Self-administration

Residents who volunteer to make life at Rosenbachweg better for everyone.

The self-administration (SV) is made up of residents who volunteer as tutors or committee members. Tutors receive an allowance of 10 € per month, and the semester is not counted towards their maximum period of residence.

Details about the offices are laid down in the Rosenbachweg regulations (RBW-O) (German only).

Names and contact details of the office holders are only visible from the dorm network.

Mayors

Office Responsible for
1st mayor
Locked out, defects, joining in
  • unlocks your room if you locked yourself out or lost your key (20 €, the money goes to the SV cash box)
  • takes note of defects and problems in the dorm and reports them
  • represents the dorm, e.g. towards the student services (Studierendenwerk)
  • contact person if you want to join the self-administration
2nd mayor
Office hour Tue 5:30 pm, locked out, defects, music room, bike stand
  • unlocks your room if you locked yourself out or lost your key (20 €, the money goes to the SV cash box)
  • takes note of defects and problems in the dorm and reports them
  • represents the dorm towards the outside
  • lends the keys for the music room
  • rents out the spots in the lockable bike stand
  • holds an office hour in the SV office in house 12 on Tuesdays, 5:30–6 pm – for questions, 20 ct coins for the laundry room and anything else

Music room, SV office, Lockable bike stand

Dormitory council

Office Responsible for
Dormitory council spokespersons
Council meetings, elections, minutes
  • prepare, chair and take the minutes of dormitory council meetings and elections

Tutors

Office Responsible for
Integration tutors
New here? Introduction, tours, questions
  • welcomes and introduces new residents
  • answers questions about the dorm
  • organises a get-together for newcomers
  • gives tours of the dorm
Media tutors
Lower common room, projector, vacuum cleaner
  • rents out the lower common room in house 2/4 and hands out its key
  • lends the vacuum cleaner
  • lends projectors and other equipment

Lower common room

Sports tutor
Sports equipment, gym, tournaments
  • lends sports equipment, e.g. table tennis rackets
  • looks after the fitness room
  • organises sports tournaments

Fitness room

Games tutor
Board games, billiards, games nights
  • lends board and card games (see the list of games under Documents)
  • lends the key to the billiard room
  • organises two games nights

Billiard room

Culture tutor
Trips, events, common room house 6
  • organises two events per semester, e.g. brewery tour, night walk, trips around Göttingen
  • rents out the upper common room in house 6

Upper common room house 6

Workshop tutor
Workshop and tools
  • looks after the workshop and organises who uses it when
  • explains how to use the tools if you need help

Workshop

Bike tutors
Rental bikes, repairs, bike auction
  • lends bikes for a small fee
  • helps with bike repairs
  • holds a bike auction once a year
Sharepoint tutor vacant – join us!
Give away and find things (house 12)
  • manages the sharepoint room in house 12
  • accepts and hands out items in good condition (household, working electronics, books, clothes, furniture, decoration)
  • opens the room on request during the lecture period

Sharepoint room

Laundry tutor
Washing machines and dryers in house 12
  • keeps the washing machines and dryers in house 12 running
  • takes care of repairs – with an electrician if needed, after checking with the mayors
  • empties the coin boxes and hands the money to the mayors

Laundry rooms

Garden tutor
Garden, plots, bird houses, ashtrays
  • looks after the Rosenbachweg garden
  • coordinates the garden plots and is the contact person for them
  • looks after the bird houses and empties the ashtrays
Internet tutors
Internet, wifi, website
  • keep the internet connection running
  • help with internet and IT problems
  • maintain the dorm network and this website

Committees

Office Responsible for
Residency committee (BA) 2 seats open – join us!
Extending your stay, complaints
  • processes requests to extend the period of residence and complaints
  • receives the floor rep election protocols
  • prepares the discharge of the office holders
Controlling committee (KA)
Appeals against BA decisions
  • processes complaints about decisions of the BA

Other offices

Office Responsible for
Auditors
Audit the SV finances before every council meeting
  • audit the self-administration's finances before every dormitory council meeting
  • report the result at the meeting
  • receive an allowance for it, but the semester still counts towards their period of residence
Election assistant
Helps with the mayor elections
  • helps running the mayor elections and is a member of their election committee
  • receives an allowance of 20 € per semester, no matter how many elections take place