NACURH Semi-Annual Report | 2016

SE M I -AN N UA L REPO R T 201 6

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 1 AFFILIATION YEAR 15-16 | JANUARY 2016

A NOTE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON On behalf of NACURH Inc., our regional affiliates, our corporate offices, the Annual Conference and the NACURH Executive Team, I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Corporate Report. This past semester has been a busy one for NACURH and our member institutions. We have had eight regional conferences in some incredible locations. Countless pieces of legislation and initiatives were passed and enacted. Hundreds of student-initiated programs were presented and attended by first-time and returning delegates. Many award bids were selected and recognized. A handful of member institutions submitted NACURH/ACUHO-I Daniel Siler Program of the Year bids for consideration and the NACURH Board of Directors selected a final winner to be announced soon. The NRHH National Board selected three members institutions to received a programming grant out of twelve wellqualified submissions. The NACURH Boards had a extremely efficient Semi-Annual Business Meeting hosted at the Annual Conference location, The University of Delaware. Overall, it is a very exciting time to be a member of NACURH Inc! I want to take the opportunity to thank all the member institutions who took a chance to host a regional conference this fall and commend them for a job well done, as well as any institution who took the leap of faith to bid for a conference this fall and those institutions who will be hosting a conference this spring. Without these member institutions our meetings, networking and programming wouldn’t be possible. I urge any institution looking for an incredible leadership opportunity to consider bidding to host a regional conference. If you are interested, please consider reaching out to your Regional Director.

We have an eventful spring on the horizon full of opportunities for member institutions to network with others, present programs, and get involved. Starting in February, we will be launching NACURH Residence Hall Month (NRHM) with each week focusing on a different area of residential student leadership ranging from service, advocacy, recognition and programming. We call upon each member institutions to participate in NRHM and host events coordinating with their region and NACURH. In addition, we will have another round of conferences for member institutions to attend, network, enact business and select award nominees.

On the strategic planning front, we have been making significant progress on implementing the strategic plan passed last year at NACURH 2015. Many changes and improvements have been made with regards to marketing, branding, new technology, financial stability, regional alignment, One NACURH and much more. Each regional affiliate and the National Residence Hall Honorary have been making progress to having a strategic plan to present at NACURH 2016 that fits within NACURH’s strategic vision. If you are interested in more details, you can check it out at nacurh.org/strategic or by reaching out to any member of the Executive Team.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 2

At the NACURH 2015 Annual Business Meeting, the NACURH Boards res

temporary NACURH NRHH Advisor position with the intention of exploring the e

position and its potential impact on NRHH and NACURH. At the close of NACUR

NACURH Associate for NRHH (in consultation with the other NACURH Executive This year the NBD and theto NACURH Executive Team have opportunity to reinvigorate the application process seek an appointee fortaken the the position.

Alumni & Friends of NACURH(AAFN). We have renamed the program to The Advancement Society After aasuccessful by the NRHH those National Board, it is with gre and established purpose of theconfirmation Advancement Society to recognize who make individual monetary contributions to NACURH, Inc. Through the Advancement Society, we hope to provide an we announce Adam Schwarz as the 2015-2016 NACURH NRHH Advisor. avenue to recognize others for their leadership in NACURH by donating on their behalf and generating interest to involved support NACURH development, recognition, scholarships, Adam hasmoney been with leadership NACURH and NRHH in an advising capacity grants, honorariums and general financial support. The program now has four different levels of Insupport addition to having NRHH chapters twomembers different for supporters.

We advised plan on grandfathering all currentat AAFN in at institutions, the Gold Level he also and weAtlantic encourageRegional everyone toNRHH utilize thisAdvisor program to recognize high impactAdam contributors inductingas the South from 2008-2013. alsobyserved them on their behalf. If you have any questions please consult the nacurh.org/advancement or by Advisor October 2013.

HeExecutive is currently reaching from out to your Regional2012-February Director or any member of the Team. an Assistant Director

Florida Atlantic University in the South Atlantic Affiliate.

Lastly, the conference team at The University of Delaware have an incredible conference planned for

NACURH 2016. had the opportunity tour Adam the facilities while at theNACURH Semi-AnnualExecutive Business We areWe incredibly excitedto for to join the team Meeting and are very excited for you to experience it all. We cannot wait to see some you all at spring experience, knowledge, and passion NRHH. conferences and the Annual Conference this Juneto where you will “Unmask the Super Leader in You!�

a

Sincerely, Respectfully yours,Executive Team The NACURH

Nathan Tack Nathan Tack

Coty Behanna

NACURH Chairperson

NACURH Associate for NR

Danielle Melidona

Jacob Crosetto

NACURH Associate for Administration

NACURH Associate for Fin

NACURH Chairperson

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 | A Note From The Chairperson 5 | Executive Committee Report 13 | Legislation 13 | NACURH Board of Directors 15 | NRHH National Board 16 | Office Reports 16 | NACURH Information Center 19 | NACURH Services & Recognition Office 23 | NACURH 2016 Annual Conference Report 30 | Regional Reports 30 39 45 50 56 61 67 74

| | | | | | | |

Central Atlantic Affiliate Great Lakes Affiliate Intermountain Affiliate Midwest Affiliate North East Affiliate Pacific Affiliate South Atlantic Affiliate Southwest Affiliate

79 | On Campus Marketing 85 | NACURH 2015 Award Recipients

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 4

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 5

NACURH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Nathan Tack | Chairperson Old Dominion University chair@nacurh.org

Danielle Melidona | Associate for Administration The Pennsylvania State University naa@nacurh.org

Jacob Crosetto | Associate for Finance University of Illinois - Springfield naf@nacurh.org

Kaley Van Zile | Associate for NRHH Mississippi State University nan@nacurh.org

Dan Ocampo | NACURH Advisor University of the Pacific advisor@nacurh.org

Adam Schwarz | NRHH Advisor Florida Atlantic University nrhhadvisor@nacurh.org

Christina Aichele | Conference Resource Consultant University of Wisconsin - Whitewater crc@nacurh.org

CONFERENCES ATTENDED Central Atlantic CAACURH 2015 - Danielle Melidona

North East NEACURH 2015 - Nathan Tack

Great Lakes GLACURH 2015 - Danielle Melidona

Pacific PACURH 2015 - Nathan Tack

Intermountain IACURH 2015 - Jacob Crosetto

South Atlantic SAACURH 2015 - Jacob Crosetto

Midwest MACURH 2015 - Jacob Crosetto

Southwest SWACURH 2015 - Nathan Tack

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 6

NACURH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NEW NACURH LEVEL-INITIATIVES Zoom Video Conferencing One of the first tasks accomplished during this affiliation year was the purchase of Zoom Video Conferencing software. This platform has revolutionized the way NACURH, Inc. interacts with our members by providing an improved means of virtual communication. We have seen a huge benefit of offering this service to regional affiliates and members alike.

NACURH Webinars Developed a NACURH Webinar Series utilizing the new video-conferencing software to bring awareness and resources to members. We held two webinars during the fall semester and plan to hold five more during the spring semester to continue fostering a network of engaged students, coming together to learn from one another and experienced leaders within NACURH, Inc. Advancement Society We revamped our alumni network and advancement branch of NACURH. As part of this process we have transformed our Association of Alumni & Friends of NACURH (AAFN) into The Advancement Society with four different levels of support to NACURH. The LINK Created a bi-annual magazine to help connect students, advisors, alumni, and housing and residence life professionals to NACURH. The first issue of The LINK was released in October 2015 and the second issue is anticipated to be released in March 2016.

NRHH Strategic Plan Develop a strategic plan to move the honorary forward that aligns with the NACURH strategic plan.

The NNB is actively working to develop the content of this plan for presentation during the NACURH Annual Business Meeting as well as NRHH Corporate Business.

Taskforce Structure NACURH’s previous committee structure was not as beneficial as it could have been. We refocused the program instead to reflect a taskforce structure - smaller groups of people working on focused tasks over a short period of time. We have identified a list of taskforces and began assigning tasks in November 2015 for leadership to work towards. Additionally, legislation was presented at the SemiAnnual Business Meeting to adopt these changes into policy.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 7

NACURH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITIONAL GOALS | CHAIRPERSON Corporate Standing Coming in to this year we realized that NACURH, Inc. has not been in the best corporate standing over the past few years. Among these items, we recognized the need to file important documents in the state of Oklahoma, as well as refiling for expired trademarks for our corporation. Additionally, legislation presented during the Semi-Annual Business Meeting helped us push the corporate standing goal forward by presenting a plan for obtaining legal counsel and moving brokerage services.

One NACURH Released a guide to NACURH on marketing and implemented many standardizations across the corporation ranging from email signatures, to publishing and social media to pulling together all of our leadership to one team and one focus for One NACURH. Strategic Planning Began implementing the first year of the NACURH Strategic Plan and simultaneously working to for 8 regional strategic plans to compliment NACURH’s plan Team Training & Relations Worked to overhaul training for all of NACURH’s officers starting at the closing of NACURH 2015 through the summer and the academic year. Improved relations among all of NACURH’s leadership.

ACUHO-I Attended the ACUHO-I Annual Conference, presented donation to the ACUHO-I Foundation, supported NACURH’s Program of the Year presenters, presented at their business meeting, and improved overall partnership with ACUHO-I. New Technologies Worked with NACURH Executive Team & NIC to implement many new technologies ranging from video-conferencing, financials, credit card processing, marketing, Google Drive/Gmail integration and affiliations.

Centralized Swap Application Coordinated with the regional directors to develop a centralized swap application for members of NACURH’s Leadership which streamlined the process for applying to multiple swaps.

Update & Maintain NACURH Website Worked with the Execs and NIC to make the NACURH website more user-friendly. Update the site weekly or as needed to keep members in the loop with everything going on in NACURH. NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 8

NACURH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITIONAL GOALS | ASSOCIATE FOR ADMINISTRATION CO Engagement & Empowerment Continuing to build up the role of Coordinating Officers on the NACURH-level and find new ways to support these individuals. Implemented a monthly report system to hold COs accountable and to better connect with each person on an individual basis. Held a Virtual Conference during the Fall Semester and will be holding a second one in January 2016.

CO Catalysts Worked to institute a new CO Committees structure that maximizes the work COs are doing in their regional roles, empowering them to contribute to meaningful projects on the NACURH-level. I am working to evaluate the effectiveness of Catalysts and will continue to do so throughout the remainder of the affiliation year.

Assessment & Evaluation Coordinated the creation of the NACURH Census as part of the affiliation process. I also implemented the NACURH Services and Performance Assessment and analyzed the data for presentation to the NACURH Board of Directors.

NACURH U Building upon the improvements made to NACURH U during the previous affiliation year to ensure the program continue to fulfills it’s purpose and meet the needs of students. In January 2016, the NACURH U taskforce will begin to develop curriculum for the program to be implemented at NACURH 2016.

Alumni Involvement Improving overall alumni relations through the creation of an alumni listserv in order to keep past members up-to-date on current happenings within the corporation. I will continue to be sending out monthly updates across this listserv and will be working to facilitate and Alumni Webinar to further connect alumni with members.

Preserving History Working with the Chairperson to develop an interactive timeline for NACURH’s website to give members the opportunity to better explore and appreciate our history. Developed legislative databases to ensure organizational memory is not lost from year to year.

Administrative Tasks Reformatted the Policy Book, Bylaws, and Articles of Incorporation; standardized all forms; created document and presentation templates for use by NACURH leadership.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 9

NACURH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITIONAL GOALS | ASSOCIATE FOR FINANCE AAFN Changes/Alumni Relations Worked to implement changes to AAFN and began the structure for the Advancement Society.

Created 2 new pins for Advancement Society, as well as created mailings for alumni.

Educating Finance Officers Hosted the summer finance officer training with our accountant, established a1:1 and meeting schedule, and implemented budget presentations at Semis.

Accountant Relationship Met with Tom in Baltimore over the summer, hosted training with him, and coordinated the process for reappointment.

Accounting Implemented a new online system for accounting to ensure accuracy and transparency.

Corporate Partnerships/Sponsorships Worked with the Executive Team to implement Zoom and made them a corporate sponsor of NACURH. Investment Policy Authored and implemented a new investment policy book dictating the use of the funds, the account structure, and the overall investment styles of the corporation.

Add-On Fee Assessment Increased the add-on fees for the annual conference in order to balance the budget for FY17 and worked with regional finance officers to do the same.

Online Payments/Point of Sale Worked with Bank of America to implement CloverGo, a point of sale system for the regions, NACURH, and the Offices to use for sales in person. Working with the NSRO in opening the backend of the online store and working with the NIC/Wild Apricot to accept online payments.

Credit/Debit Cards Worked with Bank of America to get a credit line approved for the regions and offices to have commercial cards. Implemented the Global Reconciliation and Account Management software (GRAM), as well as the Payment Center. Worked to get 10 cards ready for Spring use.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 10

NACURH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITIONAL GOALS | ASSOCIATE FOR NRHH Develop NRHH Strategic Plan Preparing for Semis to review regional NRHH SWOT analysis and goal to make changes in NRHH Mission and Vision statements, and develop list of projects needed for the future growth of the honorary.

Update and Maintain NRHH Website Bring as many resources for NRHH membership by updating or re-creating the NRHH website to ensure that all pages are fully updated.

NRHH Resources and Policy Review Facilitate special NNB work groups have included NRHH Induction resources, NRHH Policy review and alignment, and NRHH Newsletter to be sent to NRHH membership and alumni.

Of the Months (OTMs) Releasing the OTM NACURH Winners to membership with updated monthly NACURH OTM Traveling Cup standings. Re-evaluating OTM categories and educational resources to better serve the OTM processes.

NNB Transition Support the future of NRHH by creating transition materials throughout term for the incoming NAN as well as encouraging each of the regions and offices to gather information as well. Sample AD-NRHH Transition Guides will be given for support.

POSITIONAL SUMMARY | ADVISOR - Established and developed working relationship with ACUHO-I Executive Director Mary DeNiro, ACUHO-I Central Office, and ACUHO-I Foundation.

- Worked with NAF and Bank of America to identify solution to reimbursement processes and procurement.

- Collected information and advised NACURH executives on identifying and selection of legal counsel.

- Provided advice and counsel to NACURH executives and regional advisors, and assisted in resolving regional and NACURH-related issues.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 11

NACURH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITIONAL SUMMARY | NRHH ADVISOR - Held regular one on ones with the NANs. - Attend NBD and NNB meetings weekly.

- Attend NACURH Exec meetings bi-weekly and provide ongoing support to the NACURH Exec team.

- Assisted with the NAN process to select a new NAN after an unexpected vacancy occurred earlier in the Fall semester.

- Supported the NNB members throughout the semester with navigating issues and concerns that arose both through individual meetings, chats, and emails.

- Provide support to the Regional Advisors and Regional NRHH Advisors with NRHH related items within their regions and Regional Board members working with NRHH. - Met with a NRHH rep from PACURH to discuss ways to incorporate values of NACURH into their chapter and how to promote Service within her campus chapter.

- Met with a new SAACURH campus advisor about benefits of Affiliation with NACURH and creating a NRHH chapter for the first time on their campus.

- Attended two NRHH Fall Induction ceremonies as a NACURH representative and guest of honor, at one I was asked to share closing words/thoughts.

- Attended the Semi-Annual Business meeting for NACURH at the University of Delaware.

POSITIONAL SUMMARY | CRC - Distributed 2016 Annual Conference bid feedback, the 2015-2016 conference calendar, and updated Speakers List.

- Created Regional and No Frills/Minis Conference Staff Materials Drive folder.

- items/information included: budget templates; conference due dates; conference sponsors; delegate waivers; Guidebook; How to Bid and Host presentation; international resources; liability insurance guide; note re: Host School Acknowledgement Form; OCM; retreat ideas; site visit worksheet; Speakers List; wrap-up report checklist - Started work on guide for conference staffs working with OCM. - Held a Regional Conference Chair and Advisor chat and followed-up on Regional Advisor conference training. Scheduling a chat for No Frills/Minis Chairs and Advisors for January.

- Wrapped up the 2015 Annual Conference.

- Completed the 2016 Annual Conference site visit and released a summary of visit.

- Coordinated the Program of the Year bid review, policy checks, and selection process.

- Collected intents for 2017 Annual Conference and conducted pre-bid review.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 12

LEGISLATION NACURH BOARD OF DIRECTORS Number

Title

Description

Vote

Outcome

16-01

Video Conferencing Software

Approved the purchase of Zoom Video Conferencing software.

7-0-1

Passed

16-02

Affiliation Dues Disbursement

Changed dates for affiliation dues disbursement.

8-0-0

Passed

16-03

Xero Accounting Software Purchase

Approved the purchase of Xero Accounting software for corporate use.

8-0-0

Passed

16-04

Affiliation Dues Increase

Increased dues dues based on inflation rate over the last 20 years.

8-0-0

Passed

16-06

Investment Policy Statement

Approved the creation of an internal investment policy book.

8-0-0

Passed

16-07

Accountant Selection Process

Adds the NACURH Accountant selection process to policy.

8-0-0

Passed

16-08

QuickBooks to Xero Changes

Made changes throughout policy book to switch all instances of QuickBooks to Xero.

8-0-0

Passed

16-09

Wix

Movementt to Wix-based websites across regional affiliates.

8-0-0

Passed

16-10

Board Member Host School Affiliation

Outlined process by which members of NACURH’s leadership need to have their host institutions affiliated by.

8-0-0

Passed

16-11

Board Member Host School Support

Stipulated that all members of NACURH’s leadership must maintain their host school support throughout the duration of their terms.

8-0-0

Passed

16-12

Accountant at Semis

Approved funding for the NACURH Accountant to attend the 2016 Semi-Annual Business Meeting.

8-0-0

Passed

16-13

Finance Officer Titles

Standardization of all finance officer titles to Associate Director for Administration and Finance.

8-0-0

Passed

16-14

NRHH Merchandise

Granted the ability to the NSRO Directorship and NAF to determine the costs of NSRO merchandise.

8-0-0

Passed

16-15

NACURH Philantropy Pin Fund

Puts of the practice of the NSRO selling unsold philanthropy pins into policy.

8-0-0

Passed

16-16

Anti-Hazing Policy

To create an anti-hazing statement, definition of hazing, and taskforce to determine repercussions for hazing.

2-6-0

Failed

16-17

NACURH Philantropy Pin Price

Ensures the philanthropy pin is sold for $2.00 over the cost of production to make a profit for the selected philanthropy

8-0-0

Passed

16-19

Placeholder Checks

Replaces the process of using placeholder checks for conference delegations to instead use promissory notes.

7-1-0

Passed

16-20

Out of Balance Budgets

Requires that all entities of NACURH, Inc. must present balanced operating budgets each Fiscal Year.

8-0-0

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 13

LEGISLATION NACURH BOARD OF DIRECTORS Number

Title

Description

Vote

Outcome

16-21

IRS Regulations

Alignment of NACURH policy with recent changes to IRS regulations.

8-0-0

Passed

16-22

Host Institution Affiliation Payments

Allows proof of payment to be given until the NIC receives a NACURH leader’s host institution’s affiliation payment.

8-0-0

Passed

16-24

Affiliation Assistance from Requires that conference hosts send an affiliation email Conference Schools reminder, drafted by the NIC, along with conference communication to ensure members are affiliated.

6-2-0

Passed

16-25

Trademarks

Approves funds to reclaim NACURH’s registered trademarks; adds this process to policy for the future.

8-0-0

Passed

16-26

Corporate Liability & Insurance

Approved the transfer of our Broker of Record to the Anderson Group, as per the recommendation of our current Broker of Record.

8-0-0

Passed

16-27

Obtaining Legal Counsel

Approved plans for the NACURH Executives to conduct a search to obtain legal counsel.

8-0-0

Passed

16-28

POY Reimbursements/ Hotel

Puts reimbursement process for POY winner into policy.

8-0-0

Passed

16-29

Updating Waivers & Forms

Creates a standardized waiver for all delegates attending any NACURH-affiliated conference.

8-0-0

Passed

16-30

Committees

Replaces old committee structure in policy with new taskforce structure.

8-0-0

Passed

16-31

CRC Laptop

Approved funds for the purchase of a new CRC laptop.

8-0-0

Passed

16-32

OTMs as Benefit of Affiliation

Adds OTMs as an affiliation benefit for member schools to participate in.

8-0-0

Passed

16-33

Bad Standing Clarification Adds OTMs as a service schools in bad standing are unable to participate in.

8-0-0

Passed

16-34

Office Restructuring

Approves steps outlined in the NACURH Strategic Plan to combine the offices into one Corporate Office.

6-2-0

Passed

16-35

Programming Grant Reallocation

Reallocates funds to the programming grant line item that were depleted during FY16.

8-0-0

Passed

16-36

Advancement Society

Restructures AAFN by adding four contribution levels.

8-0-0

Passed

16-37

Conference Expenses

Fixes an error in the FY16 budget where conference expenses was not properly allocated.

8-0-0

Passed

16-38

Postage Overage

Moves funds to Postage line item to compensate for overages during FY16.

8-0-0

Passed

16-40

Guidebook Allocations

Outlines Guidebook amounts owed by regions in their FY17 budgets.

8-0-0

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 14

LEGISLATION NRHH NATIONAL BOARD Number

Title

Description

Vote

Outcome

16-01

NNB Appointed Positions Adds the NNB appointed positions to policy.

8-0-0

Passed

16-02

Professional Staff OTM Category Changes

Changes the Residence Life Faculty/Staff category to be Residence Life Professional Staff instead.

8-0-0

Passed

16-03

RA OTM Category Change

Proposed for the RA OTM category to be changed to Residence Life Paraprofessional Staff.

6-2-0

Tabled

16-04

ADNRHH Membership Status

Proposed that AD-NRHHs could be an alumni member of an affiliated chapter in order to be eligible for the position.

2-5-1

Failed

16-05

NACURH NRHH Board Name Change

Proposed that the title of the NRHH National Board be changed to the NACURH NRHH Board.

6-2-0

Tabled

16-06

Defining NRHH Values

Proposed definitions be adopted into policy for NRHH’s values.

1-7-0

Failed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 15

NACURH INFORMATION CENTER

Hosted By | University of Nebraska at Lincoln Address | 1115 North 16th St. Lincoln, NE 68588 Phone | 424.262.2874 Email | nic@nacurh.org NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 16

NACURH INFORMATION CENTER OFFICE STAFF Ethan Schwarten | Director Buddy Regions | IACURH & MACURH nic_director@nacurh.org

Sam Wilton | AD-Finance Buddy Region | CAACURH nic_finance@nacurh.org

Lauren Scanlan | AD-Outreach Buddy Region | SAACURH nic_outreach@nacurh.org

Tyler Schindler | CO for Affiliations Buddy Region | SWACURH nic_affiliations@nacurh.org

Regen Smith | CO for Marketing Buddy Region | NEACURH nic_marketing@nacurh.org

Evelyn Kosalka | CO for Operations Buddy Region | PACURH nic_operations@nacurh.org

Colton White | CO for Technology Buddy Region | GLACURH nic_tech@nacurh.org

Melissa Peters | Advisor nic_advisor@nacurh.org

SERVICES OFFERED Affiliations Through the NACURH website we are able to affiliate member institutions and process payments.

RFI Collect, store, and make accessible Resources for member institutions.

Website Services Maintain and update the NACURH website.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 17

NACURH INFORMATION CENTER TOP 5 OFFICE GOALS Resource File Index The NIC will create a user-friendly database for RFI submissions to be stored and viewed. Next, we will try to recover and make accessible as many RFIs as possible.

Continued Maintenance & Streamlining of the Affiliations Process We will create an Affiliations Flow Chart to illustrate the Affiliations process. Next, we will work on the dynamics of the website to make it more user-friendly.

Assist regions with the Affiliations of New Associate Schools Work with Recruitment Officers and the Directorship of each reason to promote NACURH. We hope to boost school participation.

Barcode Placards We hope to streamline the Check-In/Check-Out Process of Placards. This system would be compatible with the Excel Affiliations Spreadsheet. We will look at potentially updating the Parli Pro Chart.

Digitizing Old Resources Purchased a software to convert VHS to digital documents. We hope that this will increase the accessibility of resources and decrease Office transition costs.

FINANCIAL UPDATE For the current fiscal year, we are poised to come far under budget. Between our expenses thus far and our anticipated expenses are expected to use only 75% of our allocation for the past year. For next year, our total expenses are budgeted slightly higher than the past year. This is due to the need to fly our staff to Delaware for the NACURH conference, whereas the proximity of the previous host site, North Dakota State University, allowed us to drive to the conference at the expense of the university.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 18

NACURH SERVICES & RECOGNITION OFFICE

Hosted By | Kent State University Address | Kent State University Department of Residence Services P.O. Box 5190 Kent, Ohio 44242 Phone | 330.672.4022 NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 19 Email | nsro@nacurh.org

SERVICES & RECOGNITION OFFICE OFFICE STAFF Breta Moore | Director Buddy Regions | NEACURH & SAACURH nsro_director@nacurh.org

George Papp-McClellan | AD-AF Buddy Region | PACURH nsro_adaf@nacurh.org

Abby Candalor | AD-NRHH Buddy Region | SAACURH nsro_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Steven Yurek | CO for Marketing Buddy Region | SWACURH nsro_marketing@nacurh.org

Jacob Dunwiddie | CO for Operations Buddy Region | NEACURH nsro_operations@nacurh.org

Jessica McKee | CO for Special Projects Buddy Region | PACURH nsro_projects@nacurh.org

Corey Patterson | CO for Technology Buddy Region | GLACURH nsro_tech@nacurh.org

Lindsay Marx & Allison Smith | Advisors nsro_advisor@nacurh.org

SERVICES OFFERED Affiliation and Recognition Materials Induction Certificates, NRHH Honors Cords, Outstanding Member Pins, Bronze, Silver, and Gold Pins, NNB/NBD pins, RHA/NRHH/NCC pins, LEAD pins, NACURH Gold Seals, Turtle Pins, etc. Some materials are available for schools/regional/NACURH level only.

Official NACURH/NRHH Merchandise T-Shirts, hoodies, laptop stickers, travel bags, etc. They have the NACURH logo or NRHH logo and are meant for delegates to show off their NACURH/NRHH pride!

Manage NACURH-Level OTMs We print and distribute the NACURH level OTM awards.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 20

SERVICES & RECOGNITION OFFICE SERVICES OFFERED (CONT.) Leadership Education and Development Program Designed to get delegates involved at the local, regional, and NACURH level.

TOP 5 OFFICE GOALS Continue Branding the NSRO We have launched a new social media campaign initiative as well as revamped a lot of our documents that we provide to schools and make them easier to access/convenient.

Increase Social Media Interaction We have promoted our #welovensro #region competition among regions to see which delegates can reach out to us. We plan on more social media campaigns for Spring 2016.

Launch Online Store It is ready to launch we are waiting on information from Bank of America before moving forward with launching.

Promote LEAD It was announced at NACURH 2015, launched in Fall 2015 and we have had five submissions for the first link! We anticipate more submissions closer to NACURH 2016.

Phase out Old Designs and Create New Designs Right now we are trying to phase out old designs such as Pillar Hoodies and designs that have been with the NSRO for years in order to help bring ‘fresh’ merchandise to delegates.

FINANCIAL UPDATE The NSRO FY16 is going well. The NSRO made a lot of changes at the end of FY15 and beginning of FY16, and we are seeing how these changes are impacting the NSRO. FY16 is a critical point to monitor and collect data as we see how our more sustainable and fiscally responsible changes take effect. This year's data is and will be crucial to the assessment and restructuring of NSRO finances.

That being said we are currently $16,000 under our projected revenue and conservatively estimate another $9,000 in sales in our last quarter.That will place our projected profit slightly higher than last year. Our current percent realization of expenses is at 67.18%, and we do not expect a complete realization. This cut in expenses will help us close the gap between our profit and expenses. We anticipate a net loss around $5000, half of the current budgeted loss.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 21

SERVICES & RECOGNITION OFFICE FINANCIAL REPORTING (CONT.) In FY17 we expect high net profit from NACURH 16 do to its close location cutting on travel expense.

We hope this profit will counterbalance the NSRO’s possible departure from Kent State University.

FY17 budgets higher expenses because of possible transition expense, but expenses are still $8000 less than FY16. FY17 also projects profit to be $12,000 less do to regional clover use and more accurate sales forecasting. Overall FY17 budgets a conservative $16,000 net loss, $5,000 of which transitional costs. FY17 sales will be crucial to determining future NSRO budgeting and sustainable practices.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 22

ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016

Hosted By | University of Delaware Theme | “Unmask the Super Leader in You” Conference Dates | June 24th - 27, 2016 Website | conference.nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 23

NACURH ANNUAL CONFERENCE Rachel Zolotarsky | Annual Conference Chair conf_chair@nacurh.org

Matt Hermenau | NBD Liaison conf_liaison@nacurh.org

Lauren Montagna | Finance Chair conf_finance@nacurh.org

Meghan Clements | Technology Chair conf_technology@nacurh.org

Amanda Flagg | Communications Chair conf_communications@nacurh. org

Jeremy Mathis | Dining Chair conf_dining@nacurh.org

Greg Masso | Spirit Chair conf_spirit@nacurh.org

Alex Waad | Programming Chair conf_programming@nacurh.org

Alex Adams | Transportation Chair conf_transportation@nacurh.org

Alex Schwartz | Volunteer CoChair conf_volunteer@nacurh.org

Shawn Butler | Volunteer CoChair conf_volunteer@nacurh.org

Marielle Kraft | Entertainment Co-Chair conf_entertainment@nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 24

NACURH ANNUAL CONFERENCE Sydney Lobosco | Entertainment Co-Chair conf_entertainment@nacurh.org

Layla Covington | Hospitality CoChair conf_hospitality@nacurh.org

Emmy Goodman | Hospitality Co-Chair conf_hospitality@nacurh.org

Eva Alison | Mass Gatherings Chair conf_massgatherings@nacurh.org

Sydney Scheiner | Sustainability Chair conf_sustainability@nacurh.org

Margaret McNamara | Registration Chair conf_registration@nacurh.org

Marcos Miranda | Security & Facilities Chair conf_security@nacurh.org

Adriana Paldino | Sponsorship Chair conf_sponsorships@nacurh.org

Iryna Yasinska | Housing Chair conf_housing@nacurh.org

Maggie Hussar | Philanthropy Chair conf_philanthropy@nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 25

NACURH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Technology - Collected information from chairs to put on the website - Created an up-to-date and interactive website - Took a headshot of each chair - Established WiFi for delegates Communications - Designed an E-Newsletter through MailChimp - Transitioned onto the new NACURH-created social media accounts - Created an interactive electronic map of campus specifically for NACURH 2016.

Dining - Set all menus for conference meals - Breakfast and lunch set for Caesar Rodney Dining Hall - Dinner set for the Big Bob - Wristbands used for meal check-in - Starbucks open Saturday and Sunday of conference - POD Market open during conference Spirit - Book of Heroes: Similar concept to a spirit stick, delegates will be able to write in it and pass it along to other delegations. Final version will be displayed at closing ceremonies - All banner, display and roll call logistics completed - Finalized logistics behind purchasing awards and engraving them for both NACURH level and annual conference level - Planned monthly spirit challenges - Created a log to be used to log spirit points Programming - Program submission form completed - Program selection committee selected - Program evaluation forms completed - In progress of completing 3 videos for the benefit of program/presentation development for delegates

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 26

NACURH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT.) Transportation - Coordinated bus services to and from the PHL airport - Coordinated University of Delaware shuttle services to and from Mass Gatherings and Entertainment each night of conference - Coordinated parking arrangements for those driving to NACURH 2016 - Crafted Semi-Annual Conference transportation logistics and schedule - Achieved a Delta airline 10% discount and a United airlines 10% discount Volunteers - Three volunteer meetings conducted - Marketed across campus with flyers, nominations, through student organizations, and campus newspaper - Created plans for spring semester recruitment - Currently 21 committed volunteers Entertainment - Full agenda for entertainment - Friday: The Avengers (movie), Yoga, Blue Hen Drag Show, and Ice Skating - Saturday: Movie, Edna Mode’s Costume Making, Musical Performer, NACURH Amazing Race, - Sunday: Open Mic, Swap Shop, Masquerade Dance - Drag Show: Queens are booked - All facilities and media services set Hospitality - Full agenda for socials - Friday: Presenter Social - Saturday: President Social, NCC Social, LGBTQ Social - Sunday: Advisor Social, Host School Social, NRHH Social - Finalized social locations - Finalized hospitality room location Mass Gatherings - Keynote speaker: Maura Cullen, confirmed!

- Two 15-minute presentations from the Fun Department during our mass gatherings - Confirmed logistics with our facilities and media services - Beginning stages of drafting mass gatherings schedules

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 27

NACURH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT.) Sustainability - Received a draft contract from both NativeEnergy and Carbon Clear - need to confirm which company we are going with for our carbon offset initiative.

- Secured April’s monthly spirit challenge as a sustainability challenge.

- Established a Sustainability Street Team initiative - working with volunteers specifically around sustainability.

Registration - Set open registration dates - Finished the registration form - Registered everyone for semis - Thought through check-in layout Security & Facilities - Created a master list of all facilities we are using for NACURH 2016 - Created a relationship with our conference services - acts as a liaison - Planned the walking route to and from mass gatherings at our Big Bob Sponsorship - Reached about 70% of our sponsorship goal - $69,000 - Created and planned a Meet the Sponsors event - Compiled a sponsorship packet that includes a letter about NACURH, a walk through of our conference, an FAQ sheet, and levels of sponsorship opportunities.

Housing - Selected and confirmed residence halls for NACURH 2016 - Selected door decoration designs - Coordinated check-in process with conference services - Coordinated check-out process with conference services Philanthropy - Pre-conference Philanthropy: fundraise for the B+ foundation as delegations through a custom NACURH 2016 B+ website.

- Service Project: Still in the process of securing locations, however all local on-campus or within walking distance projects.

- Conference Philanthropy: choreographing a dance for a viral video we want to record with all of the delegates at NACURH 2016 - video will be for the B+ foundation to spread awareness about childhood cancer.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 28

NACURH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT.) Finance - Transitioned to a NACURH approved/requested budget layout - Created a purchase order form for our chairs to use - Facilitated budget meetings with our team - Prepared the Annual Conference budget presentation - Updated costs continually in order to keep delegate cost affordable and our budget accurate NBD Liaison - Attended all NBD chats on behalf of the Annual Conference directorship - Planned the Semi-Annual Conference - Educated the Annual Conference Staff on NACURH and all of its moving parts Conference Chair - Created bi-weekly Annual Conference Staff newsletters - Facilitated staff meetings - Held monthly 1:1s with each staff member and bi-weekly 1:1s with the CRC

GENERAL UPDATES Registration Opens | February 1st Registration Closes | April 30th Program Submissions Open | February 1st Program Submissions Close | April 30th Pre-Conference | June 18th Social Media and Website Launch | January 4th Monthly Newsletters starting January; including monthly spirit challenges

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 29

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE

States & Provinces | Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, & West Virginia Mascot | Campbell the Cougar Website | caacurh.nacurh.org NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 30

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Justin Schwendeman | Director Kent State University ca_director@nacurh.org

Tommy Brown | AD for Administration & Finance Kutztown University ca_adaf@nacurh.org

Nickole Watson | AD for NRHH University of Dayton ca_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Emily Nighswander | CO for RHA Relations Kent State University ca_relations@nacurh.org

Noah Boksansky | CO for Bidding Case Western Reserve University ca_bidding@nacurh.org

Claudine McKinney | CO for Interactive Marketing Indiana University of Pennsylvania ca_marketing@nacurh.org

Shane Guinan | CO for Leadership Development Rutgers University - New Brunswick ca_leadership@nacurh.org

Hannah Adkins | CO for Recognition The Ohio State University ca_recognition@nacurh.org

Nadia Oehler | No Frills 2016 Conference Chair Bowling Green State University ca_nofrills@nacurh.org

Jillian Darrow | CAACURH 2016 Conference Co-Chair Temple University ca_regionals@nacurh.org

Andrea Polleys | Advisor Towson University ca_advisor@nacurh.org

Barry Hendler | NRHH Advisor Rowan University ca_nrhhadvisor@nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 31

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES Communication - Create a “place” where members feel free to express themselves - Work to recognize the efforts of individual members of the region - Encourage meaningful conversations between members of the board and representatives - Foster Warmth as a Region - Establish Relationships with Associations Outside of CAACURH - Ensure Policy Adherence - Connecting RHA and NRHH in a better capacity - Connecting NRHH Chapters to one another and to other regions - Connect to all NRHH Members and not just NRHH Representatives - #BuildtheBridge Twitter Campaign - Campbell Call-in Chats - Establish Buddy Schools - Host a Winter Virtual Conference - Operation Build the Bridge - Host Consistent Chapter Chats - CAACURH/PACURH Chapter Chat - Foster Alumni Relations - Plan and Implement Taskforces - Monthly RHA President chats (or as needed) - Presidential Newsletter to streamline distribution of information - Revamp Presidential Pals system - RHA President 1:1s - RHA Spotlight - Revamp Marketing of the Bidding Process - Create an Intro to Bidding Video (ROAR) - Institutional Memory - History Taskforce - Encourage Social Media Exchange - Encourage Recruitment of New Institutions - Develop ROAR YouTube Series - Streamline communication with region - Encourage Cougar Compliments - Reestablish Ohanas - Alumni Invited to Regional Conference - Bi-Weekly Conference Updates NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 32

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES (CONT.) Resources - Work with all members to provide the best possible networks - Created comprehensive guides to fully capture who we are and what we do - Begin Offering Alumni Benefits - Leadership Training for Regional Constituents - Creating Sustainable Resources - Providing New Software - Identify the region’s Chapters’ needs and meet them through various databases and resources - Create Constitution Database - Develop New NRHH Resources - Backing up NRHH Materials - OTM Relations - Author CAACURH NRHH History - Create and publish a census for the region - Update presidential resources and create them as needed - Shared drive where presidents/schools can upload their own resources - President’s Welcome Packet - Update Bidding Handbooks - Created a Sustainable Cougar Spirit - Developed Website Photo Challenges - Created a CAACURH Snapchat - Created an Affiliation Guide - Ensure Scholarships/Grants are granted - Host Recognition Committee Regional Development - Build meaningful relationships with all constituents.

- Work to build the members of the board both in and outside of their CAACURH roles.

- Encourage representatives to get to know one another and build themselves in their roles.

- Create ways of transitioning members not only at the Regional Level, but the campus level as well.

- Encourage Growth as a Board - Establish a Regional Identity Administration & Finance Development - Provide Consistency of Conference Costs - Ensure Fiscally Responsible Budgeting Practices NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 33

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES (CONT.) NRHH Development - Work to align CAACURH NRHH with NACURH NRHH and ensure best practices are occurring - Appoint a Regional NRHH Advisor - New Chapter Recruitment - Develop NRHH Policy Book - NRHH Legislation RHA Development - Meaningful boardroom with tangible takeaways - Problem solving, leadership development - Allow presidents to present - Affiliation of new RHAs - Potential creation of new RHAs - Create good working relationship with NRHH chapters - Further Develop RHA Boardroom - Create RHA President Special Projects Bidding Development - Improvement of the Conference Experience (RE: Bidding) - Usage of ballots to minimize voting time and keep things moving - Creating a more comfortable environment for presenters and reps - Have Continuous Assessment - Ensure NACURH Level Policy Alignment & Re-evaluation Interactive Marketing Development - Revamping Social Media - Streamline Email Communication Leadership Development - Become more engaged with members of CAACURH outside of voting representatives by providing resources targeted at inclusiveness of their boards and members.

- Create a Regional Case Study Contest - Develop a Regional Education Program - Implement Regional Opportunities for Advancement Resources (ROAR)

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 34

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES (CONT.) Recognition Development - New Awards - Practice Into Policy - 25th Anniversary - Further Develop Conference Recognition: - Encourage Paw Points (legislation included) - Develop Further Relationship with NRHH - Encourage Regional Philanthropy Conference Development - Sustainable Conference Costs - Recognition - Delegate Engagement - Emphasize Philanthropy

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 35

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS Communication As a Region, we have worked to streamline communication through a variety of venues. We took the time to listen to all of our constituents and take theirs wants and needs into account. While it has been a tedious process, we feel as though CAACURH has never been more efficient with communication.

Going forward, we want to work with our outgoing representatives to ensure we are setting the future board up for success by providing complete contact lists, up to date listservs, and a report of whose information would still be needed.

Resources As a board, we have strived to provide comprehensive and sustainable resources to our members. We began looking at different areas where we could improve upon old resources and what venues we could use to provide new resources to our members. With that, we have begun using chats, time at conference, Youtube, and emails in ways we have not before.

Regional Development With the development of a Strategic Plan, we have looked for ways that we as a board can continue to push ourselves and our positions further. Each member of the board has really worked to begin their term fresh and new and listen to what our members truly need. As we continue to develop our Strategic Plan we are going to look at feedback provided and ensure that our practices and future policies reflect the current status of our region.

Progressivity We pride ourselves on being a Region that is progressive and forward thinking. This year we have worked to ensure that we stay ahead of the curve by providing the most to our region that is possible.

At times, it has been harder than we thought, but because of intentional conversations, we have been able to work through these hard times. Part of this has include the mindfulness to include NRHH into the region more and work to forward not only ourselves, but the Honorary as a whole. Additionally, we as a region have prided ourselves on inclusivity. We recognize that our Conference Chairs play a crucial part in the overall region and as such we recognize them as official members of the board.

Creativity From door decs, to philanthropy ideas, we as a region have challenged ourselves to be creative in our thoughts and actions. Throughout the year we have come up with new ways of emailing our region, social media challenges, recognition efforts, and general interactions. Going forward, we want to continue to push ourselves past our own thoughts and become a more creative region so we do not become stagnant.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 36

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE CAACURH 2015 CONFERENCE DETAILS Hosted By | The George Washington University Dates | November 13-15, 2015 Theme | “Vote for Leadership” Total Attendance | 504

PRICES

Delegate | $168.00 Advisor Double | $247.00 Advisor Single | $395.00

UPCOMING SITE CAACURH 2016 | Temple University

CONFERENCE STAFF

Laura Hellwig | Conference Co-Chair Kylie Madden | Conference Co-Chair Mike Massaroli | Transportation, Safety, & Security Chair Carlee Russell | Registration & Finance Chair Kellie French | Sponsorship & Volunteers Chair Ali Belinkie | Entertainment & Hospitality Co-Chair Peter Reiss | Entertainment & Hospitality Co-Chair Sabrina Freese | Dining & Sustainability Chair Bhujit Saini | Programming Chair Amanda Feldman | Philanthropy Chair Graciano Arroyo | Technology & Facilities Chair Brooklyn Richards | Spirit Co-Chair Erin Green | Spirit Co-Chair Drew Walker | Housing Chair Nancy Ross | Conference Advisor

FINANCIAL UPDATE CAACURH currently has a total revenue of $9,385.88 and our current total expenses is $23,08.88. This leaves us with a current deficit of $14,423.00. Although we currently have a deficit, we are expecting our revenue to jump to $28,900.85 after we get the regional add on fee. This number also does not include any excess from conferences we may get. Our total expenses should only go up to $29,785.24. This leaves us with a deficit of $884.39. However, we are expecting a rather large excess from our No Frills conference which will negate this deficit.

In the fiscal year 2017 we have a balanced budget! Our budgeted revenues are $23,405.00 and our budgeted expenses are $23,405.00. In the Central Atlantic we pride ourselves on being very facial responsible. For the second year in a row we have budgeted a zero balance. It is our hope that we can continue this practice for many years to come.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 37

THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AFFILIATE LEGISLATION Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

MMA- NCC 15-16

Paw Points Update

Updated the CAACURH Spirit Point Contest to be called "Paw Points"

38-0-0

Passed

MMB-NCC 15-16

COLD in RHA Boardroom

Updated the CO for Leadership Development position description to reflect the COLD takes minutes and assists in RHA Boardroom

37-0-0

Passed

MMC-NCC 15-16

Budget Reallocation

Moved monies as needed for upcoming projects.

37-0-0

Passed

MMD-NCC 15-16

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

Adopted Adope Acrobat Pro DC as a new CAACURH online RBD resource.

30-0-1

Passed

MME-NCC 15-16

Award Bid Page Definition

Streamlined and clarified policy regarding bids and page definition so that it must reflect NACURH level requirements

30-0-1

Passed

MMF-NCC 15-16

RHA Relations Position Description Update

Updated the CO for RHA Relations Position to accurately reflect the duties of the CO for RHA Relations

31-0-0

Passed

MMG-NCC 15-16

CAACURH Branding

Updated the CAACURH Bylaw Appendices to include all CAACURH Branding Items and Templates

28-0-1

Passed

MMH-NCC 15-16

COIM Position Description Update

Updated the CO for RHA Relations Position to accurately reflect the duties of the CO for Interactive Marketing

28-1-0

Passed

MMJ-NCC 15-16

Budget Reallocation Part 2

Will be presented at No Frills 2016

47-0-0

Passed

MMK-NCC 15-16

Bylaws Update

Moved moneys as needed for upcoming projects.

47-0-0

Passed

MMA-NRHH 15-16

ADNRHH Position Description Update

Updated the AD-NRHH position to depict that the AD-NRHH chairs NRHH business

26-0-0

Passed

MMB-NRHH 15-16

NRHH President of the Year Update

Updated the NRHH President award to align with NACURH NRHH President bid requirements

30-0-0

Passed

MMC-NRHH 15-16

NRHH Outstanding Member of the Year Bid Name Change

Changed the name of this bid to "Hoover-Moore NRHH Outstanding Member of the Year"

30-0-0

Passed

NRHH Bids to Title IX

Moved all NRHH specific bids to Title IX, so NRHH Reps can vote to update policy of NRHH bids

47-0-0

Passed

Clairfied the RBD can updated the CAACURH bylaws to reflect the NACURH NRHH Policy Book and Bylaws

47-0-0

Passed

MMACombined 15-16

MMBNACURH NRHH Policy Combined-15- and Bylaws Clarification 16 MMCCombined 15-16

SALT to RHA Boardroom

Moved the SALT bid to RHA Boardroom from NCC Boardroom

42-4-1

Passed

MMDCombined 15-16

CAACURH Regional NRHH Advisor

Implemented a trial appointment of a Regional NRHH Advisor

47-0-0

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 38

THE GREAT LAKES AFFILIATE

States & Provinces | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario, & Wisconsin Mascots | MOWII the Polar Bear and HOMES the Oar Website | glacurh.nacurh.org NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 39

THE GREAT LAKES AFFILIATE REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elliott Hendrick | Director Indiana University Purdue University Indiana gl_director@nacurh.org

Julie Goodwin | AD for Finance & Administration Indiana State University gl_adfa@nacurh.org

Geoffrey Koester | AD for NRHH Indiana State University gl_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Alexis Hill | CO for Bidding & Awards Western Illinois University gl_bidding@nacurh.org

Daniel Hill | CO for Outreach & Special Projects Saginaw Valley State University gl_outreach@nacurh.org

Haylie Chamarro | CO for Recruitment & Retention Saginaw Valley State University gl_recruitment@nacurh.org

Kellie Howe | CO for Technology Grand Valley State University gl_technology@nacurh.org

William Trahan | CO for Training & Member Resources Central Michigan University gl_resources@nacurh.org

Kirstie Robinette | Parliamentarian Northern Illinois University gl_parlipro@nacurh.org

Marie Prevost | No Frills 2016 Conference Chair Ball State University gl_nofrills@nacurh.org

Abbas Hill | Advisor Central Michigan University gl_advisor@nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 40

THE GREAT LAKES AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES Bidding Timeline | Created and advertised our Bidding Timeline for both conferences in August.

New Regional Pins | We purchased new regional pins with our new logo on them to promote that and try to gain revenue for our region.

Positional Guides and Resources | We created positional guides for each of the RBD positions so that people are aware of what the positions entail and are fully prepared when they bid at No Frills.

Philanthropy | We created a new philanthropy guide for our new regional philanthropy: Ronald McDonald House.

Website | Making enhancements and making it more user friendly due to our many website transitions.

Affiliation Guide | We created this to help with the affiliation process for our host institutions.

Voted on our new Regional Colors | We put our new regional colors in our governing documents.

TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS Approachability between the RBD and CC’s We have held several chats/meetings that give CC’s the ability to get to know us, as an RBD, more than just what the conferences allow.

Find New Ways of Involving Schools Outside of Conferences We have held CC Chats, Diamond Chats, and How to Host a Conference Chats for CC’s and host institutions that give them different ways of being involved in the region. Also, we have used different social media outreaches that have been able to get more host institutions and CC’s involved.

Evaluate the Structure of the Region We were able to do this as an RBD and as a region in our SWOT Analysis and Regional Assessment.

We are currently in the process of developing our Strategic Plan to better the region.

Grow as a Region We are recruiting new schools and are putting forth the efforts to retain them as well. We have also gained more interest and applications from the region from our conference scholarship.

Have Bids in each Category for Conferences Our CO for Bidding and Awards put out our Bidding Timeline for both conferences in August, which gave members plenty of time to submit bids for different awards. For GLACURH 2015, bids were submitted for 8 of the 12 bid categories.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 41

THE GREAT LAKES AFFILIATE GLACURH 2015 CONFERENCE DETAILS Hosted By | Saginaw Valley State University Dates | November 20-22, 2015 Theme | “90s: Bringing Back Leadership�

Total Attendance | 518

PRICES

Delegate | $155.00/ CAD 215.45 Advisor Double | $205.00/ CAD 284.95 Advisor Single | $303.00/ CAD 421.17

UPCOMING SITE GLACURH 2016 | Not Selected

CONFERENCE STAFF

Rebecca Tomasek | Conference Co-Chair Tiffany Johnson | Conference Co-Chair Katie Reed | Registration and Housing Co-Chair Ashley Murdock | Registration and Housing Co-Chair Pedro Marin | Technology Chair Mark Maliskey | Finance Chair Andrew Jarmon | Programming Chair Zachary Nine | Campus Facilities Chair Charlie Ferens | Transportation Chair Katie Cumming | Dining and Hospitality Chair Shayla York | Mass Gatherings and Entertainment Chair Alissa Rhode | Spirit and Awards Chair Mackenzie Hughes | Volunteer Coordinating Chair Michele Gunkelman | Conference Advisor

FINANCIAL UPDATE For this year in the Great Lakes Region, we have saved a lot of money on travel. The Regional Board of Directors go to schools that are close to each other which allows for carpooling and for close travel to our regional conferences as well. With this surplus we actually moved some of that budgeted money to go toward buying more pins which allows for an increase in revenue. Looking toward the end of this year, we are doing well and will have a good rest of FY 16. Because of an affiliated institution having difficulties in getting their checks to the regional conference host school, GLACURH took their credit card payment and then paid the regional conference host school. With having the card reader, we are now able to help out our affiliated institutions in this manner and will have a contingency line item to do just this. GLACURH is looking to be more "customer friendly" in FY 17.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 42

THE GREAT LAKES AFFILIATE LEGISLATION Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

MMA - NCC

Associate Membership Legislation

Shifted duties on Affiliation under the CO for Recruitment and Retention

Consent

Passed

MMB - NCC

NCC OTY Bid Requirements

Clarified "Good Standing" for the NCC of the Year Bids

Consent

Passed

MMC - NCC

Positional Vacancies

Clarified Positional Vacancies for after No Frills instead of Regionals

Consent

Passed

MMD - NCC

GLACURH Colors

Changed and instated our new Regional Colors

43-3-0

Passed

MME - NCC

Regional Assessment Report

Shifted duties on the Regional Assessment to the CO for Recruitment and Retention

Consent

Passed

MMF - NCC

AOY Letters Of Support

Clarified the letters of support on the AOY award Bid

Consent

Passed

MMG - NCC

Award Submissions

Shifted Award Submission duties to the CO for Bidding and Awards

Consent

Passed

MMH - NCC

Online Bid Deadline

Changed the requirement for bids to be on the website to 2 weeks prior to the conference

Consent

Passed

MMI - NCC

Bid Title Disqualification

Changed requirements for the Bid Titles

42-2-1

Passed

MMJ - NCC

Coordinating Officer for Bidding and Awards Requirements

Clarified the CO for Bidding and Awards position requirements

Consent

Passed

MMK - NCC

Extinguish of Large and Small School

Removed the small, mid, and large size SOY Bids and made it 1 SOY Bid that is to be submitted

Consent

Passed

MML - NCC

AD of NRHH Duties

Revamped the AD-NRHH Duties

Consent

Passed

MMM - NCC

Director Qualifications

Changed the Director requirements to having to attend the Regional and No Frills Conference

Consent

Passed

MMN - NCC

Xero Legislation

Changed Quickbooks to Xero

46-0-0

Passed

MMO - NCC

Website Legislation

Purchase a new domain host for the Regional Website

46-0-0

Passed

MMP - NCC

Student Staff Member OTY

Adding Student Staff Member OTY to the list of bids in the Governing Docs

Tabled

Tabled

MMQ - NCC

Outstanding Advocacy Initiative Award

Adding Outstanding Advocacy Initiative Award to the list of awards in the Governing Docs

Tabled

Tabled

MMR - NCC

Executive Board Member OTY

Adding Executive Board Member OTY to the list of bids in the Governing Docs

Tabled

Tabled

MMS - NCC

Pin Legislation

Transferred funds to buy new pins

46-0-0

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 43

THE GREAT LAKES AFFILIATE LEGISLATION (CONT.) Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

MMA - NRHH

Expanding Definition of Values

Defined the Values in the NRHH Policy Book

Consent

Passed

MMB - NRHH

Affiliated Chapter Privileges

Clarified the NRHH affiliation process

Consent

Passed

MMC - NRHH

Chapter Membership Requirements

Made the chapter membership more equitable for host institutions not on Semester Terms

Consent

Passed

MMD - NRHH

Alumni Membership Requirements

Clarified the Alumni Membership for host institutions

Consent

Passed

MME - NRHH

NRHH CC Role in NCC Boardroom

Gave the NRHH-CC's separate speaking rights in joint boardroom

Consent

Passed

MMF - NRHH

AD of NRHH Duties

Clarified the AD-NRHH duties in the NRHH Policy Book

Consent

Passed

MMG - NRHH

NRHH Awards Update

Updated the regional awards section to match the rest of the Governing Docs

Consent

Passed

MMH - NRHH

Residence Life Professional Staff OTM Category

Clarified the difference between Faculty/Staff and Professional Staff

Consent

Passed

MMI - NRHH

OTM Eligibility

Clarified wording in the OTM Section

Consent

Passed

MMJ - NRHH

OTM Process Update

Clarified the Regional OTM Voting Process

Consent

Passed

MMK - NRHH

OTMs to NACURH Level

Changed National to NACURH

Consent

Passed

MML - NRHH

Amendments for GLACURH NRHH

Clarified the amendments in the GLACURH NRHH Boardroom

Consent

Passed

MMM - NRHH

Chapter Constitution Checklist

Removed the Constitution Checklist

Consent

Passed

MMN - NRHH

GPA Equivalency Form

Removed the GPA Equivalency Form

Consent

Passed

MMO - NRHH

NACURH Level Policy Changes

Created a bypass for the NACURH Level Amendments

Consent

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 44

THE INTERMOUNTAIN AFFILIATE

States & Provinces | Arizona, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Alberta, Saskatchewan, & South Africa Mascot | Funk E. Monkey Website | iacurh.nacurh.org NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 45

THE INTERMOUNTAIN AFFILIATE REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Shannon Mulqueen | Director Northern Colorado University ia_director@nacurh.org

Aaron Ringsby | AD-NRHH University of Colorado - Boulder ia_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Austin Lujan | AD-BA Northern Colorado University ia_adba@nacurh.org

Hope Collins | CO for NCC Training & Development Brigham Young University ia_ncctraining@nacurh.org

Molly Bloodgood | CO for Presidential & RHA Relations University of Wyoming ia_rharelations@nacurh.org

Adam Ciampaglio | CO for Publications & Technology University of Arizona ia_publications@nacurh.org

Cory Shapiro | Advisor Arizona State University - West ia_advisor@nacurh.org

Jen O’Brien | NRHH Advisor Arizona State University - Tempe ia_nrhhadvisor@nacurh.org

NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES Peak Programming This is a continued initiative. Peak Programming is a programming model focused on more experienced and boardroom delegates rather than on a social programming model. This can include development as a para professional.

Philanthropy Revamp Explore new philanthropies effort to shift the benefit to students and universities within the region.

Regional Committee Shift Shift the focus from traditional regional committees to a new, shorter term and more focused task force model .

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 46

THE INTERMOUNTAIN AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES (CONT.) Partnerships and Budget Restructure Reallocate budget to better serve students and current practice as well as establish conference partnerships to reduce strain on host schools and delegations.

Alumni Relations Establish new structure for alumni organization that creates more benefits for alumni and more opportunities for networking with current students.

Conference Transition and Accessibility Address current regional need to make conference hosting more accessible and transition conference knowledge and applicable more effectively and consistently.

Case Studies Implemented a consistent and relevant case study model for campus executives.

TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS Regional Summit Change Implemented new regional summit structure to serve both the hosting school and contribute to the overall success of the executive board. This includes specific policy requirements and new options for the summer summit.

AIMHO and IACURH Relations Rewrote MOU to more clearly establish the relationship and mutual benefits of the AIMHO-IACURH partnership.

Executive Evaluation Executives should remain student focused and adjust positional actions to meet campus needs. We conducted a Mid-Term assessment so executives may evaluate selves and gather feedback to improve performance.

Sustainable Regional Growth We have affiliated several new schools and are working on implementing new standard procedure to help new schools make connections.

Case Studies Our CO’s and AD’s have worked together to provide effective and varied case study competitions for campus RHA officers inside and outside of the three boardroom delegates. This will continue and expand throughout the year.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 47

THE INTERMOUNTAIN AFFILIATE IACURH 2015 CONFERENCE DETAILS Hosted By | Colorado State University Dates | November 12-14, 2015 Theme | “This Is Our Time” Total Attendance | 368

PRICES Delegate | $241.00 Advisor Double | $323.00 Advisor Single | $375.00

UPCOMING SITE IACURH 2016 | Not Selected

CONFERENCE STAFF

Zack Sullivan | Conference Chair Andrew Petros | Finance Chair Haleigh Hamblin | Promotions Chair Jeff Johnston | Transportation Chair Juliet Letteney | Entertainment Chair Sam Barthel | Social Media Chair Tommy Young | Dining Chair Mackenzie Owens | Banquet Chair Katie Kade | Philanthropy and Sponsorship Chair Nathen Sawkins | Registration Chair Victoria Tubbs | Programming Chair Jamie Mckinley | Facilities Chair Hamza Ahmad | Volunteer Chair Emily Cunis | Housing Chair Samantha Bannock | Spirit Chair Kyle Oldham | Conference Advisor

FINANCIAL UPDATE IACURH went from producing a small deficit of $270.00 to producing a surplus at the end of the Fiscal Year of roughly $3,200.00. This will be solely through the changes in legislation as well as the increase in merchandise sales that sustain regional initiatives and funding. The hope for the FY17 Budget is to produce an estimated surplus of roughly $1,800.00.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 48

THE INTERMOUNTAIN AFFILIATE LEGISLATION Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

MMA

Committee Restructure

Moved specific standing committees from required to options that may be included.

9-0-0

Passed

MMB

IACURH Award Policy

Updated NRHH bid policy to match NACURH policy.

9-0-0

Passed

MMC

Regional Summits

Established summits and site visits for the executive team, as well as made summer summit able to be hosted by a neutral host site

Passed

MMD

Regional Board of Directors

"RBD" now refers to regional executives and "RBR" refers to boardroom representatives

Passed

MME

Interpretation of Policy

Cleared up interpretation of policy in seperate boardrooms.

Passed

MMG

Savings Account Policy

Sets in to policy savings expediture for specific items, like technology or emergency expeditures.

MMI

Qualifications for Coordinating Officers

Adds additional qualifications to the Coordinating officer positions for NCCs and RHA Presidents.

MML

AD-NRHH Laptop Replacement

Approval of the purchase of a new AD-NRHH laptop

28-0-0

Passed

MMM

No Frills Conference Funding

Approval of a subsidy for the No Frills 2016 conference after unique circumstances

27-0-1

Passed

MMQ

Position Transitions

Defines positional transitions in policy.

28-0-0

Passed

MMR

Summit Reports

Puts Summit reports in policy to match practice.

MMU

Policy Book Cleanup

Policy Book restructure.

MMV

Conference Add-On Fees A fee increase and more specific breakdown of revenue.

Passed

MMW

Policies Affecting Executives at Conferences

Clarifies executive and guest registration and fee policies and ensures that travel to swaps will not be paid by the region.

Passed

MMX

Quicken to Xero

Changes Financial policy from Quicken/QuickBooks to Xero, as per NACURH changes.

28-0-0

Passed

MMY

NRHH Inclusivity Policy Book

Changes all pronouns in NRHH Policy to them/their.

11-0-0

Passed

MMAB

Reformatting Award Bid Policy

Reformats award bid policy.

28-0-0

Passed

MMAC

NCC, NRHH, and RHA President of the Year Selection

Moves selection of the RHA President, NCC, and NRHH President of the Year awards back to the executive team as of No Frills 2016.

MMAD

IACURH NRHH Service Award

Creates an IACURH NRHH Service Award.

28-0-0

Passed Passed

Passed 28-0-0

Passed

Passed

28-0-0

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 49

THE MIDWEST AFFILIATE

States & Provinces | North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri & Manitoba Mascot | Molly “The Moo” Cow Website | macurh.nacurh.org NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 50

THE MIDWEST AFFILIATE REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emily Braught | Director University of Iowa ma_director@nacurh.org

Megan Jimmerson | AD-FR University of Iowa ma_adfr@nacurh.org

Kayla Morgan | AD-NRHH University of Nebraska - Lincoln ma_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Naomi Bevill | CO for Programming & Member Development Southeast Missouri State University ma_programming@nacurh.org

Mel Molsberry | CO for Technology & Resources University of Northern Iowa ma_outreach@nacurh.org

Keiler Swartz | CO for Outreach Missouri University of Science & Technology ma_technology@nacurh.org

Blake Wipple | No Frills 2016 Conference Chair University of Missouri - Columbia ma_nofrills@nacurh.org

Jen Kacere | Advisor North Dakota State University ma_advisor@nacurh.org

NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES We “Herd” You Consistent acknowledgement of areas of growth for that particular regional board of directors in the form of obvious change based on regional feedback.

Re-Branding Development of MACURH Specific Branding Guide; Working to develop consistent image for the region; looking at developing a physical image for our mascot.

New Bidding Procedures for No Frills Conference Bidding Rubrics, Bid Contact Forms, Bid Taskforce NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 51

THE MIDWEST AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES (CONT.) Re-Instituting of RBD @ RHA Increased contact with the region outside of just our stakeholders.

FARM Alumni Association for MACURH development.

MACURH Standards Way to talk about our region.

TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS Developing & Updating Resources - Conference Registration Guide, Bidding Guide, Legislation Guide, Positional Bid Information Guide, MACURH Member Book, Updated NCC Handbook - Currently working on: Conference Bid Guide, Regional History Document Utilizing Zoom through Special Chats - Hosted 5 Special Chats Fall Semester: Award Bidding, Conference Bidding, MACURH-U For First Time Delegates, and a Conference Info Session.

- Planning for three to occur in the winter prior to No Frills: Conference Info Chat, Boardroom Information Chat, Boardroom Preparation Chat.

Alumni Relations: FARM - Developing Plan for Alumni Relations: FARM (Friends and Alumni Related to MARCH is still in very early stages) Growth - Broad, but is working in a variety of ways - Increased number of bids, not so much for regional conference, but definitely for No Frills - 5 intents for No Frills and 4 for Regional Conference - 5 new affiliated institutions that attended the Regional Conference - Increased NCC Chat attendance from past two years.

Connection to the Region - RBD @ RHA - Clusters - Conference Image - Goals for meaningful interaction with member schools and students (one interaction with one student/institution per week from all positions).

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 52

THE MIDWEST AFFILIATE MACURH 2015 CONFERENCE DETAILS Hosted By | The University of Missouri Dates | October 30-November 1, 2015 Theme | “Be The Change�

Total Attendance | 345

PRICES Delegate | $241.00 Advisor Double | $323.00 Advisor Single | $375.00

UPCOMING SITE MACURH 2016 | Not Selected

CONFERENCE STAFF

Mariah Urban | Conference Chair Colleen Burns | Vice Chair and Entertainment & Ceremonies Chair Billy Donnelly | Budget & Finance Chair Tanner Shull | Sponsorship & Volunteers Chair Rachel Thomas | Philanthropy Chair Colton Smith | Spirit Chair Alex Johar | Room Reservations Chair Meghan Duane | Transportation, Marketing, and Social Media Chair Taylor Thompson | Housing Chair Luke Brown | Dining Chair Alease Lee | Website, Technology, and Registration Chair Brooke Luedke | Programming Chair Luke Gorham | Advisor

FINANCIAL UPDATE This year in MACURH we have been able to save a lot of money compared to our projected expenses, and anticipate an overall revenue at the end of the fiscal year, despite that our FY16 budget was originally setup to incur a $14,000.00 deficit. The majority of our spending this year has been on RBD travel, recognition, and regional inventory. MACURH also saw in increase in revenue from conference add on fees this year after legislation was passed to raise the regional conference add on fee to $20.00 and the No Frills conference add on fee to $10.00.

This year MACURH has had to purchase several of our regional inventory items because our inventory supply was extremely low or depleted at the beginning of the year. We designed and purchased a new regional pin, which we had for sale at our regional conference. We also saw an increase in the sale of our shirts and pins at the regional conference with the help of the card readers. We plan to continue to slowly restock our inventory supply, beginning with purchasing new regional NRHH pins at the beginning of the fiscal year. We have been able to see a positive income from our new regional merchandise so far and hope to continue this trend in the future.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 53

THE MIDWEST AFFILIATE FINANCIAL UPDATE (CONT.) Looking towards FY17, we are working to cut down our budgeted deficit from $14,000 to around $5,000. We made changes to the travel line items by cutting swap travel in FY17, which decreased this budgeted line item from $11,200.00 to $8,200.00. When looking for ways to decrease our budgeted deficit, we aimed to cut down on the ways that the regional board spends money to minimize the impact for our regional members. We are working to make positive changes to be more financially sustainable in FY17, while also respecting the traditions that we have in MACURH.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 54

THE MIDWEST AFFILIATE LEGISLATION Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

MMA

Milk Legislation

We will continue to use this piece of legislation as preparation for parliamentary expectations

Consent

Passed

MMB

Large and Small School Distinction

Removed the distinction between large and small schools from policy

Consent

Passed

MMC

RBD Live in Requirements Changed RBD living requirements to reflect "on-campus housing unit" rather than a traditional dorm light

30-0-0

Passed

MMD

Conference Spirit Awards

Added small and large school disctintion award

30-0-0

Passed

MME

Xero Software

Added the use of the Xero software to policies

Consent

Passed

MMF

OTM Category Change

Changed the ORM category to "Residence Life Professional Staff Member

29-1-0

Passed

MMG

Sustainability Pledge Strike

Removed the MACURH sustainability pledge from award policies

Consent

Passed

MMH

MACURH Quarterly Publication

Created the use and distribution of the MACURH quarterly newsletter

Consent

Passed

MMI

Regional Director Election Process

Move the election process of the regional director to the MACURH regional conference

30-0-0

Tabled

MMJ

The MACURH Standards

Added the five MACURH standards to policy

28-2-0

Passed

MMK

The Parliamentarian Position

Added a MACURH parliamentarian position to be elected before each conference

29-1-0

Passed

MML

One Bed One Body Policy

Added a policy that clairfies that any school with a "one bed one body" policy must pay the advisor double room rate

28-2-0

Passed

MMM

Campus OTM Deadline

Removed the set deadline for camus level OTMs, each school will be able to set their own campus OTM deadline

Consent

Passed

MMN

AD-NRHH Position Description Change

Removed all OTM committee responsibilities from the AD-NRHH position requirements

Consent

Passed

MMO

Pillars to Values Change

Replaced pillars with values in our regional policies

30-0-0

Passed

MMP

SPC Retreat Funding

Alloated $1,700 in funding to the MACURH SPC in-person retreat

Consent

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 55

THE NORTH EAST AFFILIATE

States & Provinces | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, & Quebec Mascot | Marty the Moose NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 56 Website | neacurh.nacurh.org

THE NORTH EAST AFFILIATE REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cassandra Deal | Director Western New England University ne_director@nacurh.org

Zachary Perkins | AD of Finance & Administration Rhode Island College ne_adaf@nacurh.org

Christina Coleman | AD of NRHH Roger Williams University ne_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Tyler Sherman | AD of Programming Resources SUNY Geneseo ne_programming@nacurh.org

Cassandra Balzarini | CO for Campus Development University of Maine - Orono ne_presidents@nacurh.org

Kaitlin Pfundstein | CO for Marketing & Public Relations SUNY Geneseo ne_marketing@nacurh.org

Ashley Enright | CO for New York SUNY New Paltz ne_newyork@nacurh.org

Luke Habib | CO for Outreach & Bidding Worcester Polytechnic Institute ne_bidding@nacurh.org

Victoria Nandal | Minis 2016 Conference Chair Western New England University ne_minis@nacurh.org

Mary Gallivan | Advisor University at Buffalo ne_advisor@nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 57

THE NORTH EAST AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES Regional Philanthropy We decided to adopt a long standing philanthropy project to support an organization through the sale of pins and encouragement of community service by our member schools.

MooseBook This is a collection of contact information for members of NEACURH to share to network and build relationships across the region.

Sub-Regional Meeting Workshops This is programming put on in the form of workshops and lectures by members of the RBD for attendees at Sub-Regional meetings.

TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS Provide Leadership Development at Sub-Regional Meetings We implemented RBD led workshops at the Fall Sub-Regional Meetings and took feedback on the structure and topics in order to better fit them in the Spring.

Increase Conference Programming Submissions and Diversity For Regionals 2015, the conference staff utilized unorthodox methods to bring in more program submissions such as promotional videos and memes of staff members. The same creativity is now being applied to Minis 2016.

Create New Regional Cheers In honor of our region’s 25th anniversary we will begin the process of combining the efforts of the RBD and region to create and introduce new cheers at Minis 2016 Increase Involvement Opportunities Region Wide The RBD established a regional committee, chaired by the CO for Campus Development in order to involve members in the creation and implementation of involvement projects and initiatives.

Increase Regional Recognition Efforts The RBD established a regional committee, chaired by the AD NRHH and CO for Outreach and Bidding in order to gather feedback on ideas from members on current recognition efforts and the creation of new initiatives

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 58

THE NORTH EAST AFFILIATE NEACURH 2015 CONFERENCE DETAILS

CONFERENCE STAFF (CONT.)

Hosted By | SUNY Geneseo Dates | October 30-November 1, 2015 Theme | “Marty and the Chocolate Factory” Total Attendance | 327

Amanda Armbruster | Volunteer Co-Chair Paul Garing | Technology and Facilities Chair Beth Wrisley | Dining and On-Campus Hospitality Chair Andy Hogan | Security and Transportation Chair Kaitlin Pfundstein | Registration and Programming Co-Chair Jordan Wilson | Registration and Programming Co-Chair Ryan Kirrane | Sponsorship/Publications Co-Chair Sophia Garber | Sponsorship/Publications Co-Chair Michael Reed | Banquet and Awards Chair Kevin Pierce | Spirit Chair Ashley Buttice | Philanthropy Chair Audrey Howard | Housing/Off-Campus Hospitality Co-Chair Chloe Forsell | Housing/Off-Campus Hospitality Co-Chair Jacob Sherry | Advisor Alexis Grafakos | Advisor Kate Rebban | Advisor

PRICES Delegate | $163.00 + $4.00 for Shirt Advisor Double | $215.00 + $4.00 for Shirt

UPCOMING SITE NEACURH 2016 | SUNY Oneonta

CONFERENCE STAFF Tyler Sherman | Conference Co-Chair Nicolette Lukacs | Conference Co-Chair Zoe Marshall | Finance Chair Victor Borges | Entertainment Co-Chair Sam Weinstein | Entertainment Co-Chair Gina Suriano | Volunteer Co-Chair, Webmaster

FINANCIAL UPDATE Overall for FY 16, NEACURH has had a good year. Due to an unusually high excess from our last Minis conference we had reached our budgeted revenue goals before Regionals 2015. Merchandise has been successful as well with over $2,000 revenue from sale of inventory. For expenses due to locations of conferences we will be well under certain lines (such as travel and meals). We anticipate an overall net loss of less than $5,000 which puts us $10,000 better than last year. For FY 17 we envision less expenses in certain areas (travel, recognition) and will recognize more revenue. Overall, the goal is to budget for no deficit within the next few years.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 59

THE NORTH EAST AFFILIATE LEGISLATION Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

MMA

RBD Position Responsibilities

Revisiting and updating responsibilities for various RBD members to match current practice.

40-0-0

Passed

MMB

RBD Equipment Guidelines

Updating guidelines to ensure proper care and return of issued equipment.

41-0-0

Passed

MMC

Spirit Stick Guidelines

Create policy for the creation and awarding of the conference spirit stick.

41-0-0

Passed

MMD

Removal of State Specificiations

Remove references to state involvement in bidding policy.

41-0-0

Passed

MME

Flexibility of Regional Conference Add-On

Rewording Policy to allow regional add on fee to be flexible.

41-0-0

Passed

MMF

Cancellation of Conference Delegates

Create policy for a hard deadline of delegate cancellations at conference.

41-0-0

Passed

MMG

Conference Wrap-Up Report Guidelines

Add examples of promotional materials to wrap up report and set hard deadline for submission.

41-0-0

Passed

MMH

Sub-Regional Meeting Proposal Process

Create policy to outline the process by which Sub-Regional meeting proposals are written.

38-0-0

Passed

MMI

Sub-Regional Meeting Cost Maximum

Create a cost maximum that Sub-Regional host schools can charge per attendee.

38-0-0

Passed

MMJ

Cost in Sub-Regional Meeting Proposal

Create policy to remove cost bias from Sub-Regional meeting selection process.

38-0-0

Passed

NRHH - MMA

NRHH Year Specific Information

Change date specifications for bid information for award moved from Minis to Regionals.

19-0-0

Passed

NRHH - MMB

NRHH Bidding Stipulation

Create policy that requires individuals involved in a bidding process to leave the boardroom during the selection process.

18-1-0

Passed

NRHH - MMC

NRHM Change

Update NRHM policy to match NACURH policy.

17-0-2

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 60

THE PACIFIC AFFILIATE

States & Provinces | Alaska, British Columbia, California, Hong Kong, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Yukon Mascot | Jeremiah T. Bullfrog Website | pacurh.nacurh.org NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 61

THE PACIFIC AFFILIATE REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mason Margotta | Director University of British Columbia pa_director@nacurh.org

Robert Dunn | AD for Administration & Finance University of California, Irvine pa_adaf@nacurh.org

Katie Francisco | AD for NRHH Southern Oregon University pa_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Alexandra Griffy | AD for Presidents University of Oregon pa_presidents@nacurh.org

Josh Ingebretson | CO for Communications & Technology Central Washington University pa_communications@nacurh.org

Claire Hummer | CO for Northern Relations Portland State University pa_northern@nacurh.org

Brian Loh | CO for Southern Relations University of California, San Diego pa_southern@nacurh.org

Russell Jones | Advisor Portland State University pa_advisor@nacurh.org

NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES Task Forces Move to short term Task Forces away from year long Committees to fight apathy in the region and be more goal oriented.

PACURH U Develop a PACURH U programming track for PACURH 2015 focused on helping constituents understand the region better and provide tools for being successful in bidding for RBD positions and conferences.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 62

THE PACIFIC AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES (CONT.) Swag Sales to Diversify Income Develop new merchandise such as coffee mugs to increase sales revenue and make the region more financially sustainable.

Alumni Outreach Engage the PACURH alumni with newsletters and opportunities to invest in PACURH. Social Media Schedule Create consistency with social media posting to increase involvement in the region outside of conferences.

CO Restructure Restructure the RBD to better match the needs of the region. Moving away from sub-regions and towards CO’s that are project based.

Matching Returners with Newcomers for Boardroom Buddies Matching returning boardroom members with new students to encourage conversation and help new boardroom members be active in boardroom.

TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS Resource Building PACURH has been making strides this year to provide more resources to their members. The Coordinating Officers for Northern and Southern Regions created an NCC handbook this year prior to our regional conference. The boardroom chairs are currently working on revamping old bidding resources to make this process smoother on all ends for No Frills. Resource building is important for the region because each year the majority of PACURH's representatives are new comers or are in different roles.

Restructuring of CO Positions As the region moves forward, the Regional Board of Directors needs to change in order to best serve the needs of the region. PACURH has been working to create new CO positions that best match what the students in our region need. We have passed legislation at PACURH 2015 to get rid of sub regions and move to two different CO positions, for recruitment and retention and for bidding and spirit. Over the winter we will be working to better define these roles with input from the region, and we will be electing these two new positions for the first time at No Frills 2016.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 63

THE PACIFIC AFFLIATE TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS (CONT.) Develop Website Website development is a large piece of how we interact with our affiliates during the off-conference periods. It is pivotal to the communication of our resources, conference information, and promising practices. Over the past two years the PACURH region has not had a reliable website to use as tool to gain resources and up to date information pertaining to the region. However, with the development of a new website, the PACURH region will have something that they can use as a constant resource (Bid information, RBD contact information, etc....) as well as a ongoing place to gain up to date information. Lastly, this website is going to be another source of pride for the PACURH region.

Increase Participation Outside of Conferences One of the areas that our region has been trying to grow is increasing participation of students outside of conferences. In order to accomplish this goal we have been working on developing goaloriented Task Forces, increasing social media presence, creating a more in-depth spirit point competition to run throughout the year, and offering monthly webinars on topics from bidding to increasing on campus participation. This is a priority for the PACURH RBD because we feel that students should be engaged with the region throughout the year, not just at the conferences, and that as an organization we need to offer diverse resources for our affiliates.

Maximize Conference Attendees Experience The two regional conferences are one of the largest benefits that schools receive for affiliating with PACURH, so we worked to ensure that students were getting the most from the experience. In order to do this we focused on two areas at PACURH 2015, the conference delegate’s experience and the boardroom representatives experience. We had more RBD involvement in the program submission process in order to try and create consistency in programming. For boardroom representatives we began the conference by having a split training session: one section for people uncomfortable with Robert’s Rules; one section for people who needed some practice with Robert’s Rules; and one section for people who were very comfortable with Robert’s Rules. We hope that this approach was helpful for students and provided the best conference experience for all the students that attended.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 64

THE PACIFIC AFFILIATE PACURH 2015 CONFERENCE DETAILS Hosted By | Washington State University Dates | November 13-15, 2015 Theme | “Come Fly With Us: Where Leadership Soars” Total Attendance | 378

PRICES Delegate | $215.00 / CAD 285.00 Advisor Double | $300.00 / CAD 400.00 Advisor Single | $440.00 / CAD 585.00

UPCOMING SITE PACURH 2016 | Not Selected

CONFERENCE STAFF

Abigail Shane | Conference Chair Brennan Hyden | Dining and Hospitality Co-Chair Parth Chandak | Dining and Hospitality Co-Chair Joe Lloyd | Housing Chair Sydney Williams | Philanthropy Chair Vicky | Programming and Facilities Co-Chair Minji | Programming and Facilities CO-Chair Victor Charoonsophonsak | Registration and Finance Chair Deirdre | Spirit and Entertainment Chair Alex | Technology Co-Chair Colby | Technology Co-Chair Kei Kawada | Transportation Chair Katelynn Piazza | Volunteers Co-Chair Ryan Holmes | Volunteers Co-Chair

FINANCIAL UPDATE PACURH is currently working toward a zero deficit budget. In has been culture to budget on a deficit, but that unfortunately is not a sustainable practice. While the first place to look to balance a budget is to cut expenses, it has already reached a tight expense budget before cutting some services and recognition line times. The Pacific Region is also a large region that requires us to travel by plane for each conference. At this point, we are looking for ways to increase revenues. Taking the advice of the NAF, we plan to propose an add-on fee increase to our NCCs. We have also increased our merchandise sold at PACURH and throughout the year. We sold Regional t-shirts and PACURH Mugs at PACURH which we plan to also sell at No Frills and NACURH. We will continue working with the Jacob and Tom to find more ways to be fiscally responsible.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 65

THE PACIFIC AFFLIATE LEGISLATION Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

MM16-1

Creation of Task Forces

Adds Task Forces to the PACURH Governing Documents.

Tabled

MM16-2

Removal of Unity and Inclusivity Committee

Removes the year long Unity and Inlcusivity Committee.

MM16-3

Equity Resolution

Adds a resolution to the PACURH Governing Documents that acts as our equity statement.

Tabled

MM16-4

Strategic Plan Committee Changes the PACURH Strategic Action Committee to the PACURH Strategic Plan committee and updates the committee information.

Tabled

MM16-5

PACURH Relations Position

Adds the CO for PACURH Relations position to the RBD.

34-1-2

Passed

MM16-6

Spirit and Bidding Position

Adds the CO for Spirit and Bidding position to the RBD.

28-7-3

Passed

MM16-7

Alumni and Friends Newsletter

Adds a quarterly PACURH Alumni and Friends Newsletter to the Regional Advisors roles.

Acclimation

Passed

MM16-8

Add On Fee

Changes conference add on fees to a minimum to allow for raising the add on fee.

MM16-9

Xero

Changes Quickbooks to Xero.

MM16-10

Advocacy Pin

Creates a pin to be sold to fund an advocacy scholarship.

35-2-1

Passed

Tabled Acclimation

Passed Tabled

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 66

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AFFILIATE

States & Provinces | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, & Virginia Mascot | Louie the Lion Website | saacurh.nacurh.org NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 67

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AFFILIATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Meg Freeman | Director The University of Mississippi sa_director@nacurh.org

Nick Cunningham | AD-BA Winthrop University sa_adba@nacurh.org

Taylor Hanley | AD-NRHH University of Central Florida sa_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Tori Bishop | CO for NRHH & Bid Development Institution sa_bidding@nacurh.org

Sarah Levine | CO for Public Relations & Spirit Appalachian State University sa_publicrelations@nacurh.org

Cheyenne Brown | CO for RHA Development UNC - Greensboro sa_rhadevelopment@nacurh.org

Gavin Rustin | CO for State Associations & Affiliations University of Tennessee at Knoxville sa_states@nacurh.org

Bonnie Brackett | Advisor Columbia College sa_advisor@nacurh.org

Adam Bernot | NRHH Advisor Wake Forest University sa_advisor@nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 68

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES New Website Due to last year’s website malfunction, SAACURH has created a new and improved website at saacurh.org. This website has allowed for us to post meeting recordings from zoom, contact information for the SEC, OTMs, case studies, bidding information, legislation, agenda, and minutes from meetings all in one easily accessible location. The website is carefully maintained to insure the most accurate information is available.

Diamond Pride/ the South Atlantic Scoop/ On The Prowls In order to maintain a better line of communication with the region, we have expanded our emails to the region to have weekly On The Prowls come out every Thursday as well as the NRHH Diamond Pride and The South Atlantic Scoop newsletters coming out every month. This has been received positively by the membership since it allows them to stay in contact and knowledgeable of the happenings on the regional and NACURH level.

Strategic Plan SAACURH has not had a strategic plan for many years, so we have begun to lay out the framework for the plan. We have a committee that is dedicated to the assessment of SAACURH so that we may find areas, such as financials, relationships with SEAHO/State Associations, and structure of our boardrooms.

Membership Roundtables Since SAACURH is at such a pivotal point in growing that many decisions are being made, the SEC has hosted various chats/open forums/round tables in order to discuss the situations we are beginning to face on the regional level. This is in order to improve our transparency and to keep the membership aware of all major changes we are making. We have had multiple talks with our affiliates surrounding the finances of SAACURH and how we intend to improve upon them. We also have talked extensively about the SAACURH/State Association relationship and how that may change. We plan to do more in the next semester. #SAACURHShoutout and SAACURH NRHH Spotlight In order to highlight our members more, Taylor our AD-NRHH has created these two initiatives in order to allow for both chapters and specific people to be recognized for the outstanding work they are putting forth for the Honorary. This is in hope that we will see more motivation, since recognition is the greatest motivator.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 69

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES (CONT.) Enhanced Communication through GroupMe’s We now have job-specific GroupMe’s that allow for each area of SAACURH to have access to each other as well as at least one SEC member to answer questions, have discussions, and be engaged with each other in an easier method than previously. These GroupMe’s have produced many productive conversations such as help writing constitutions, how to draft proposals to have the RHA exec board receive a stipend, and state association document standardization.

TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS Policy Audit Over the past few years, we have not reviewed our current practices and checked to see if our policies align throughout our governing documents as well as making sure our practices and policies align with NACURH’s. This has caused us to find some policies which are outdated and not aligned with NACURH’s and our own practices so far.

Review the SAACURH/State Association Relationship To insure we are doing the best for our region, the affiliates, and the state associations, we want to heavily consider our current relationship with the State Associations and see where there are areas for improvement. We also want to make sure that we are upholding the ideas of NACURH, while continuing to support a crucial part of our organization Building the Bridge Between NRHH and RHA Often times our region has had a clear divide when it comes to matters of NRHH or RHA. We recognize how harmful that can be considering the two organizations work in close proximity on campuses that have both organizations. We are striving to create a more unified front throughout the two by strengthening the partnership between RHA and NRHH on a regional level Fiscal Responsibility and Stability Over the past few years, SAACURH has seen money flowing out of the region at a higher rate than the money coming in. This has led to concerning practices surrounding finances that we are trying to combat. We cut roughly $5,000 from our current fiscal year budget, as well as actively seeking out different opportunities to save more money for the region Bidding With our restructure of our CO positions, we have put all processes of Bidding onto the CO for NRHH and Bid Development. We did this in order to see more resources for bidding provided to our membership in hopes that the quality of our bids will be strengthened overall. We are also publishing our bid timelines earlier and requiring more steps to insure the bids submitted on the regional and NACURH level are the best we can make them.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 70

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AFFILIATE SAACURH 2015 CONFERENCE DETAILS Hosted By | University of North Carolina Wilmington Dates | October 23-25, 2015 Theme | “Leading the Stars�

Total Attendance | 516

PRICES Delegate | $230.00 Advisor Double | $285.00 Advisor Single | $386.00

UPCOMING SITE SAACURH 2016 | University of Central Florida

CONFERENCE STAFF

Caroline Belt | Conference Co-Chair Lizzie Brunner | Conference Co-Chair Steve Myrick | Budget & Finance Chair Holly Little | Programming Chair Lauren Cummings | Spirit Chair Rachael Brown | Entertainment Chair Natalie Bockmiller | Sustainability & Philanthropy Chair Scott Blackburn | Lodging & Hospitality Chair Kathryn Greisiger | Registration Co-Chair Emily O'Brien | Registration Co-Chair Morgan Jones | Dining Co-Chair Asia Edwards | Dining Co-Chair Patrick McFarland | Transportation Chair Caylon White | Ceremonies Chair Cassie Radcliffe | Logistics & University Relations Chair Tiffani Idol | Conference Co-Advisor Jamar Whitfield | Conference Co-Advisor

FINANCIAL UPDATE FY 16 has been a surprisingly better year for SAACURH than was anticipated based on where we stood at No Frills 2015 or NACURH 2015. We have taken strides to be more fiscally responsible by reducing our budget by more than $6,000. We have also been able so far to stay under budget in many of our line items, and surpassed budget expectations for regional pin sales by 153% thus far through the introduction of a new pin. Projecting out to the end of this fiscal year, I believe we will likely break-even, although breaking even still puts us down $6,000 from our reserves, which we borrowed from our reserves at the beginning of this fiscal year.

For FY 17, SAACURH is budgeting a slight surplus, primarily to allow for any small overages that could occur. I am forecasting an increase in revenue primarily because of an increase in the Regional and No Frills Conference Add-On Fees of $10 each. To offset these increases in expense to member schools, I have also allocated an additional $300 to double the number of delegate grants for our regional conference and an additional $200 to double the amount allocated for programming grants.

All things considered, although we started off this year in a less than desirable situation, due to the hard work of the entire region, we have been able to start the process of rectifying the situation.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 71

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AFFILIATE LEGISLATION Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

16-A

Strategic Planning

Fix the wording on the strategic planning legislation (Do we Unanimous only have to meet once a year? Or can we meet before No Consent Frills?)

Passed

16-B

Conference Liability

Constitution change based on legislation passed by NBD at Pre-Conference

57-0-0

Passed

16-C

Bid Award Policy

Bring the policy book up to date to reflect the policies that affect all bids.

58-0-1

Passed

16-F

Bid Information Distribution

Adds the CO for NRHH and BID Developement as being responsible along with the Director to distribute bidding information.

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-J

Distinguished Service Award

Update the letter of reccomendation requirements to reflect NACURH requirements.

6-0-1 (SEC Vote)

Passed

16-K

Hallenback Service Award Update the letter of reccomendation requirements to reflect NACURH requirements.

6-0-1 (SEC Vote)

Passed

16-L

RHA President of the Year Update the letter of reccomendation requirements to reflect changes made on the NACURH level with the creation of the NRHH President Award.

6-0-1 (SEC Vote)

Passed

16-N

Small School Distribution

Remove the small school distinction from two award discriptions.

6-0-1 (SEC Vote)

Passed

16-R

State Board Members at SAACURH

Reducing the guaranteed spots of State Board Members at the SAACURH Conference

Eyes of the Chair

Passed

16-S

Driving Reimbursement Policy

To more accurately update the regional reimbursement policy and change it to better reflect money spent driving.

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-X

Add on Fee for SAACURH and No FrillsConferences

Increasing Add-On Fee for the SAACURH and No Frills Conferences

53-2-0

Passed

End of Business Time Change

Updating end of business to reflect NACURH Changes

6-0-1 (SEC Vote)

Passed

16-D

Bid Award Policy

Bring the policy book up to date to reflect the policies that affect all bids.

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-E

CO Title Change

Change the RCC titles to CO.

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-G

Bidding Information Distribution

Adds the CO for NRHH and BID Developement as being responsible along with the Director to distribute bidding information and updates the CO title to the most recent change.

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-I

Outstanding Advocacy Initiative Award

Change the wording so that the organization bidding for the award is the one responsible for the letter of reccomendation

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-AA

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 72

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AFFILIATE LEGISLATION (CONT.) Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

16-M

State Association Representative

Making a stipulation to make sure who is representing the state board has the approval of the state board.

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-O

Format Change

Split Policy 10 Section D into two seperate sections for easier reading.

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-T

Award Section

Changes all award qualifications to "suggested criteria" thereby making the Awards section uniform

Unanimous Consent

Passed

16-U

NIC Office for Affiliations & Voting Rights

Changes NRHH National Office to the NACURH Information Center

40-0-1

Passed

16-V

NRHH President of the Year Award

Adds the NRHH President of the Year Award into NRHH Policy

37-3-1

Passed

16-W

OTM Expansion

Adds the timeline, eligibility, and processes for OTMs

Unanimous Consent

Passed

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 73

THE SOUTHWEST AFFILIATE

States & Provinces | Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, & Mexico Mascot | SwackDaddy Website | swacurh.nacurh.org NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 74

THE SOUTHWEST AFFILIATE REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Molly McKinstry | Director University of Arkansas sw_director@nacurh.org

Ashley Cantu | AD-AF Texas State University sw_adaf@nacurh.org

Jesse Moore | AD-NRHH University of Texas at Dallas sw_adnrhh@nacurh.org

Katie Miller | CO for Marketing & Recruitment Institution sw_recruitment@nacurh.org

Jeremiah Stinnett | CO for Presidential Relations University of Oklahoma sw_presidents@nacurh.org

Kellie Morris | CO for Recognition & NRHH University of North Texas sw_recognition@nacurh.org

Ian Wright | No Frills 2016 Conference Chair University of Oklahoma sw_nofrills@nacurh.org

EmmaLe Davis | Advisor University of Arkansas sw_advisor@nacurh.org

Ty Krueger | NRHH Advisor Southern Methodist University sw_nrhhadvisor@nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 75

THE SOUTHWEST AFFILIATE NEW REGIONAL INITIATIVES Add resources for NRHH and Bidding Implementation of the CO for Recognition & NRHH position.

Refocus Task Force Involvement Earlier advertising to insure greater involvement and passion; making sure task forces are beneficial and meaningful.

Improvement of Regional Communication Streamlining emails and publishing newsletters.

Implementation of NRHH Webinar Series Monthly specialized chats with NRHH members.

TOP 5 REGIONAL GOALS Refocus President's Boardroom to be More Effective We discussed the possibilities of what the role of presidents could be at conferences. Additionally, we reached out to regional presidents to see what services they believe would be most beneficial to receive from the region.

Create and Implement Resources for Schools to Utilize When Bidding The region elected the first Coordinating Officer for Recognition and NRHH Development. We have also sent out a multiple bid guides and an NCC handbook.

Rebranding the SWACURH Newsletter The Coordinating Officer for Development and Retention took on the task of coordinating with the rest of the board to send out a weekly newsletter, Swackdaddy Sundays.

Create a Strategic Plan The Directorship implemented a strategic planning task force and intake survey for the region.

Consistent Regional Board Transition The board passed legislation to solidify repercussions when transitions are not completed effectively and set up procedure and tools to allow for more helpful RBD transition.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 76

THE SOUTHWEST AFFILIATE SWACURH 2015 CONFERENCE DETAILS Hosted By | Texas A&M University Dates | October 22-25, 2015 Theme | “Blazing New Trails” Total Attendance | 542

PRICES Delegate | $144.40 Advisor | $144.40 Hotel Cost | $139.00/night

UPCOMING SITE SWACURH 2016 | Not Selected

CONFERENCE STAFF

Michael Buse | Conference Co-Chair John Nalley | Conference Co-Chair ‘Chon Brooks | Housing/Entertainment Chair Bryan McBride | Transportation Chair Enrique Sanchez | Technology Chair Joseph Hernandez | Programming/Technology Chair Katie Brokovich | Registration/Programming Chair Lauren Pechon | Safety & Security/Dining Chair Luis Flores | Hospitality Chair Stephanie Wilcox | Philanthropy/Dining Chair Stephen Contreras | Mass Gatherings/Banquet Chair Steven Kung | Volunteers Chair Zachary Thornburg | Registration Chair Zelinda Lombraña | Banquet/Mass Gatherings Chair

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 77

THE SOUTHWEST AFFILIATE LEGISLATION Number

Title

One Sentence Description

Vote

Outcome

F15-MMA

Incorporating Conference Takes the hotel cost from being a separate fee to be included Hotel Costs into Delegate in the delegate cost Cost

24-5-0

Passed

F15-MMB

Addition of Transition Procedures

Created transition procedure for board members

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MMC

Transfer of Travel Funds to Cover SWACURH Guidebook Fee

Fixed an accounting error from regional conference

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MME

Update of Financial Policy Switch over to Zero

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MMF

RBD Positional Duties Additions

Reallocation of duties from a position that had been removed

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MMG

NACURH Scholarship

Changed requirements for the NACURH scholarship

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MMH

New Camera

Replace lost camera

28-1-0

Passed

F15-MMI

New USB Drives

Replace lost USB drives

28-1-0

Passed

F15-MMJ

Removal of OCM from NRHH Outstanding Member

Change to reflect NACURH Policy

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MMK

Committee to Task Force

Change to reflect NACURH Policy

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MML

Remove Advisor Publishing

Our advisors in policy were required to publish which no longer meshes with the ART Training

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MMM

Regional Board of Directors to Host Retreat Site

This would clarify that the conference hosts will host retreat as well

27-2-0

Passed

F15-MMN

RBD Transfer

This gives a formal date to give support to RBD members who transfer

28-1-0

Passed

F15-MMO

Delegate Disclaimer Change

Change to reflect NACURH Policy

29-0-0

Passed

F15-MMP

Good Standing Clarification

Redefinied good standing for schools

27-2-0

Passed

F15-MMQ

Regional Advisor Transition

Puts the regional advisor as the overseer of RBD transition

29-0-0

Passed

CO-RN

Added this new CO position

14-0-0

Passed

NRHH_F15MMA F15-MMA

Incorporating Conference Takes the hotel cost from being a separate fee to be included Hotel Costs into Delegate in the delegate cost Cost

24-5-0

Passed

F15-MMB

Addition of Transition Procedures

29-0-0

Passed

Created transition procedure for board members

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 78

ON CAMPUS MARKETING

Phone | 1.866.847.7365 Website | www.ocm.com NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 79

ON CAMPUS MARKETING Angela Powell apowell@ocm.com 609.359.1332

Andy McDade andy@ocm.com 609.359.1303

Scott Singleton ssingleton@ocm.com 609.359.1349

Jalyn Sunshine jsunshine@ocm.com 609.359.1319

Gene Gendek ggendek@ocm.com 609.359.1224

Jeff Oppenheimer joppenheimer@ocm.com 609.359.1329

Melissa Zink mzink@ocm.com 609.359.1345

Jenny Curran jcurran@ocm.com 609.359.1333

Amir Zaffa azaffa@ocm.com 609.359.1015

Suzette Seda-Shuffler ssedashuffler@ocm.com 609.359.1005

Stephanie Martinez smartinez@ocm.com 609.359.1072

Hilary Weissman hweissman@ocm.com 609.359.1007

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 80

ON CAMPUS MARKETING Heather Edmonds hedmonds@ocm.com 609.359.1011

Mike Barnes mbarnes@ocm.com 609.359.1009

Danielle Herold dherold@ocm.com 609.359.1020

Darlene Branco dbranco@ocm.com 609.359.1023

Nicole Davis ndavis@ocm.com 609.359.1019

PARTNERSHIP SUMMARY Gifts & Recognition - RHA & NRHH Building Block Awards | The school receiving the NACURH-level award will receive a $250 scholarship for their RHA/NRHH Chapter.

-

First Year Experience Award | Commemorative gift, $200 scholarship to NACURH-level award recipient; Commemorative gift, $100 scholarship to recipient, $100 induction fee to AAFN to regional award recipients.

Annual Conference - OCM will conduct workshops.

- NACURH Liaison will work with conference staff for scheduling.

- OCM will provide a goodie bag for all delegates - Notepads and pens for all the delegates

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 81

ON CAMPUS MARKETING PARTNERSHIP SUMMARY (CONT.) Annual Conference (cont.)

- Commemorative Pin - $500 value - Current executive board determine the design - OCM & NACURH logos on the pin - Advisor Social - $600 toward the advisor social - NACURH liaison to work with conference staff for planning - These all provide a service to the delegates at NACURH, and provide OCM and NACURH a means to share with all delegates the details of their partnership.

Fall Regional Conferences OCM will conduct one workshop at Fall Regional Conferences, provide pens for all delegates and notepads for the NCC business meeting, as well as, in conjunction with conference staff will sponsor advisor social.

No Frills/Minis Conferences OCM will provide pens and note pads for NCC business meeting and commemorative cups.

Endorsement Fees Fees shall be paid at each annual NACURH Conference. OCM shall pay NACURH endorsement fees based on approved formula in the current endorsement contract.

Additional Support OCM provides four $200.00 STARS College Honorariums and provide $300.00 per region for students to benefit from.

What NACURH Provides OCM Annual Conference - Time on NCC agenda - Time on Banquet agenda to assist with award presentation - 4 staff fees waived for National Conference - 2 staff fees waived for Semi-Annual Conference - Space in conference binder for advertisements

Regional - Time on NCC agenda - Time on banquet agenda to present awards - Two staff fees waived for regional conference - One staff fee waived for No-Frills conferences - Space in conference binder and Guide Book for advertisements

Vendors conducting a similar business to OCM are not allowed to have a presence at Annual or Regional conferences.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 82

ON CAMPUS MARKETING ENDORSED PROGRAMS As of 2013, all OCM programs are endorsed by NACURH. NACURH receives $30.00 per program sponsored by an RHA/NRHH/Hall Council organization. Additionally, if an RHA/NRHH Chapter sponsors an endorsed program for the first time, OCM will pay the NACURH member dues the following academic year. Below is a brief summary of each program.

The Collegiate Welcome Program | Offers families the opportunity to send notes of encouragement, along with a variety of fun snacks to their students. Families are able to order over the summer for the entire year. Packages include Welcome to Campus, Halloween, Out of the Blue and Valentine’s.

The Final Exams Program | Coincides with end-of-term final exams. A variety of food packages is also offered for the final exams period in each term. Families provide notes of encouragement for their students.

The Residence Hall Linens Program | Provides top quality extra-long linens, along with a variety of room and bath accessories designed for residence hall living. Through this easy and affordable program, families can purchase hard-to-find extra-long linens and have them shipped directly to their homes over the summer. This convenient program saves time and frustration, giving parents and students one less thing to worry about when preparing for college move-in.

The Residence Hall Carpet Program | Allows students to choose from a variety of colors and have their carpets delivered to campus. The sponsoring organization can either deliver the carpets to the students’ rooms or staff a centralized pick-up site. All carpets are cut to fit specific room dimensions and are fully bound. Adding carpet to student’s rooms keeps students comfortable throughout the year.

The Campus Backup Service | The best-in-class way to protect students’ computer files. Powered by Carbonite, a leading cloud backup provider, the service protects academic files, photos, music and settings all for less than $1 per week. With special student pricing and instant backup and recovery of important data, this is a must have to avoid a data disaster! Now includes mobile anytime/ anywhere access at no additional charge, so files can be saved and recovered from mobile devices too!

The Diploma Display Program | Provides graduates a way to properly showcase and preserve their cherished diplomas. Our custom-made hardwood frames have beautiful finishes, conservation quality matting and gold leaf embossing of your school’s name and seal. An economical alternative to expensive framing services, this program offers graduates quality and convenience. Students receive their frames by mail, so they never need to part with their valued diplomas. The documents slip easily into the frames and are permanently secured without special tools or messy adhesives, creating a polished result in minutes.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 83

ON CAMPUS MARKETING AWARDS OCM is pleased to sponsor the NACURH National Building Block Awards for RHA and NRHH. These awards are announced at the NACURH Annual Conference and the selected chapters will receive $250.00 to support future programs. The winners of these awards are selected at the NACURH Annual Conference.

Additionally, OCM sponsors the First Year Experience Award, recognizing student involvement during their first year on campus. Regionally, the recipient of this award will receive $100.00 and a commemorative gift. The NACURH recipient will receive $200.00 and a commemorative gift. At this time the regional awards are selected and presented during the No Frills/Minis Conferences held in the spring, and the national recipient is chosen at the NACURH Annual Conference.

SCHOLARSHIPS STARS College is an excellent program that offers students the opportunity to learn more about a career in Housing & Residence Life. OCM has supported STARS College since 2005. OCM provides NACURH $800 to offer four $200 scholarships to students who are selected for the program. The students must be from a NACURH affiliated school. Selection is traditionally done in April. STARS College is held just prior to the ACUHO-I Conference & Exhibition.

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 84

NACURH 2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE AWARD Nicole Machovina | Kent State University STUDENT OF THE YEAR Rudi Zurbuchen | University of Utah NRHH MEMBER OF THE YEAR Amy Zeigler | University of Northern Colorado NACURH ADVISOR OF THE YEAR Travis D. Schilla | Missouri State University NACURH PRESIDENT OF THE YEAR William Hsu | University of California - San Diego NACURH NCC OF THE YEAR Jenn Gray | University of Arizona NACURH OTM TRAVELING AWARD Colorado State University 2015 NACURH/ACUHO-I PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD Arizona State University - Tempe NACURH OUTSTANDING ADVOCACY INITIATIVE The University of British Columbia NRHH BUILDING BLOCK CHAPTER OF THE YEAR The University of California - Berkeley NACURH BUILDING BLOCK RHA OF THE YEAR The University of Michigan OUTSTANDING NRHH CHAPTER OF THE YEAR North Dakota State University NACURH SCHOOL OF THE YEAR Arizona State University - Tempe

2015 NRHH DIAMOND AWARDS Hayley Rodgers Hannah Adkins William Rehrig Nicholas Viviano Ryan Cafiero Michaela Davenport Tiffany Shierling STARS COLLEGE HONORARIUMS Katie Fransisco | Southern Oregon University Jeremiah Stinnett | University of Oklahoma MaryLyn Silverstein | University of Nevada, Reno Elizabeth Hurley | Suffolk University 2015 NACURH AAFN INDUCTEES Brianna Gomez, NACURH Associate for NRHH Kat Roemer, NACURH Associate for Finance Melissa Lourie, Central Atlantic Director Amanda Christianson, Annual Conference Finance Chair NACURH SERVICE AWARD Brianna Gomez Melissa Lourie GOLD PINS Lydia Batchelor Danielle Melidona Kat Roemer Brianna Gomez Megan Corder Nicholas Chen Adam Schwarz Beth Sutton NACURH 2016 CONFERENCE HOST University of Delaware

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 85

P: 424-262-2874

1115 North 16th St, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588 nic@nacurh.org www.nacurh.org

NACURH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 86 Property of NACURH Inc. All rights reserved.