About Residential Life

The Residential Life team

Our Residential Life team is committed to providing a welcoming and engaging living environment where students can thrive. We live and work in Residential Village, just like our residents. Our professional staff provide 24/7 support and education to students living in housing.

The program is based on a curricular approach which provides students with opportunities to learn and grow in their new home.

Resident Advisors & Apartment Advisors

Our wonderful student leaders, Resident Advisors and Apartment Advisors, serve an important role that helps provide welcoming, inclusive, safe, respectful, academically supportive, and fun residential communities. They are live-in staff and each resident will be assigned to a student leader for mentorship and guidance.

Who to contact

Determining who to contact can be confusing. Both UWB Residential Life and Capstone Management Partners are located in the same office Forest Hall. Here is a breakdown to help you find your best path forward!

Professional Staff Team

Greer Henderson

Resident Director for Summit Hall
ghend@uw.edu

Gabby Diaz

Resident Director for Forest Hall
gdiaz717@uw.edu

Vacant

Resident Director for Horizon Hall
For Residential Life questions about Horizon Hall, contact uwbreslife@uw.edu

Dawn Albertson-Gass

Assistant Director for Residential Life
agdawn@uw.edu

Katie Horowitz

Director for Residential Life & Assistant Dean for Student Engagement
kdewilde@uw.edu

Becky VanWychen

Capstone Management Community Manager
vanwych@uw.edu

Gabi Moura

Capstone Management Assistant Community Manager
gmoura@uw.edu

Emergency Lines & Safety Escorts

In cases of emergency, residents should call 911.

If you have questions (that are not an emergency) or want to have a safety escort across campus, Campus Safety can assist you at 425-352-5359 or uwb-safety@uw.edu

Residential Curriculum

Education is at the heart of our work. Our program uses a curricular approach which allows staff to bring support and education students that is relevant and sequenced.

Educational Priority

Through transformational experiences, residents will be challenged as independent thinkers to reflect on their identities, create healthy living environments, and navigate academic resources to prepare them for success in their communities.

Educational Pillars

Our pillars and key learning outcomes reflect Residential Life’s values and core goals for our students living on campus!

Thrive

UWB residential students will develop skills to help them successfully share living and community spaces with others and advance independence. Throughout their time living in residential life, residents will have opportunities to think critically about their living decisions and take initiative in order to create a space that contributes to their wellness and personal safety.

Connect

UWB residential students will develop interpersonal skills that will foster their sense of belonging. Throughout their time living in residential life, residents will be challenged to navigate conflict, create compromise, and build connections.

Reflect

UWB residential students will engage within an environment that allows them to reflect on their identities through inclusive practices. Through their time in residential life, students will develop skills to share their lived experiences, advocate for themselves and others, and think beyond their salient identities.

Community Educational Strategies

Husky Chats

Resident Advisors will engage with residents in intentional interactions through guided conversations that will provide personal support and guidance.

Roommate Agreements

Resident Advisors will guide and lead conversations between roommates on expectations of living environment and each other. This will be documented for follow-up throughout the academic year.

Social Connection Through Discord

Resident Advisors will facilitate and engage in virtual community building. Each hall will have its own Discord channel in addition to the general Residential Life server.

Programming

Resident Advisors will facilitate and engage in events that focus on learning outcomes and pillars that were created by the professional staff. This can be a passive, traditional, or a university event. This will begin during Welcome Week and continue one evening a week.

Campus Partners

Resident Advisors will collaborate with our campus partners, including promotion of their events and resources.

Community Meetings

Residential Life staff (Resident Advisors, Apartment Advisors and Professional Staff) will lead and facilitate informational meetings throughout the academic year based on several topics. This includes move-in, housing orientation and opening/closing floor meetings.

Individual Educational Strategies