THE RESIDENT Where Housing Meets Home
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THE RESIDENT Spring 2017
CONTENTS A Letter from our Advisor.. .....................................3 What is NRHH?........................................................5 Avoiding the Move Out Madness.............................6
EDITOR Juanne-Dae Thomas CO-EDITOR Doniell Glass Ryan Carrig
Feed the Soul with these Spring Picks.....................7 A look into the ECO Representatives.......................8 Discovering Hidden Majors ...................................12 Looking back at Health Science Campus................13 Happenings in Housing .........................................14
CONTRIBUTORS ECO Representatives Alex Vanden Heuvel David Roberts Sarah Smith Justin Lee DESIGN Juanne-Dae Thomas THE RESIDENT is written and published by the Residence Hall Association in collaboration with University Housing at the University of Georgia 415 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30602 Comments or Questions? Contact Residence Hall Association rha@uga.edu
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A LETTER FROM OUR
Advisor
Greetings!
As the semester comes to a close, I want to take a moment and encourage you to reflect on the year. Too often we are focused on what’s next, instead of being present in the current moment. We have countdowns for upcoming events and just can’t wait for the weeks to pass by. But, just take a moment and think about all you have accomplished this year. Some of you are graduating and others have just completed their first year at UGA. Think about the friendships you have gained and the many lessons you have learned. Remember the big things like the footballs games. But also, remember the little things that made you smile, like when you were able to navigate your bus route with no help or when you passed that exam you stayed up all night studying for. Take some time to also thank people that have positively impacted you this year. Your time here is short, but your impact can last a lifetime. Make sure it’s a good one.
Have a great Summer.
Brittany
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What is the National Residence Who is a member? Hall Honorary? The National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) is a component of the National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Incorporated (NACURH). NRHH is a leadership-based honorary comprised of exemplary residential students who value recognition and service.
What do we do? NRHH focuses on promoting community service and recognition through Housing. Chapter members participate in social, scholastic, and service events to promote personal growth and development.
How else can I be informed of NRHH events? Like our Facebook page (UGANRHH) or follow us on Twitter (@UGA_NRHH).
NRHH consists of the top 1% of student leaders living on campus.
How can I apply? Applications to join NRHH open each Fall and Spring semester. Requirements to join NRHH include attending a NRHH event, have demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities through his/her activities in the residence halls (community council, RHS, RA, etc.), have maintained high academic standards and a have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 at the time the application is submitted, have lived in the residence halls for a minimum of two semesters (the second semester can be the semester that the student applies for membership), be currently living in a residence hall when nomination for membership is submitted, must complete a membership application form and provide a reference.
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AVOIDING THE MOVE OUT MADNESS 5 TIips to Move Out with Ease
I’ve done my fair share of moving in and out of residence halls. In my experience, you move in at the beginning of the year with a plethora of things, but then over the course of the next nine months, you acquire a lot of extra things. Now you’re stuck with a lot more things than you moved in with, and you’re then expected to move everything out by a certain deadline. I’ve compiled some tips I’ve learned over the past few years. I hope they help! 1. Have a plan. Have a specific plan in place about when you’re moving out, where you’re going, and what you’ll be doing to prepare for it up until that day. It’ll help ensure you have enough time to get everything done in time and you won’t be stress-packing during finals week. 2. Start packing early. Try to visit home a couple weeks before you move out of your hall and take some things with you. It definitely cuts down on how much you have to worry about packing while actually moving out. 3. Use your study breaks to pack. Don’t put off packing until the last minute! While studying for finals, take a break and get some packing done. You’ll be happy you did in the long run because you won’t have to worry about it immediately after finals. 4. Don’t try to load your car all at one time. This is especially true if you start packing early. It’ll be a lot easier to get everything done on time if you try to take something non-essential to your car every time you have to drive somewhere or every time you go outside in the days before you move out. 5. Be sure to be ready and have all of your stuff out before your schedule checkout time. If you procrastinate until the late minute, there is a high possibility of run into the problem of you not being ready before your checkout time. This will require you to request another checkout time and got through the entire process again. This is where Tip #1 comes into play! If you have a concrete plan and get everything done by your checkout time, you’ll be good to go. If you have any questions about the moving process, definitely contact your RAs! They’re a valuable resource for you to have throughout this process. 6
FEED THE SOUL WITH THESE SPRING PICKS
Spring has sprung, and it is quickly turning into summer! With the rise in temperature, your eating habits are sure to change as well. You’ll gravitate less towards hot or dense foods like pasta and coffee, and starting eating some of your favorites from the beginning of the school year. Here is a quick guide to some of the best warm weather foods to be enjoyed at UGA’s dining halls!
Bolton’s Blueberry Pie Ice Cream
Snelling’s Breakfast Chicken
I am not one that normally likes fruit in my ice cream, but I am always sure to make an exception for this satisfying treat. Obviously, ice cream is classic warm weather favorite, but the blueberry adds a nice twist to the ice cream, and the pie crust chunks in the ice cream helps round out the package. This is typically served once a week, varying by the day. It is definitely something to grab on your way out to help you prepare for the long hike to class or your residence hall.
This new food offered during Snelling’s breakfast hours, which start at midnight, is currently a new favorite for students. It is not a rare occurrence that students line up all the way around the counter in order wait on some chicken and the new french toast sticks. The chicken makes a great late night meal when studying can last until early morning hours, when the nights can still be brisk.
ECV’s Smoothies
Pretty much anything at Health Science Campus’ The Niche
It is difficult to describe which one is the best, because they are all a treat during a 90-degree day. They already have a good reputation amongst residents, but demand for the smoothies will definitely kick back up to a crazy level soon. They come in various berry or sweet flavors, and there is a special smoothie that changes frequently.
While the Niche can be out of the way, it is worth a bus ride in your free time to go check it out. The vast majority of the food can be custom made to order, and you can find very uncommon and interesting foods not normally served at the rest of UGA’s dining halls. Regardless of your dietary needs or eating desires, you can most likely find something here.
O-House’s O’Hacienda Mexican Food It may be strange to categorize Mexican food as a “warm weather food” when it heavily involves ground beef and melted cheese, but that is only because you haven’t been creative enough. By switching out the beef for chicken, or adding on ample toppings from the vegetables offered, you can freshen up a normally warm meal. On top of that, adding sour cream and salsa can give it an extra refreshing twist between the flavors and cold temperature that salsa and sour cream are served at. Spring 2017
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A LOOK INTO THE
EcoReps
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MEET THE EcoReps Meet the University Housing EcoReps! The EcoRep program empowers students to become knowledgeable sustainability advocates in their residential communities. As elected members on their hall councils, EcoReps strive to make programming more sustainable by advocating for waste reduction, supporting local businesses, and incorporating sustainability or environmental themes into programs. EcoReps facilitate their own environmental-focused programs in the residence halls and they also contribute ideas to other programs occurring in their communities, making their impact quite large over the course of the year. Through training at Exec N Rec and at the annual Southeastern EcoRep Conference in Columbia, South Carolina, EcoReps are equipped with sustainability knowledge to engage and empower their on campus peers in a meaningful way. EcoReps meet every other week to hear from guest speakers from around campus, discuss programming ideas, and participate in team-building exercises to bring them closer as a group. While the group of EcoReps is successful in their charge to promote sustainability in general, individual EcoReps have accomplished some amazing things on their own this year, especially when it comes to programming! “Let’s Taco ‘Bout Sustainability” allowed residents the opportunity to engage with green student organizations on campus (while munching on yummy tacos). “Everyday Plastic” taught residents how small changes in their lifestyle can help them avoid using plastic.
EcoReps havealso made numerous hall council programs more sustainable by using the reusable plates, napkins, and utensils fromthe Office of Sustainability. At Mini Exec N Rec in January, two groups presented programs, and a group of EcoReps also presented about consumerism at the Southeastern EcoRep Conference in February. In addition to programming, EcoReps have been involved members of the Athens community. After returning from the EcoRep Conference, an inspired group of EcoReps hosted their own impromptu cleanup of Tanyard Creek near Bolton. The EcoRep program also participated in our annual field trip, traveling to Sandy Creek Nature Center to learn about the amazing environmental education happening right here in Athens. By making programs more environmentally-friendly, hosting programs of their own, educating their peers about recycling, or becoming better stewards of the earth’s natural resources by visiting or caring for natural environments, EcoReps continue to make a positive and lasting impact on the residential communities of UGA.
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SUSTAINABILITY AND UGA HOUSING Students feel a stronger connection with their residence hall than they do with any other building on a college campus. Thus, University Housing serves as the perfect setting for students to engage in experiential learning that can lead to their personal growth in a number of areas, including sustainability. University Housing Sustainability aims to provide learning opportunities for students that will enhance their time living on campus and allow them to move on from their college experiences as more informed environmental stewards. It is vital for us to work as a community to limit resource consumption and overall environmental impact. Students and staff have access to a number of resources that enable them to practice wise resource consumption, such as water-saving fixtures in the bathroom and recycling bins located throughout the residence halls. University Housing promotes sustainability through educational programs, recycling and landfill diversion, and water and energy conservation efforts. Some notable programs we run throughout the year include the Green Cup, an energy and water conservation competition between buildings in the Church, Hill, Boggs and Mell/Lipscomb communities and Dawgs Ditch the Dumpster and Donate, a landfill diversion event where students can donate unwanted items. All items are donated to the local or regional community to organizations in need.
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During the 2016 move-out alone, we div more than 73,000 pounds of material from landfill!
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Discovering HIDDEN MAJORS
UGA has a wide variety of majors, with many people finding their way into such major courses like Biology or Accounting. However, there are many small majors around campus that you might not have heard about. In this article, maybe there’s a major in here that calls to you far more than the one you’re in right now!
Avian Biology
Turfgrass Management
Love birds? Want to know everything about them? Then sign up for Avian Biology. This major is useful for all avian related fields, from conservation to research. The faculty is deeply passionate and is constantly working on avian research, so they are fresh on their knowledge! It is quite a challenging major that has chemistry and biology courses left and right, but with perseverance, your ornithologist dreams can come true.
Looking at our beautiful stadium, what catches the eye the most? The bright green field upon which many Bulldog triumphs lay is much harder to maintain than one may think. From golf courses to Olympic stadiums, turfgrass needs careful consideration and care throughout the year, and you can be the one to do it! Learn all about turfgrass and cultivate the stage for athletic glory!
Jewelry and Metalworking It may surprise you that the Lamar Dodd School of art is a rather large program here at UGA! The next time you’re walking down the halls of Dodd keep an eye out for contemporary jewelry and metal art. This small but strong program is tucked away on the edge of north campus. Students in this area spend their four years hammering in age-old smithing traditions such as forging, forming and fabrication. Metalsmithing may have fallen out of household necessity but it has found a new life in the technological age and UGA is proud to contribute alumni to the blooming field. 12
Fashion Merchandizing The clothes make the person, so make the clothes! This major focuses on the ways in which you, as an undergraduate, can learn how to create your own fashion line, develop a brand, and work with professional fashion companies. Promo videos and the runway await you in this major, even with opportunities to study abroad in London, China, and Ghana.
LOOKING BACK AT HEALTH SCEINCE CAMPUS The Health Science Campus (HSC) is a small, but quaint part of the University of Georgia (UGA). Located on Prince Avenue, HSC is the home to UGAs College of Public Health and the UGA-GRU Medical Partnership. HSC has had a long and interesting journey to get where is today. In 1859, HSC started off as a 40-acre purchase by UGA to house University High School. This was a preparatory school for the sons of local farmers. In 1872, the land was used as an experimental farm by the State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. From 1890 to 1891 the Normal School was opened on this sight to teach teachers in the public schools of Georgia. This was a precursor to UGAs college of Education. Starting in 1933 it became a coordinate campus of UGA that taught Female students and housed them for the first two years of their schooling. The United States Navy bought the land from UGA between 1953-1054 so that they could build the Navy Supply Corps School. The U.S. Navy expanded the size of the campus to 56.15 acres in 1963. Due to Budget cuts the Navy Supply Corps School was closed in 2005 and moved to Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. The HSC that we know and love today is relatively new, opening in august of 2012. Even with its small size HSC has had a big history, and with that history has come some historic and interesting places. Seven of the building located at the HSC are historic. These include Quarters B, Winnie Davis Hall, Rhodes Hall, Quarters A, Carnegie Library, Pound Hall and Miller Hall. Many of the buildings have changed used over the years varying from classrooms, dining halls, gymnasiums, and army barracks. Carnegie Library was built as one of the original 1,679 libraries built by the Carnegie Foundation. Pound Hall has had many lives, first as an auditorium with classrooms, then as a gymnasium and naval library, and now as a recreation center and a future space for academics. New additions to the HSC include Brown hall, a residence hall open to all students, and the Niche dinning commons, both opening in 2013. Health Science Campus is a place that has a rich history at the University of Georgia.
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HAPPENINGS IN
Housing
Dawgs Ditch the Dumpster and Donate Residents should look for convenient donation areas at each residence hall from April 27 – May 6 to leave unwanted items. All items left in a donation area will be diverted from the landfill and given to local and regional organizations in need. Volunteer Opportunities Interested in helping out with this great initiative? All volunteers will be compensated with a free tshirt and a gift card to a local thrift store. If you’re interested in becoming a Dawgs Ditch volunteer, please follow this link to sign up: https://ugeorgia.qualtrics.com/ SE/?SID=SV_9yKczT8xZQ24Qip.
SnapChat Tours Wonder what our residence halls look like from a student perspective? Check out our Snapchat tours by following @ugahousing and see for yourself!
Become a Tour Guide We’ve got a job that’s as fun as being an orientation leader but way easier: housing tour guide. Snag a summer job where you can make friends and develop customer service and leadership skills. Tour guide positions are parttime and available to current UGA students. 14