Lucas Doyle

• The Graduate Assistant for Residence Life works alongside the Director of Residence Life throughout the academic year.
• As the G.A. Lucas manages a team of 25 student workers. He is responsible for hiring, training, and approving the time cards of these employees.
• Lucas is responsible for upkeeping the University's MiddleBrooke apartments, checking in and moving out residents, maintaining guest units, and managing the keys.
• Lucas also fills in throughout the Residence Life department, working as the Resident Director on-call, performing room checks, and responding to the various needs of the department.

• The Resident Life Intern works along side the Resident Life Director during the summer to prepare the Residence halls for students in the upcoming year.
• His primary task was assigning students housing for the year of 2023-2024, accommodating students when necessary.
• Produced a master excel sheet noting all the supplies available to the residence life department in all of the closets across the dorms.
• Produced signage for the upcoming year to be displayed throughout campus.
• Organized a shipment of additional bedding and furniture in preparation for the dorm flip. Managed a team of student workers to move in the new furniture and store old furniture.

• Serve as a role model with respect to all university and residence hall policies and procedures, as established in the AMU Student Handbook.
• Fulfill the job expectations and embody the mission of a Resident Assistant, as detailed in the RA Manual.
• Participate in the opening and closing of the residence halls at the beginning and end of each semester, beginning with this semester (May 2022). Optional for new RAs, mandatory for returning RAs.
• Maintain the required 2.75 cumulative G.P.A. throughout the term of employment.
• Maintain full-time, undergraduate, academic status ( > 12 credit hours per semester) throughout the term of employment.
• Participate in staff in-service training programs throughout the academic year.
• Commit a significant amount of time (approximately 15-20 hours/week) to the RA position.
• Any significant employment or other commitments of time outside of the RA position should not exceed a total of 10 hours/week and must be approved in advance by the respective RD.
• Attend staff and one-on-one meetings as determined by the respective RD.
• Concretely live out the mission of Residence Life to “be joyfully committed to loving and serving Christ in each person.”
• Support AMU in the development of the Division of Student Affairs programming.
• Encourage academic/intellectual, spiritual, moral, and social development of residents within your residence hall.
• Serve as a constructive and positive role model for personal behavior and academic pursuits.
• Assist in community-building of your floor and establish various programs that aid in the development of positive
• community living, particularly on your assigned floor.
• Serve as a resource for information and a referral source as needed in providing academic, social, spiritual, and personal support to residents.
• Act as a mediator in conflict situations when needed (roommate conflicts, noise disruptions, etc.).
• Work with residents to ensure an environment on the floor which recognizes and respects the rights and privacy of others.
• Respond to student behavior that is inappropriate and/or in violation of university policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality in all matters related to students, staff, and faculty.
• Relate student concerns about Residence Life to the Residence Director or the Director of Residence Life. (i.e., policies, procedures, programs, etc.).
• Exemplify an appreciation of diversity among the student body and assist residents in developing an appreciation and understanding for different cultures and backgrounds. Respect and treat all individuals with dignity.
• Build genuine, personal relationships with other students, particularly the residents of your floor.
• When instructed by the RD, conduct meetings for new residents of your hall, outlining residential standards and addressing residence hall policies in order to assist in the transition of new students.
• Fulfill programming requirements as instructed by the Department of Residence Life. Initiate, plan, and implement a minimum of one event/program per semester, from floor to campus scale, that focus on one of these four categories: Academic, Spiritual, Social, or Health.
• Participate in major hall or campus events and functions, encouraging residents to participate in campus life as well, including but not limited to Dorm Wars.
• Attend and participate in fall and spring RA training programs for the Academic Year of 2022-2023: o Fall 2022: Report at 8:00am on Friday, August 5, 2022 and depart after 5:00pm on Sunday, December 11, 2022 (subject to change). o Spring 2023: Report 8:00am on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 and depart after 5:00pm on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 (subject to change).
• Participate in individual evaluations as determined by the RD and DRL.
• Complete administrative tasks as detailed in the RA Manual and as needed by your RD, in a timely and efficient manner.
• Perform regularly scheduled duty nights and secondary shifts in the hall office; approximately 2-4 per week.
• Duty Nights include (but are not limited to): completing a sufficient duty log, performing rounds every hour, responding to emergencies and lockouts, removing old and posting new activity flyers, visiting rooms, and cleaning, building relationships with students, submitting work orders, etc.
• Facilitate Room Checks in your hall, according to the schedule established by the RD.
• Be available to the residents of your floor.
• Report any maintenance problems (by submitting a work ticket to Facilities) in a timely manner.
• Follow the guidelines given in the RA Manual regarding the use of office keys and do not lend them to unauthorized persons.
• Perform other work-related duties as detailed in the RA Manual or as assigned by the RD and/or DRL.

Lucas worked as an admissions assistant for Ave Maria University. His responsibilities included providing prospective students with tours, working at the front desk, and assisting with the mailing of acceptance letters. After having moved on from working as an admissions assistant, Lucas is still asked to speak to groups of prospective students at the University's Ave Experiences.

Lucas worked for Ave Maria University's Student Support Services department as a theology tutor. He was responsible for providing sufficient academic support for students who require additional assistance outside of their classes. He was expected to be familiar with the material of the Core Theology classes of Ave Maria University as well as having proficiency in academic writing.

Writing contract-based research papers with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation and narrative to be presented by a member of their local chapter.

As the Office Intern Lucas' primary role was to help with the behind-the-scenes organization of camp, including corresponding with parishes and collecting needed information prior to their arrival at camp. Lucas assisted with preparing and maintaining data in order to organize and complete the necessary logistical tasks to ensure the smooth running of summer camp. Additionally, Lucas was responsible for assisting in fundraising efforts for Life Teen to further the mission of leading teens closer to Christ. Some of Lucas' main tasks for each week include but is not limited to:

• Hospitably welcoming all guests and visitors at camp;
• Organizing and maintaining the collection of parish paperwork:

- Ensuring correct paperwork is received for every camper, chaperone, nurse, sister, and priest coming to camp.

- Contacting parishes and following up on any missing paperwork.

- Recording parish information and camper / chaperone numbers to report to Guest Relations.

• Checking in parishes when they arrive and collecting any outstanding paperwork or payments.
• submitting weekly allergy lists to the kitchen staff.
• working on weekly camp rosters, making housing lists, and preparing the Emergency Plan Binder and nurse's iPad each week.
• Reporting final weekly camp numbers to designated Life Teen staff.
• Assisting in organizing camper t-shirts for parishes and maintaining the inventory of shirts.
• Ensuring that campers' parents receive the blog link/information about camp via email each Tuesday morning.
• Organizing paperwork for away day and sending off groups as necessary at each camp.
• ensuring timely email responses to parish communication, and answering the camp phone throughout the day.
• assisting with airport runs and other errands, as well as completing other miscellaneous tasks to support Guest Relations.

• Studied Philosophy and Catholic Studies for the Archdiocese of Mobile at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul Minnesota.
• Participated in rigorous formation with the intent of forming men to become virtuous men of Christ, men of the Church, and men for others.
• Demonstrated an ability to receive constructive criticism from formation staff, Diocesan leaders, and peers.
• Committed to a rigorous prayer life throughout seminary attending daily Mass, a holy hour every day, spiritual direction twice a month, among other personal and fraternal devotions.
• Served as a Trainer during the Fall of 2021. Trainers were responsible for guiding new seminarians during their first semester in seminary. Various responsibilities included: ensuring their acclimation to seminarian life, ensuring they maintained a healthy work habit, explaining the spiritual significance of the role of a seminarian, explicitly explaining the way of life of the seminary, and reporting to superiors when they were ready for full initiation into the seminary.
• Served as the host of the seminary's campus ministry outreach Mass. Was responsible for coordinating a team of eight other seminarians to set up Mass, welcome guests, and advertise for the event.
• Served as the Canis Magnus (Big Dog) or Diocesan leader for the Archdiocese of Mobile seminarians for the Fall of 2021.
• Distributed communion and visited with members of Episcopal Homes nursing home on a weekly basis for the Fall semester of 2021.
• Served as the treasurer for the seminarian Knights of Columbus council during the academic year of 2020-2021.
• Coordinated the chore responsibilities of the seminarians of the fourth floor of SJV and maintained a stock of cleaning supplies during the academic year of 2020-2021.
• Taught a confirmation preparation class at St. Jude of the Lake Parish for eighth-grade boys weekly during the academic year of 2020-2021.
• Lived at a St. Philip Neri Parish during the summer of 2020. Assisted the Priest with daily Mass, Funerals, Baptisms, and had the opportunity to observe the various administrative responsibilities of a parish priest.
• Served as an after-school tutor in English during the Fall of 2019.

• Assigned and served a parish each camp week from the time of their arrival to the time of their departure.
• Partnered with the youth minister and core members to support the camp experience for the teens in the assigned parish group.
• Participated in mission community through living a structured and sacramental prayer life and committing to living out the life of community among fellow missionaries.
• Helped to serve meals, assist prayer opportunities, and facilitate various camp activities, including an obstacle course, messy games, and high and low ropes elements.

• Was responsible for maintaining an orderly supply of products, such as pavers, through the use of a forklift.
• Assisted customers with transporting their products.
• Was responsible for maintaining a clean and neat in-store atmosphere by organizing products and keeping the floors clean.

• Displayed a strong work ethic leading to being trained in all areas of the store in order to serve as a reliable and versatile employee.
• Was responsible for taking customers' orders, preparing food, running the drive-through and dine-in orders, and maintaining a clean lobby.
• Was extremely punctual and was almost always willing to stay late.