Sid begins search for RA
Sid Richardson College has assembled a resident associate search committee to fill the vacancy created when Dan and Krystal McMasters resigned from the position this summer.
The opening was announced Wednesday in an e-mail sent to the All-departments listserv by Dean of Undergraduates Robin Forman.
Search Committee Chair Tim Shaver said candidates have already expressed interest in the position. Shaver, a sophomore, said the committee hopes to fill the position by the end of the semester.
“We don’t have a specific timeline, but our trouble is that we have an immediate vacancy,” Shaver said. “Usually when you’re conducting an RA search, it’s for the next year, and you have several months to plan. We’re looking to fill the position as soon as possible, but at the latest, the start of the next semester.”
Sid will hold a reception for interested candidates Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Sid Richardson House.
The search committee is composed of nine voting members — one senior, two juniors, four sophomores and two freshmen — and non-voting members including the college masters, RAs and Sid President John Stubbs. Shaver said the input the non-voting members can provide will be valuable.
“Having non-voting members has been typical for RA searches in the past few years at a lot of colleges,” Shaver said. “Everyone thinks having input from adult members of college is helpful because essentially, the new RA is going to be working with them as a team. If they don’t get along, it’s not going to work too well.”
Shaver said the committee members do not have any particular criteria for choosing an RA.
“We’re not going to prejudge,” Shaver said. “We just want someone who’s willing to get involved with students and who can work well as a team with the current RAs and masters. As far as specific qualities, we’re going to decide along the way as we meet our candidates.”
Stubbs, a senior, said the committee will look for someone who will mesh with Sid’s culture.
“The important thing is someone who is going to fit in well with the Sid Rich community — someone who is interested in being involved in student life, but also someone who is an adviser,” Stubbs said.
The McMasters announced their resignation in a Sid listserv message June 27. Dan McMasters, who was also LPAP program and Recreation Center Director at Rice, accepted a position as an associate professor at Martin Methodist College in Tennessee.
Stubbs said the McMasters were friendly and involved RAs. Dan McMasters coached and Krystal McMasters played on Sid’s championship Powderpuff football team.
Shaver said McMasters were like neighbors to students at Sid.
“Dr. Dan was a pretty good cook, and at council [meetings each week], he would have a drawing,” Shaver said. “Whoever got picked would get to pick a recipe out of his cookbook and he would fix it for them — he had that kind of relationship with students.”
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