Student Leader Opportunities
Being a Student Leader with Campus Living is a valuable way to develop leadership skills, meet new people, and create positive social and educational experiences for students living on campus.
Current students can check out our applicant help page located here. You must be logged in with your lclark.edu account.
Applications open Monday, November 25th for our 2025-2026 Student Leader Team and will be due early February for first time applicants.
Campus Living has two live-in student leadership positions
Through intentional interactions with residents, facilitating programs and events, and supporting Campus Living’s Operational events, all student leader positions reinforce Campus Livings four foundations:
- Purpose
- Relationships
- Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and
- Wellness
Resident Advisors (RAs)
The Resident Advisor (RA) role is a live-in student leadership position, averaging 19 hours per week, within the Office of Campus Living (CL) at Lewis & Clark College (LC). Working under the direct supervision of a Campus Living full-time staff member or Graduate Assistant, RAs facilitate the development of healthy residential communities.
RAs are responsible for providing leadership in their assigned residential communities and across campus by: adhering to, and educating peers about, the policies of Campus Living and Lewis & Clark College; supporting the safety of residents and residential facilities; connecting residents to campus resources; working collaboratively with team members; completing administrative tasks; and providing quality customer service to residents and visitors.
Residential Experience Managers (REMs)
Students must have at least one semester of RA experience to apply for the REM position.
The Residential Experience Manager (REM) role is a live-in student leadership position, averaging 19 hours per week, within the Office of Campus Living (CL) at Lewis & Clark College (LC). Working under the direct supervision of a Campus Living professional staff member or Graduate Assistant (GA), REMs provide role modeling, mentorship, and peer support for Resident Advisors (RAs) within their assigned community. The REM also plays a key role in supporting Living Learning Community (LLC) program development and all programming initiatives in their assigned residential community.
Both positions are instrumental in co-creating a supportive, interdependent, and educationally purposeful residential community for Lewis & Clark that:
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Celebrates the wisdom of diversity and inclusion;
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Promotes engagement and citizenship;
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Fosters self-advocacy and personal responsibility;
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Champions holistic student development and the betterment of the collective.
Position Descriptions
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Position Description for the 2024-2025 Resident Advisor (RA) position with the Office of Campus Living.
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Position Description for the 2024-2025 Resident Advisor (RA) position with the Office of Campus Living.
Student Leader Nomination Form
The nomination form is now closed.
Campus Living is located in Odell Annex on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 132
email living@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7123
The Office of Campus Living
living@lclark.edu
Main Office: 503-768-7123
RA on Call: 503-768-8999
Campus Living
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Portland OR 97219