▁health y ▁and ▁operating ▁smooth ly . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁meeting ▁and ▁man aging ▁the ▁R As ▁and ▁any ▁other ▁hall ▁staff , ▁Res idence ▁Hall ▁Direct ors ▁frequently ▁( dep ending ▁on ▁the ▁university ) ▁have ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁respons ib ilities : ▁manage ▁the ▁hall ▁secret aries ▁and ▁cust od ian ▁staff ▁teach ▁sections ▁of ▁transfer ▁or ▁first - year ▁sem inar ▁classes ▁over see ▁the ▁jud icial ▁process ▁of ▁residence ▁students ▁r anging ▁from ▁fin es , ▁behavior al ▁contract s , ▁community ▁service ▁to ▁ev iction . ▁provide ▁coun sel ing ▁to ▁student ▁residents ▁refer ▁residents ▁to ▁proper ▁campus ▁offices ▁and ▁support ▁services ▁plan ▁and ▁implement ▁social ▁activities ▁advise ▁the ▁Hall ▁Council ▁provide ▁crisis ▁support ▁to ▁parents ▁and ▁students ▁coordinate ▁emer gency / c ris is ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁l ia ison ▁to ▁university ▁officials ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁personnel ▁en force ▁hall ▁behavior ▁codes ▁and ▁meet ▁with ▁students ▁who ▁break ▁policies ▁general ▁administrative ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁hall ▁medi ate ▁ro omm ate ▁conflicts ▁and ▁over see ▁room ▁change ▁process . ▁▁ ▁Another ▁aspect ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁Res idence ▁Hall ▁Director ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁also ▁tend ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁hall ▁or ▁a ▁separate ▁ad jo ining ▁a partment . ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁call ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁are ▁generally ▁called ▁by ▁their ▁R As ▁if ▁problems ▁arise ▁need ing ▁attention . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Res Life . net ▁article ▁on ▁Res idence