Welcome to Lyon Residential College: Developing Leaders of Tomorrow, Today!
Now in Collaboration with WVU’s Student Government Association
Located on the scenic Evansdale Campus in the Evansdale Residential Complex or “Towers,” Lyon Residential College houses over four hundred residents, eighteen Resident Assistants, and one Wellness Coordinator. Overseen by Resident Faculty Leader Hillar Klandorf, Assistant Resident Faculty Leader Britt Klandorf, and Residence Hall Coordinator Brooke Zygmund, the residential college focuses on the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design and have recently forged a new partnership with WVU’s Student Government Association. This new partnership renews our commitment to developing student leaders throughout the WVU campus and community and provides our residence with opportunities to engage with SGA (Student Government Association), it’s governors, initiatives, and most importantly, the power of their own voices!
Lyon Residential College Mission Statement
The community and staff of Lyon Residential College, or Lyon Tower, promises to adhere to the highest standards of personal conduct and professionalism. Lyon Tower, as a member of the Residential Education and First Year Experience programs, will develop and prepare students equally in areas of personal, social, and academic success. This will be done by setting a good moral and ethical example set forth by the staff in charge of the resident’s well-being and safety. The Residential College programming model will be implemented by each member of staff and the code of conduct and disciplinary processes as outlined in the Eyes & ‘Eers will be followed and respected. The staff will exhibit passion for their work and pride in the university in which they represent and teach respect by giving respect to each individual in the community.
The goal of programming within Lyon Tower will be to develop and foster the academic and personal goals of each resident, while providing well-rounded activities that will help each resident adapt personally and academically in a globalized world. Discipline within Lyon Tower will be used to help, correct, and improve the behavior of the individual, never to punish, and staff is expected to apply this discipline in accordance to the principles set forth by Residential Education and that of West Virginia University to maintain a respectable academic institution. Staff will earn trust by valuing the principles of integrity, honesty, patience, and responsibility and will be understanding and tolerant of individual differences within the community.
The Lyon Tower leadership team will work together, sacrificing personal ambition for the welfare of the group, while maintaining a positive work environment for residents and staff alike to learn and grow as individuals. Members of staff will understand the concept of working with each other as a team and strive to be the very best in all aspects of their job. Each member of staff will persevere to work to her or his potential in all facets of the Residential Education model, abide by the rules, and realize the potential within themselves to meet their personal goals and interests. In doing so, each resident within Lyon Tower will be provided with a safe, quiet, and healthy environment to live and work that is conducive to life-long learning and personal success.
The Lyon Tower Residential Education Team
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