Rhodes Student Associate Program

Student workers (past and present), this week is for you!! We appreciate all the work you have done and continue to do to leave Rhodes better than you found it. The student employee and RSA programs could not be successful without the hard work you all put in, and your supervisors are so thankful for all you do! Whether or not you’re working in your position remotely, your role as a student worker is essential to the Rhodes community. Thank you ❤️

RSAs, be sure to bookmark the RSAP 2020-2021 Outlook Group! Your new source for all info and announcements on the program. To access the site click here:

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A new phase of the RSAP page has just begun: RSAP Supervisor of the week! Along with continuing to recognize exceptional RSAs, we will now also be featuring the incredible professionals who mentor us every day and help build our personal and professional development skills.

We want to start off by recognizing the supervisor who makes the program possible! Karyn Allen is the Assistant Director of Financial Aid and is responsible for overseeing the RSAP Program and the (sometimes working, always goofy) RSAP coordinators. Here are some testimonials from Karyn’s current RSAPs about what it’s like to work with her!

“The opportunity to have Karyn as a supervisor and mentor is a tremendous gift. Her positive attitude and work ethic bleed in to every aspect of our office and inspires us to get the job done with a smile on our faces. She is incredibley talented at working with people and makes everyone around her feel accepted and respected. Karyn is a prime example of what it means to practice what you preach and we feel so lucky to get to work with her!”

“Working in Financial Aid would not be the same if it weren’t for Karyn (& Michael); however, Karyn as my supervisor has been nothing less of amazing. Every single day, no matter what, Karyn greets us with a smiling face and is always checking in and making sure that things are going well inside the office as well as outside of the office. Karyn has very easily became like a mom to us in FinAid—offering us love, support, and guidance while also keeping her expectations high. Running the RSAP program and Student Employment on campus, Karyn is the epitome of what a supervisor should look like—constantly pushing us as professionals in the workplace while also loving us as her own children.”

Karyn, we love you! ❤️

Slide into the dms or email [email protected] if you’d like your supervisor to be featured!

The radiant is our first 2020 RSAP of the week! Jackie is a senior who has been killing it working as the RSA in the language center.

Here’s what Jackie has to say on her experience in the program, “During my time as the Language Center RSA, I have had the opportunity to grow so much in my understanding of languages and of the cultures of the language speakers. The Language Center is a space where cultures are celebrated and it has been such an amazing experience for me to help foster a space of founded on inclusivity. I have grown immensely in many professional skills and have gained a lot of confidence in my abilities.” Keep it up Jackie! We appreciate you ⭐️

Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference... GINGERBREAD HOUSE #2 has taken the gold!! Bravo Maddy Peticolas, Hillary Erde, Will Dohr, and Jeremiah Rinehart 👏 victory is sweet. An equally big congrats to our second and third place winners, house #3 by Gunner Smith and house #4 by Jordana Terrell, Davi Hertz and Jackie Paiz. Good art was made and you should all be proud.

And last but not least... #6! Decorated by Kaylah Whalum, Kellen Whalum, Kennedi Fitts. Like this post or the last to vote on the last 2 houses! Winners will be announced this afternoon 🎈🎊🥳

#5!!!! Decorated by Jordana Terrell, Davi Hertz, Jackie Paiz

#4! By Will Short and Andrew Herran

A colorful house #3! Decorated by Gunner Smith

Contender #2! Decorated by Maddy Peticolas, Hillary Erde, Will Dohr, Jeremiah Rinehart ☃️

Contender #2! Decorated by Maddy Peticolas, Hillary Erde, Will Dohr, Jeremiah Rinehart ☃️

RSAs, its time to vote on the study break gingerbread houses ☃️ The next 5 posts will showcase each of the gingerbread houses y’all decorated and a winner will be announced tomorrow! Each like will count as one vote, so make sure that you’re only liking the picture of the house you want to vote for! Here we have contender #1, decorated by Meredith Davies and Peter Dorn.