Student Housing Office 240 Skyhawk Station 970-247-7503 studenthousing@fortlewis.edu
Campus Dining Mitchel Pinkelman Regional Director of Operations, Fresh Ideas 719-930-8784 mpinkelman@freshideasfood.com
Sam Wagner Meal Plan Coordinator, Fresh Ideas swagner@freshideasfood.com
Student Housing Office Fort Lewis College 1000 Rim Drive Durango, CO 81301-3999
Your RA (Resident Assistant) is a student living in the hall that plans programs, assists students in their transition to college, and enforces rules for the benefit of the community.
Your RD (Residence Director) is a full time professional staff member who lives in the halls or apartments, supervises the RAs, acts as a resource for students, builds and maintains community, and enforces rules and regulations.
The Student Housing Administration staff in Skyhawk Station 240 consists of the Director of Housing, an Associate Director of Housing and Residential Education, an Assistant Director of Operations and Occupancy Management, Area Coordinators who focus on programming and student conduct, and an Office Manager.
Area Coordinators are full-time professionals responsible for supervising a designated residential area on campus. They may serve in the role of an RD and maintain similar duties. Additionally, they may oversee a specific housing area, such as programming or conduct.
Senior Resident Assistants are student workers who live on campus and provide additional support to Resident Assistants and Residence Hall Directors. They are prior Residence Assistants and are trained to support the housing staff in a more substantial capacity.
The Residence Hall Director is a full-time professional supervising resident students and their development. The RD and student staff are essential to the student’s success in adjusting to and engaging with collegiate community living. They are responsible for the implementation of Student Housing and College policies. This includes the enforcement of those policies, as well as the care and protection of the residential facilities and students.
Each hallway in the residence halls and cluster of apartment units has a Resident Assistant (RA). They are assigned to live with or alongside their residents. This student is trained to assist students as they transition to college and act as a resource and liaison to the Student Housing Office.
Mitchel Pinkelman is Fresh Ideas' Regional Director of Operations. You can contact Mitchel at 719-930-8784 or mpinkelman@freshideasfood.com. To sign up for a voluntary student or faculty and staff meal plan, contact Sam Wagner at swagner@freshideasfood.com.