Affinity House Resident Fellow
Position Description
There are three excellent live in opportunities available for graduate students seeking to establish meaningful
connections and dialogue within the Dartmouth Community. Resident Fellowship positions are available in
Cutter/Shabazz Academic Affinity House; Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies Affinity House;
and the Native American Affinity House.
Each Affinity house is designed to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to explore topics
pertinent to the mission of the house and to provide space and educational opportunities for the entire
Dartmouth community. In this vein, The Resident Fellow will serve as liaison between their home academic
department and the academic departments that are related to the mission of the Affinity house in which they
live. Under the supervision of the Student Life staff member/Program Advisor of the Affinity House and the
Residence Life Community Director, the Fellow will work with the residents and Undergraduate Advisor
(UGA) to plan and execute educational events in the house.
Successful candidates for this Resident Fellowship will have a demonstrated interest in the mission of the
Affinity house. It is important to stress that while the Resident Fellow will be living in the house and her/his
primary responsibility will be that of facilitating intellectual and cultural programming, the Fellow will also
have contact with students and will be expected to know the campus resources so that appropriate referrals
can be made.
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Be in residence in Hanover for the entire academic year (September - June). Specific start dates and
end dates will be determined. Absences should be negotiated with the faculty mentor and the
appropriate Program Advisor with the understanding that the Fellow may have to travel for research
or job related purposes during the academic year.
Attend an orientation meeting before the beginning of the academic year. (This orientation will
include opportunities for the 3 Fellows to connect and provide information about Dartmouth
resources and successful programming strategies)
Plan and implement at least 1 program per term (3 per year) in accordance with the mission of the
House; when appropriate, maintain timely records of all financial transactions and accounts; and
provide a written report on implemented programs each term.
Support and advise residents in the implementation of programs that are in line with the mission of
the House.
Attend all regular house/staff meetings and gatherings.
Attend bi-weekly meeting with Program Advisor (affiliated with the Office of Pluralism and
Leadership) and maintain working relationship with Community Director, (Residential life Staff).
Maintain contact and serve as liaison between Affinity House and designated Academic Department
mentor.
Behave in a manner consistent with the Dean of the College and Office of Residential Life Standards.
Compensation
In exchange for the above services rendered during her/his tenure, the Resident Fellow will be provided with
a furnished living space with rent remission. All apartments are ADA accessible.
Affinity House Mission Statements
Cutter/Shabazz Academic Affinity House
El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Center for Intellectual Inquiry
T.M. Mosley joined the staff as OPAL's Advisor to Black Students after working as a graduate school
instructor in the Mental Health Counseling program at Georgia State University and as a Resident Therapist
in Counseling and Psychological Services at Agnes Scott College. She has varied experiences within the
field of higher education and diversity training, including positions within athletics, student affairs,
undergraduate and graduate school instruction, research, and assessment. Her research and teaching interests
include the experiences and perceptions of Black students at predominantly White institutions, intersections
of identity, career development, social advocacy, and college mental health. Mosley has a B.A. in
Interdisciplinary Psychology from the University of Alabama, and a M.A. in Community Mental Health
Counseling from Louisiana State University. She completed her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Practice
from Georgia State University in 2013 and was awarded the Emerging Leader Fellowship by a division of
the American Counseling Association. Contact Dr. Mosley at Mosley@dartmouth.edu or 603-646-0987.
Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies Affinity House
Rodrigo Ramirez graduated from Dartmouth in 2006 with a double-major in Psychological & Brain Sciences
and Asian and Middle Eastern Languages & Literature (Japanese). He became interested in higher education
due to his desire to work with students. After graduation, he first worked at the Collis Center & Student
Activities, where he focused on assessment, outreach, and programming. In 2007, he joined Dartmouth
Career Services as the Outreach and Program Coordinator, and was later promoted to Assistant Director.
While at Career Services, he developed a new marketing and branding strategy for the office, coordinated
outreach, programming and assessment, and advised students on their career and educational development.
Rodrigo is passionate about working with students, faculty, and staff to strengthen the Latina/o community at
Dartmouth and to support the academic success and leadership development of all students. Contact Mr.
Ramirez at Rodrigo.A.Ramirez@dartmouth.edu or 603-646-0987.
Native American Affinity House
Our director of the Native American Program (NAP) is Kapi`olani Laronal. Ms. Laronal is a co-founder of
the Pacific Islander Outreach Network for Equal Education Representation (PIONEER) at the University of
Washington’s Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, brings several years of research experience supporting
the health and well-being of indigenous communities as well as successful grant-writing experience
supporting educational access for underrepresented and low-income communities. Additionally, she has
served on selection committees recognizing student support programs that foster diverse and rich
environments for learning. She earned her MA in Higher Education from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor and her BA in Sociology from the University of Washington, Seattle. Kapi`olani joins us from
Northwest Indian College (NWIC), where she worked on behalf of the Nisqually and Lummi tribe as well as
surrounding tribes of the Pacific Northwest Region. At NWIC she was responsible for all administrative
functions of the campus, one-on-one student advising, instructional and educational support for faculty.
Contact Ms. Laronal at Kapiolani.A.Laronal@dartmouth.edu or 603-646-2110.