Our Mission Statement

"The purpose of this organization is to provide a voice for resident students, to improve the quality of life on campus, to promote unity and community among university housing units, and to promote diversity and awareness for all resident students of Bowling Green State University."

What We Do

Driven by our mission statement our members work year-round to provide the best living experience for the residents of BGSU. Our dedicated committees work with each of the hall councils & greek units and strive to...

• address residence and dining hall concerns
• host an array of quality programming events
• develope meaningful leadership opportunities
• provide four premium movie channels for the residence halls
• represent BG regionally and nationally and residence life conferences

If you're interested in getting involved, and you live on campus, you're already a member! Just join us, Tuesday nights at 7:30 in Union room 207.

Our History

With each of the approximately 7,200 residents as members, the Resident Student Association is one of the largest and most respected student orgranizations at BGSU, but that was not always the case...

1970 – 1971 the formation of the Resident Housing Association; after this first year, the RHA was discontinued

1977 a student-governed Residence Life committee was formed, known as the Resident Life Advisory

1978 the name of the 1977 RLA was changed to the Residence Life Association

1979 the name of the 1978 RLA was permanently changed to the Resident Student Association