Welcome to the Winthrop House Team!

Welcome to the Winthrop House Team! We're so excited that you are joining and are very much looking forward to working with you.

This page has some quick reference information, relevant for when you start in Winthrop.

First, see the student welcome page, which includes links to learn about the physical spaces (trash rooms, laundry, etc), House life, maintenance requests, emergency contacts, when the DHall opens and closes, and more.

Second, here are key people to ask about things as you settle in:

• Building Manager Sarah Gallant for anything related to your suite or the building
• House Administrator Paris Sanders for anything related to getting set up in systems, pointers to College resources, etc.
• Other Resident Tutors and House Aides for any questions that your peers are in the best position to answer. Note that there is a Winthrop House Staff GroupMe; ask any RT or House Aide to add you!
• Faculty Deans Steve and Kiran for anything and everything else

And here are some useful additional links and info:

• Res Tutor Manual (link to come): the Winthrop Res Tutor manual contains a lot of information, including staff contact info, tutor expectations, email list and calendar info, and more. We will cover key parts of it in staff training, but it is worthwhile going through it on your own.
• Res Tutor storage closets: Each Tutor Suite in Standish and Gore is assigned a closet that can be used for storage. The key for the closet is the same as the tutor suite. If needed, ask the Building Manager for information on which closet is for which Tutor Suite.
• Communications: in addition to the student-facing calendars and email lists, there is a Winthrop House Staff calendar (including, e.g., House Staff meetings) and email lists. You should be added to these automatically. Contact the House Administrator if you are not.
• Google drives: key files and information for House Staff are on shared Google Drives. You should be added to these automatically. Contact the House Administrator if you are not.
• Key dates for the start of Fall 2025:
  • DSO Staff Training:
    • Residential Staff Training (in-person): Tuesday Aug 19 (House Aides and new RTs only), Wednesday Aug 20 (all House Aides and RTs), Thursday Aug 21 (all House Aides and RTs)
  • Winthrop House Training
    • Friday Aug 22, 9pm-10pm: Welcome & Kickoff: dessert and drinks in the Faculty Dean Residence
    • Saturday Aug 23, 10am-4pm: Training Day 1
    • Sunday Aug 24, 10am-4pm: Training Day 2, Dinner at 6pm.
  • House move-in/events
    • Sun Aug 18: Res Tutors in residence
    • Thu Aug 28: DHall opens (for breakfast)
    • Thu Aug 28: Sophomores move in
    • Fri Aug 29: Winthrop's Sophomore orientation
    • Sat Aug 30: Winthrop's Sophomore outing
    • Thu Aug 28-Mon Sep 1: Juniors and Seniors students move in
    • Mon Sep 1: Labor Day
    • Tue Sep 2: Classes start
    • Thu Sep 4: All House meeting (7pm in DHall)
  • There will be a number of events in the House from Fri Aug 29 for the first couple of weeks, so please try to be as available as possible during that time (e.g., Sophomore outing, lightweight programming events, first entryway meeting, All House meeting, ...)