Abstract:
There are many facets of universities that most students do not experience in their four to five year tenure. I consider myself fortunate to have delved into a number of these, including the Department of Housing and Residence Life at Ball State University during my two-year employment as a Resident Assistant While this position was a very positive experience for me, the volume of required paperwork was at times staggering. In response to this, I set out to develop AURA (Administrative Utilities for Resident Assistants). AURA is a web application that facilitates the input of forms by resident assistants, and subsequent form retrieval by the appropriate housing personnel. This application will not only dramatically reduce the quantity of paper consumed by residence hall forms, but also serves to standardize the forms campus wide.
