS (Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies) House
• Native American House
• Shabazz Center for Intellectual Inquiry
• Sustainable Living Center
• Triangle House

All UGAs are expected to meet the Residency Expectations of their assigned Living Learning Community.

To apply to be the UGA for a Living Learning Community, you must complete the essay prompts connected to that community.