Overview Details Staff   Each hall has a Residence Director (RD) living in the building. The RDs are professionally educated and trained to work in a residence hall to support college students. They are a great resource if you having any problems and they guide and supervise the Resident Assistants. Resident Assistants are current students who are selected to be mentors and resources in the halls. They serve as "the first line of defense" in some ways. They will be the first to respond to concerns in the hall, serve as mentors to the residents, plan events and programs, and help students adjust to college life and classes Residence Director of Hillside Hall Will Reaves 701-355-5200 rwreaves@umary.edu Will Reaves graduated from Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) in 2004 with a B.A. in Political Science and History. After spending five years in the field of Christian publishing, he returned to the world of higher education, earning an M.A. in Religious Education from the Catholic University of America in 2011. He joined the UMary Residence Life Staff in the 2011-2012 school year. Will brings a diverse collection of life experiences to the University of Mary, having lived on both coasts of the country, with over eight years in between spent in the Chicago suburbs. While at Catholic University, Will worked as a grad-student employee in Residence Life, advising student councils, assisting RAs in events, and running independent programs for his assigned residence hall. As a undergraduate, Will worked as a senior editor for the campus newspaper, was president of the history honor society, and participated in every gaming club then on campus. Will is a longtime political news addict and enjoys discussions in any academic field, particularly history, philosophy, and theology. A native of the California Bay Area, he looks forward with great anticipation each year to the "real" winter weather that North Dakota provides.