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Living at Ford Hall

 

 Ford Hall 2009-2010


Welcome!  You’ve reached Ford Hall’s most informative and up-to-date webpage.
Ford is an all-female hall which houses 525 women on 10 floors, including one intensive study floor. The 1st-9th floor are 2- and 4- person suite style rooms while the Lower Terrace has standard double and quad room with a community bathroom. Amenities within the hall include a 24-hour Front Desk, study rooms, computer lab, Lower Terrace Kitchenette, laundry facilities, local telephone service, cable hookup, a piano, equipment checkout (vacuum, ironing board), and an exercise room. 

Ford Hall has both suites and standard double and quad rooms. It does not have a music room. 

Here are some examples of how the rooms may be set up

 

Two Person Private:

Two person private (unlofted beds)

Four Person Shared (bathroom in the middle): this is just one side of the suite

 Four Person Private (bathroom on the end): Residents of this room pre-made shelves and brought them in to set on top of their desks.


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Ford Hall has two senior staff members in the building.  The Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) is a full time position and the Assistant Residence Life Coordinator (ARLC) is a graduate assistant.

Audrey Sinn is the RLC and can be reached at alsinn@k-state.edu or 785-395-5757.

 

 

Kristen Krapfl is the ARLC and she can be reached at kkrapfl@k-state.edu or 785-395-5756.


Each residence hall will have one Multicultural Assistant (MA) responsible for diversity and community building within the hall and multiple Resident Assistants (RA).


Multicultural Assistant (MA): Ariel Sinha

 

Resident Assistants (RAs):
Lower Terrace: Amy Jones 

First Floor A: Marit Bjerkadal

First Floor B: Sydney Peck

Second Floor: Charley Jo Schwartz

Third Floor: Kate Dorsey

Fourth Floor: Shelly Thomas

Fifth Floor: Chelsi Thissen

Sixth Floor: Rachel Semjenow

Seventh Floor: Emily Wallace

Eighth Floor: Katie Robinson

Ninth Floor: Laura Boddington

Enite Staff during Fall Training

 

To learn more about staff in the residence halls, please visit: http://housing.ksu.edu/reshalls/staff.php 

 

 


Ford Hall’s Hall Governing Board (HGB) is a great opportunity to get involved in the hall, take on leadership experience and meet new people.  The Hall Governing Board meets every Sunday at 9 pm in the Lower Terrace Confreence room. HGB also helps put on programs for the halls, and helps initiate changes students want to see in Ford. HGB's goals for this year include remodeling the LT lobby to include a big screen TV and different types of seating, increasing Ford's participation in Homecoming activites within our pairing (Goodnow, Smurthwaite, and Smith House), and conduct a week's worth of programming on the theme "Built Ford Tough."

They also put on regular programs throughout the building.  Leadership positions are available as floor presidents and Association of Residence Hall representatives.  Inquire with your RAs, MA, ARLC, or the RLC, or seek out your HGB executive board.  If you are not looking for something quite that involved, consider becoming part of the general governing body; it’s a great way to be involved and you can decide your level of commitment.


Ford Hall HGB Meeting

Ford hall also has plenty of fun brought to you by the MA, RAs, and/or the HGB. Here are some pictures from the 2008-2009 school year:

Aloha Luau

Ford Haymaker BBQ


Homecoming Competition

 

 

 


Homecoming float

Halloween Costume Contest Winners

 

General Pictures of the building:



First Floor Lobby

First Floor Lobby


Lower Terrace Lobby

Lower Terrace Lobby



Lower Terrace Kitchenette


Front Porch Area


 

Laundry room

 

 

 If you are interested in applying for a Community Assistant/Door Assistant position, please fill out the application below and either mail it to: Kristen Krapfl, 104 Pittman Building, Manhattan KS 66506 or e-mail to: kkrapfl@k-state.edu

Community Assistant/Door Assistant Application for Employment

 
 
**PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT LEGIBLY IN BLACK INK**
 
PERSONAL DATA:
 
FIRST NAME:____________________     LAST NAME:____________________
 
HALL ADDRESS:________________________________
 
CELL PHONE #:____________________             E-Mail: ______________________
 
 
HOME ADDRESS:________________________________
 
HOME TELEPHONE:____________________    MAJOR:____________________
 
 
ARE YOU A FULL-TIME K-STATE STUDENT? (circle one) YES                NO
 
LAST SEMESTER GPA:__________       CUMULATIVE GPA:__________
 
 
CURRENT CLASS STANDING: (circle one) FR    SO    JR    SR    GRAD.
 
 
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME OTHER THAN A MINOR TRAFFIC VIOLATION? (circle one)   YES                NO
 
 
IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN OFFENSE AND FINAL DISPOSITION:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Please list previous employers and work responsibilities:
 
Employer:
 
Phone number:
 
Supervisor:
 
Work responsibilities:
 
Skills gained:
 
 
 
Employer:
 
Phone number:
 
Supervisor:
 
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTS:
Please list campus or community involvements that you are currently involved with or have been involved with in the past that would be beneficial in working as a Community Assistant.
 
Campus Involvements
 
 
 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Community Involvements
 
 
 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
STATEMENT OF INTEREST:
(Please answer the following questions in 100 words or less for each question, use additional paper if needed)
 

Job Responsibilities
What do you believe are the responsibilities of a Community Assistant to the hall community and to Housing and Dining Services?
Teamwork
What components are critical in working with a team?
Administrative/ Organization
Please explain how you manage multiple tasks and why organization is important in working at the front desk?
Customer Service/Helping Skills
Please describe what customer service means to you and an experience you have had in helping a customer.

 
 
 
 
 
 
I hereby certify that all statements and answers set forth on this application are complete and true. I understand that false statements or omissions will be sufficient cause for the termination of my application or employment with Housing and Dining Services. I also understand that by signing this application, I am giving permission to the Department of Housing and Dining Services to access my academic and discipline records and to discuss information relevant to my candidacy. If hired, I understand that my employment is at will which means that either I or Housing and Dining Services can terminate employment at any time.
 
____________________________                ___________________
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