The
Resident Student Association, more commonly known as
RSA, is a student government organization on campus
at Bowling Green State University that is focused on
enriching the lives of students that live in the residence
halls on campus. The official mission statement of
RSA is to provide a voice for resident students, to
improve the quality of life on campus, to promote unity
and community among university housing units, and to
promote diversity and awareness for all resident students
of Bowling Green State University. There are many different
things that RSA does for students on campus, however,
most people know the organization for either the campus-wide
programs that they organize, or for the movie channels
that they offer throughout the residence halls at Bowling
Green State University. While these are some of the
larger projects within RSA, there is much more that
the organization does for BGSU students.
The organization was formed in 1970 as the Resident
Housing Association, but was discontinued in 1971.
The group then reformed in 1977 as the Resident Life
Advisory, and renamed themselves in 1978 as the Resident
Life Association. In 1979, the name was permanently
changed once again to the Resident Student Association,
which is what the group has been called to this day.
Even with all of these changes, RSA has been able
to last as an extremely stable and important organization
on campus. One of the main reasons for this stability
is the work of the several different committees within
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The Programming committee, headed by Jen Davis, the
Director of Programming, plans and executes RSA-sponsored
campus-wide programs. This committee also works with
different organizations on campus to co-sponsor campus
events, helping to promote collaboration between different
student organizations. The Awards & Recognition
committee, headed by Leah Domer, the Director of Leadership
Initiatives, plans several different leadership retreats
throughout the school year. This committee also runs
an annual, end of the year banquet for RSA that aims
to recognize the hard work that everyone has done for
the organization throughout the entire year.
The Student Concerns Task Force, run by Tim Hampel,
the Director of Student Concerns, is the backbone of
RSA. This committee takes the concerns of the students
on campus, ranging from roommate problems to suggestions
for dining services, and everything else in between.
The Technology committee, run by Kate Ricciardi, the
Director of Technological Affairs, maintains the WRSA
movie channels which are available in the rooms of
every residence hall on campus. This committee also
maintains a listproc made up of all members of RSA
so that they can easily share different information
with each other. The final committee is the Policy & Procedures
committee, headed by Mike Hertz, the Executive Assistant,
which maintains the by-laws of the organization.
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