2015 NACURH School of the Year

SUN DEVIL LIVING ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY- TEMPE INTERMOUNTAIN AFFILIATE

SCHOOL OF THE YEAR NACURH 2015 AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..............................................................................................1 RHA E-board ...........................................................................................3 RHA Goals ................................................................................................4 RHA Challenges .......................................................................................5 RHA Programming ..................................................................................6 RHA Budget .............................................................................................7 NRHH Chancery ......................................................................................9 NRHH Goals............................................................................................10 NRHH Challenges .................................................................................11 NRHH Programming ............................................................................12 NRHM ...................................................................................................14 Residential College Model ..................................................................15 RHA Restructuring ...............................................................................16 Community Councils ...........................................................................18 Council Accomplishments ..................................................................19 Social Justice ..........................................................................................20 RHA President and Vice President Training ...................................21 Fall Leadership Camp ...........................................................................22 Sustainability: RHA Goes Green .......................................................23 ARLC and RHA Exchange....................................................................24 IACURH 2014 .......................................................................................25 No Frills ...................................................................................................26 NACURH ................................................................................................27 Letters of Support .................................................................................28

RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - TEMPE

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RHA EXECUTIVE BOARD

Andrew Raj is the Executive Director for ASU-Tempe RHA, a senior, majoring in Global Studies and Political Science. It is his responsiblity to oversee the direction of the organization, represent it to the university, and supervise the staff. His favorite animals are cats and he loves to travel!

Will Clark is a freshman Supply Chain Management major, studying in W.P. Carey School of Business.As the Director of Business Administration, Will oversee’s the implementation of financial policies, as well as act as the chief financial officer. Will serves as a resource to all staff members and councils in terms of anything money related. Additionally, Will oversees the legislative process for RHA. Will has been to over 70 countries and is an avid eater!

Brandon Benich is a sophomore studying Computer Systems Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. He currently serves as our Director of Campus Affairs. In his position, Brandon's purpose is spearheading the organization's advocacy efforts and promoting social change within the community. Brandon has owned most of the iPhone models!

The Director of Programming for ASU Tempe serves as the chief event-planning officer for the organization; executing at least six campus-wide events each academic year. Hailey Farr has served as the Director of Programming for two years and is currently a senior earning her bachelor's in Tourism and Public relations, as well as two certificates in Event Planning. Although Hailey Farr is Canadian, she has somehow made her way to Arizona and into the hearts of Sun Devils everywhere.

Lizette Yslas is a sophomore studying Marketing in the W.P. Carey School of Business. She currently serves as our Director of Marketing on our Executive Board. In her position, Lizette promotes all programming and advocacy initiatives on a large scale, as well as serves as a resource to our council’s marketing chairs. Lizette is a huge Atlanta Brave’s fan and loves baseball!

Jen O'Brien is the RHA Tempe Advisor. As the RHA Tempe Advisor Jen works closely with the RHA Tempe Executive Board and student leaders. Jen meets regularly with student leaders, attends events, represents RHA to many entities on campus and pushes RHA to be the best it can be. Jen owns a cardigan in every color!

Becca Lynch serves as the National Communications Coordinator (NCC) for the ASU-Tempe’s RHA. The NCC serves as the chief liaison for regional and NACURH level connections to ASU-Tempe. The NCC coordinates all conferences opportunities for ASU-Tempe, including the writing of bids to be submitted to conferences.

Becca is a junior studying Psychology, and loves sea otters and pugs more than anything.

Ashleigh Bowers is a sophomore majoring in Political Science with a certificates in International Studies and Political Entrepreneurship. She serves as the NRHH Chancellor for NRHH and also sits on the RHA executive board.

Her responsibilities include leading all meetings, interpreting the constitution, and acting as a liaison between RHA and NRHH. Ashleigh hopes to visit all of the seven continents and to provide relief efforts in third world countries.

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RHA GOALS Increased collaboration with NRHH NRHH and RHA on our campus are often referred to as sister organizations. The NRHH Chancellor sits on the RHA Executive Board, and we felt that it was important to increase collaboration between the two organizations without merging the two identities.

To increase collaboration we invited NRHH to have a delegation to our annual Fall Leadership Camp, promote NRHH more widely to General Council, and NRHH Chancery embedded themselves more into the community councils.

Work closer with other ASU locations ASU is one campus in many locations. With a heavy emphasis on increased collaboration between all aspects of the university regardless of location, RHA wanted to work closer with our ASU counterparts: Polytechnic, West, and Downtown.

Before move-in, the Executive Boards of all four ASU RHA locations had a pan-location meeting day to discuss goals and initiatives and to get to know each other. Additionally, the ASU RHA’s were invited to attend Fall Leadership Camp where we bonded even more. Recently we passed new legislation to incorporate the making of a pan-location contact sheet in our NCC’s positional duties so that other e-board members can have increased communication.

Increase community impact

The residential college model was a way for our RHA to impact even more students and provide more leadership opportunities. However, with a strong RHA culture it was hard to shake off the old tendencies that went with the previous RHA structure. We wanted to make a bigger effort to shift the focus from Presidents of our councils to the Vice Presidents and the community.

To shift the focus, we implemented a Vice Presidents board that meets biweekly as well and we implanted Vice President training so that all of the Vice Presidents could learn more about RHA from a wholelistic approach. With a new set of skills and understanding of their position, the VPs were empowered to create the community they wanted to see.

May 2014 May 2015 Transition into Residential College Model

Supporting staff to ease transition

University Housing was transition into a residential college model and they wanted RHA to follow in their footsteps in order to provide a better experience for residents across the board. After spending a whole year figuring out how to restructure the organization, we now had to transition into it. This meant changing the culture and expectations of RHA to realign to the model and going along with any transition bumps.

Transitioning was no easy thing as many of the staff members were used to the way things “used to be.”

Change is never an easy thing but we realized that with an open mind, we could shift the culture of our organization and make a bigger impact than what was previously thought.

The Executive Board is traditionally a group that shapes the way organization functions and the way it grows. However, with a new structure, our focus was to support the staff and see where they wanted to take the organization. This was also a way to realign with the model which places a bigger emphasis on the top-down model.

The Executive Board did everything they could to support the Presidents and Vice Presidents because this was new to all of us. With the experience of the e-board and the endless possibilities of the President and Vice President positions, we knew that it would be hard to navigate that – we really tried to help them think outside of the box.

Increase regional and NACURH stance

ASU-Tempe is a really large school that struggled to make an impact on the region. We always had the desire to have a more engaged presence on the region.

By setting this as a primary goal, we bid to host a conference to give back to IACURH, we hosted a regional officer and elected in three more, we increased our bid and OTM submissions, we created a new type of experience called an RHA Exchange that can be transferred to other institutions, we received Top Banana after making the region more appealing to the average resident, and we brought our largest NACURH delegation ever.

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RHA CHALLENGES Executive Director Resignation Early on in the year, our Executive Director (equivalent of a President on the region) resigned, forcing our executive board to pull together and keep the organization going. The executive board had to hold several meetings to discuss the next step and ensure staff that nothing too crazy was going to happen. While this placed several executive boards into accepting other positional duties so that organization could keep going, we were able to elect a new Executive Director and the speed bump was a thing in the past.

Housing Occupancy Overflow University Housing overbooked and there were quite a few students placed in temporary housing.

In order to find room for all of these students, they had to wait to see which rooms opened up because their original tenant didn’t show up. This caused the balance of councils to shift and required RHA to change part of its structure for the year. Our Honors hall gained 1/3 of its original numbers, and easily became the largest council (in terms of numbers) on campus. We also had to shift a hall to be under another council because of how many people moved.

Executive Board Member Transition With the transition into second semester, sadly our RHA Executive Board lost two of it’s members.

With our Executive Board already being down one member since the resignation of the Executive Director and the Director of Campus Affairs, Andrew Raj moving to the Executive Director role, the Executive Board was left with only 5 of it’s original members. Spring elections gave way for three new executive board members to be elected, and the Executive board was challenged with transitions those new members into their roles quickly. However, they went into these roles with ease and the new executive board worked together well.

RHA Budget & Rollover Into the Spring 2015 semester, ASU-Tempe kept a lot of the rollover from the Fall 2014 semester. With such a large amount of rollover, the Director of Business Administration, Will Clark, was challenged

by ASU University Housing to push community councils to spend the money that they had in the most financially responsible way, due to the possibility that instead of keeping that rollover into the Fall 2015 semester, RHA would lose that money at the end of the Spring 2015 semester and it would absorbed into the University Housing account. This pressured councils to think about spending their residents money in the most efficient way, and made the Executive Board come together as well to reevaluate how ASU-Tempe was spending the resident dollar.

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RHA PROGRAMMING Tiki Luau Arizona State University-Tempe starts off full swing with welcome week for the years incoming freshmen. Many different programs are put together for the students enjoyment. Something most people don’t realize is how diverse it will be entering a huge university such as ASU. It wasn’t until the night of Tiki Luau where people realized that this school is filled with so many different people who will soon be your life-long friends. At the end of the day, that’s one of the most important aspects in the college experience.

Tiki Luau was also during Welcome Week, and with over 8500 attendees, it was definitely a showstopper. With two waterslides, dueling stages with performances such as a steel drum band, trampoline bouncers, fire dancers, lots of free food, and over 15 student organizations tabling at the event, Tiki Luau 2014 was an incredible way to welcome the new baby Sun Devils to the Sun Devil Lifestyle.

“As a First-Year Student, I didn’t know what to expect. It wasn’t until arriving when I realized was set for a larger scale of people, and how much of an impact it had on the 8,000 attendees....This was where many of the relationships I have to this day were formed, and I couldn’t be any more thankful. Tiki Luau was a great experience and I’m glad something like this was offered.”

-John Bribiescas, first-year freshman and President of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Other Campus Wide Programs Early Start Up, August 2014 Homecoming Silent Auction, November 2014 Finals Breakfast, December 2014 RHA’s Dance Marathon Team, February 2015 Colorfest, February 2015 RHA Wifi Forum, March 2015 Speak Easy, April 2015 Wreck the Stress, April 2015

Faux-Chella One program that impacted many students was Arizona State University-Tempe’s Faux-Chella.

Faux-Chella’s creation was based off the huge music festival Coachella. From the flower-crown making to writing on the Warrior Wall, it was easy to forget about the everyday hardships we all face. Other amenities included a Urban Exchange, Take a Deed Leave a Deed, a Poetry Slam Corner, and performances.

The live performances were actually done by ASU student’s which were amazing. For a moment, you forget about someones exterior features and really get to know the person through their music. It was nice to see such a diverse group of people performing to the audiences. All in all, the program was a huge success and benefited ASU-Tempe Residents incredibly.

Turnaround Trip ASU-Tempe want to give ASU residents the best on campus experience, and one of the ways they did that was planning a turn-around trip to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. This trip took almost 400 residents to the theme park, and allowed residents to get away for a day to have some fun at the Happiest Place on Earth. This was a very popular trip, with spots filling up in the first 2 minutes. The Director of Programming, Hailey Farr, and the Executive Director, Andrew Raj, worked together to make this the best experience possible for attendees.

Some members of our Staff at the Happiest Place on Earth

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RHA Fall BUDGET Staff Stipends: With the addition of our new staff structure, we wanted to not only ensure that they were getting compensated for their hard work, but we wanted to keep them accountable in order to remind them that RHA is more than a leadership opportunity, it is a job. Currently, the Executive Board and Presidents are compensated with a full room credit, but are given a semesterly stipend as well.

The Executive Director receives $1,400 a semester, the rest of the Executive Board is given $1,000 a semester, and Presidents receive $500 a semester. Vice-Presidents only receive a $1,000 stipend per semester for their compensation.

In Fall 2014, the RHA budget, not including the NC account and NRHH account, stood at $217,925. NRHH was allocated $6,537.75, and the NC account was at $26,300.60. Our residential colleges were allocated $87,100 in total, that was broken down further depending on the college size. The remaining resident money was used to pay for staff stipends, RHA Fall Leadership Camp, the annual RHA Tiki Luau, Miscellaneous fees to keep our office running and for other events RHA put a line item towards, such as Homecoming. An administrative fee that RHA has to be every semester was also allocated for, totaling 1$1,228.53. Additionally, $2,389.87 was put towards the contingency fund, an account that any staff member could propose to General Council for and receive funds for advocacy initiatives or programs.

At ASU-Tempe, every resident pays a 25 dollar fee which we internally break down further. $10 goes directly back into the community the resident resides in, giving residents the opportunity to see directly what they want in their community. The other $15 is put in the RHA general fund, that is displaced among different expenditures. The NC account is used to solely for conferences and regional expenses, and is fundraised completely.

NRHH Chancery and RHA Executive Board at Fall Leadership Camp Expenses Incurred - Before the fall budget was approved, these expenses were incurred to help ASU - Tempe RHA reach new beginning of the year goals, and set a course of success for the coming semester.

Fee Allocation - On each purchase made an 8.5% surcharge is added to the purchase.

ASU - Tempe accounted for this early on to ensure that we do not underestimate our purchase costs.

Stipends- Student leaders need to eat too! These stipends are separated by position: Executive Board, Presidents, and Vice Presidents.

Positional Funds - In order to help E-board members create a large impact, positional funds were created that allow the E-board to carry out positional duties.

Miscellaneous - These fees can sometimes be a mystery! All except the section listed for office supplies are internal charges that are applied to the RHA account throughout the semester.

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RHA SPRING BUDGET Legislation In the spring 2015 semester, the new Director of Business Administration, Will Clark, wanted to ensure that RHA was spending resident money in the most fiscally responsible way. To ensure this, Will introduced legislation to change the way that the RHA fee is allocated to Residential Councils and the Main RHA account that is distributed among the Executive Board and other funds. The legislation changed the fee breakdown to 1200+8x. In which all councils get $1200 right off the bat, and then $8 per resident. This led to the reduction in the general funds of the councils. From there, Will took the remaining to fund Executive board accounts, which was about $24,000.

Programming fund: In order to help councils spend their money more efficiently, extra funds that were not allocated into a line item or given to the councils were put into the programming fund, that any council or member of RHA could go to if more money was needed to plan events. This is under the discretion of the Director of Business Administration, Executive Director, and RHA Advisor.

“This year ASU-T has recognized the importance of spending currents residents money more effectively, and demonstrating the importance of being more fiscally responsible” - Will Clark, Director of Business Administration

Fall 2014 Rollover A challenge presented to ASU-Tempe in the Spring 2015 semester was a large amount of rollover present from the Fall 2014 semester.

This rollover totaled at $45,495.22, and with the money allocated from the 7897 on-campus Spring residents totaling $197,425, this was a large amount of money that staff needed to spend in order to ensure that RHA was giving back to the residents that pay them.

In Spring 2015, staff stipends stood constant, but some other line items changed. For example, a line item was created for the annual Turnaround Trip to Disneyland, which was $40,410. NRHH was given a total of 5,922.75 for the spring semester, with an additional fall rollover of $3,440,79. Also, the contingency received more funding this semester, with a total of $8,000. Additionally, the new programming fund created by the Director of Business Administration, Will Clark, was given $46,687.89. That semester's administrative fee was $17,210.40, and other miscellaneous funds were allocated for as well.

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NRHH CHANCERY Chancellor Ashleigh Bowers is a sophomore majoring in Political Science with a certificates in International Studies and Political Entrepreneurship. She serves as the NRHH Chancellor for NRHH and also sits on the RHA executive board.

Her responsibilities include leading all meetings, interpreting the constitution, and acting as a liaison between RHA and NRHH. Ashleigh hopes to visit all of the seven continents and to provide relief efforts in third world countries.

Vice Chancellor Annie Souza is the Vice Chancellor, who oversees the induction process for new members of NRHH Chapter of the Maroon and Gold. She seeks to make induction a meaningful, symbolic event as the inductees commit to active membership and service as part of the top 1% of student leaders living on campus. The Vice Chancellor also creates the budget each semester, appropriating funds to each Chancery position proportionally to their programming expectations. Finally, she assists the Chancery overall and establishes NRHH committees. Annie has participated in 4 triathlons.

Director of Leadership and Scholastic Development Katy Pendgraft is a sophomore studying Sports and Media Studies. She is the Director of Leadership and Scholastic Development for NRHH. Her responsibilities include helping members develop their personal leadership skills, supporting them in maintaining academic excellence, and programming intentionally to build a strong community in the Chapter of the Maroon and Gold. Katy prides herself in holding the top score among her friend group in the "How Awkward Are You" quiz on Buzzfeed, which is the website she admittedly spends far too much time on.

Director of Service Programming Matt Dwight is a sophomore at Barrett, the Honors College at ASU majoring in Psychology and Molecular Bioscience. He serves as the Director of Service Programming. His responsibilities include planning various community service events for NRHH members and events to impact the community. The purpose of this position is to plant a seed of generosity and giving throughout all of ASU, that NRHH might truly make a difference at Arizona State, shifting its students focus towards how they can better the lives of those are them.

His favorite sports are baseball and golf.

Director of Recognition Programming Stephanie Kaufmann serves as the Director of Recognition Programming for the National Residence Hall Honorary Chapter of the Maroon and Gold and a Student Academic Mentor for the Arcadia Residential Community. She is a sophomore at Arizona State University where she double majors in studio art and art history with a minor in French. She has an intense passion for recognition which spurs from her love of people and belief that everyone is worthy of praise.

Stephanie has a twin brother.

Director of Advertising and Communication Matt Gomez is a sophomore majoring in Global Health. He is the Director of Advertising and Communication (DAC) for NRHH Chapter of the Maroon and Gold. As DAC, Matt oversees the promotion and branding of NRHH on the Tempe Campus. This includes but is not limited to the regular updates and design of the NRHH website, social media outlets, and marketing campaigns for sponsored events. Matt once traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan.

(Pictured from left to right: Katy Pendgraft, Matt Dwight, Annie Souza, Catherine LaRoche, Ashleigh Bowers, Matt Gomez, Stephanie Kaufmann)

Advisor Catherine LaRoche is the advisor of the IACURH ASU-Tempe delegation. At ASU, Catherine is the advisor for NRHH and a Community Director for University Housing. As the NRHH advisor she supports the chancery members by meeting with each member for a 1:1 on a biweekly basis, serves as the main liaison between University Housing and NRHH, and provides guidance to the chancery and NRHH members A fun fact about Catherine is she's the 8th "Catherine" in her family and every "Catherine" spells their name differently in her family.

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NRHH GOALS Increasing member involvement and retention One of the biggest goals this year is to provide our members with more opportunities to become involved in the decision making side of NRHH. In years past it is the chancery that determines a majority of the programs and initiatives. We hope to change that this year by engaging our members to better understand what they would like to see in the activities of NRHH. To accomplish this we are distributing member surveys for feedback and also revamping our committee system so members are able to participate in the organizing of programming elements.

5 Intentional and impactful student led service NRHH should be used as a tool to make intentional impacts on the members and the ASU-Tempe campus. We want to ensure that we are reaching our members in powerful ways so that there is a lasting impression afterwards. This is going to be implemented in all aspects from the general member meetings to all programs. The strategy of quality over quantity is what we feel is going to be the most successful.

Shaping a greater NRHH identity on campus Developing long term goals and what steps need to be taken was a crucial part in the direction of NRHH. Increasing the identity on campus and brand recognition of NRHH was one of these goals. The vision for the chapter requires a multi-year plan that should be updated continuously. The Chapter of the Maroon and Gold envisions an increase in on-campus recognition, increased value within University Housing, and increase in overall participation with NRHH. Restructing to a Values System With the change from a pillar system to a values system, NRHH wanted to make the immediate tranisition in our chapter for the upcoming year to reflect this. Two new chancery positions were created, the Director of Admistration and Director of Member Involvement. These positions replaced the Vice-Chancellor and Director of Leadership and Scholastic Development positions, in order to create a plan for the next year’s Chancellor and Chancery to be focused in the values of Service and Recognition.

“NRHH has given me the opportunity to work intimately with a group of individuals who I share the same goals with. It provides students the opportunity to apply their skills in ways that might not be available in other leadership rolls.” - Djuro Baich, Teacher’s College President

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NRHH CHALLENGES At the beginning of the year the chancery decided it was best to face its challenges head on and create a realistic action plan. This year is an opportune time to look into what can be worked on so that NRHH is able to provide its absolute best to its members. With a clear picture of what challenges we are facing we are able to better understand what steps need to be taken to find solutions.

Challenges • Updating the chapter to better reflect the current membership • Keeping members engaged and involved • Solidifying identity on campus • Increasing member benefits and take away • Developing what NRHH is at ASU-Tempe Pan-ASU NRHH members at Fall Leadership Camp

Strategic Planning The NRHH strategic planning meeting outlined the structure and a framework for The Chapter of the Maroon and Gold to build a greater, solidified presence on campus. Through the active engagement of our members NRHH is supporting and empowering student leaders living on campus. Moving forward from the strategic planning meeting, NRHH outlined the purpose of the organization itself as it relates to the greater ASU-Tempe Community. With the guidance from strategic planning the Chancery of NRHH sets out upon the quest of defining The Chapter of the Maroon and Gold beyond the four pillars. Through the development and empowerment of student leaders on campus, intentional service, maintaining academics and recognizing the hard work of those who have been impactful, NRHH leaves its members with the knowledge necessary for the advancement of their own impact upon the Sun Devil Living Experience.

NRHH Fall Semester Induction 2014

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NRHH PROGRAMMING: LEADERSHIP & SERVICE SERVICE

LEADERSHIP Leadership Lock In

To push collaboration between all of the ASU locations NRHH chapters, and have other student leaders on the Tempe location discover the NRHH Chapter of the Maroon and Gold, Katy Pendgraft, the Director of Leadership and Scholastic Development, created the Leadership Lock-In in November 2014. This overnight event had all four ASU locations in attendance, allowing student leaders from across ASU to work together to strengthen their individual chapter identities, share ideas on how to help each other, and even help the Polytechnic location start the building of an NRHH chapter. This event led to the large amount of interest in NRHH in the spring semester, leading to NRHH’s large Spring Induction class.

Resume Workshop

In order to ensure that the student leaders on the Tempe campus are prepared for post-undergraduate life, the Director of Leadership and Scholastic Development, Katy Pendgraft, organized an event that had ASU Career Services in attendance, helping members boost up their resumes and start thinking about the ever so daunting “real world.”

Bags for Homeless

In the Tempe community, there is a large population of homeless people living in the area right around ASU. Director of Service Programming, Matt Dwight, saw this issue, and thought about ways in which he could help. He had the honorary create bags filled with simple products such as toothbrushes and deodorant, and then had the members give out those bags at random to people they met in their day to day lives that were in need.

A Mountain Clean Up

In NRHH tradition, the chapter wanted to come together and give back even in the smallest way to their ASU home. Attendees picked up trash from the famous landmark, the A mountain, all while improving the beautiful scenery, creating relationships, and make a valuable impact on the ASU and Tempe communities.

Shoes for Arizona

This program provided an opportunity for residents to create an impact beyond our campus and throughout Arizona. Shoes for Arizona is a donation based program where residents can donate shoes, used or new, and these shoes will be used to benefit in need communities in northern Arizona.

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NRHH PROGRAMMING: SCHOLASTICS & RECOGNITION Recognition Scavenger Hunt In April 2015, the recognition committee in the NRHH Chapter of the Maroon and Gold wanted to create an unique recognition event to celebrate the chapter’s members and other residents on campus. They created a scavenger hunt in which teams would go around the Tempe campus and search for small prizes such as pencils and notepads, all while finding notes of recognition to cheer them up as the semester ended.

Scholastics OMG OTM’s This is a campaign that is being organized on a semester basis. It is a continuous competition between the different residential colleges of which community can write the most OTM’s for the semester. Since the sizes of the colleges are wide ranging the competition is based on a ratio system so that all communities are on an even playing field.

The winning community receives a catered lunch of their choosing and a variety of NRHH and OTM themed gear. A goal of the Director of Recognition Programming is to increase professional staff involvement in OTMs so there is competition on which professional staff member can write the best OTM. They will be awarded with the traveling trophy and will earn bragging rights for the month.

Scholarships Something exceptional about the Chapter of the Maroon and Gold is the amount of scholarships that they are able to offer. The Robert F. Kalin Memorial scholarship awards $500.00 to one student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the past and continues to strive as a leader. The Casey Self Leadership Scholarship awards $250.00 to two students who are newly developed leaders and who will continue to be leaders throughout the residence halls.

Recognition The OTM Awards A traditional program on the ASU Tempe campus this program recognizes all the amazing OTMs that have been written within the past year. After a semester long campaign to increase OTM knowledge this year’s OTMAs was a truly remarkable event. Campus, regional, and NACURH winners were all recognized and presented with a trophy for celebration.

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NRHM Grounds For Grounds Highlighting the value of service, The Director of Service Programming Matt Dwight and the National Communications Coordinator Becca Lynch wanted to give NRHH members the opportunity to participate in a service event that furthered ASU’s sustainability initiatives. Members attended Grounds for Grounds, a sustainable service project that had members pick Seville sour oranges that were to be given to restaurants on campus to make fresh food with.

No Frills Recognition To showcase how ASU-Tempe truly values recognition, the Director of Service Programming Stephanie Kauffman wanted to more than just recognize the great residents on our location, but the wonderful individuals that were in town for the No Frills 2015 Conference, Color Outside the Lines. Stephanie individually cut out states that every delegate’s host school on them with fun facts about their state. This made delegates of the conference feel that Tempe was their home away from home for a weekend, and appreciated all the hard work that Stephanie put into the sweet gift.

Other NRHM Programs Coloring Book Making - Service Week Plastic Bag Donation - Service Week Feed My Starving Children - Service Week Housing Staff Update - Advocacy Week Recognition Roses - Recognition Week Hoo Inspires You - Recognition Week Hoedown Throwdown -Programming Week Culture Night - Programming Week RHA For The Kids - Programming Week

Ca$hin’ Out After attending IACURH 2014, Executive Director Andrew Raj wanted to bring a different kind of programming to the ASU-Tempe campus that was not traditionally seen.

He created Ca$hin Out for NRHM advocacy week, a program that educated residents about socioeconomic discrepancies across different identities. This program allowed resident to assume an identity that determined how much they would get taken away after they entered a cash machine for a certain amount of time that was also based on their identities. After that, residents received a fact about that identity and the challenges they may face. Residents then used the money they got to keep at a prize table. This taught residents about several identities and allowed for RHA to be able to teach about socioeconomic disparities in a fun way.

Council Collaborations For Programming week, NRHH wanted to bring as many fun and creative events to the Tempe location as possible. RHA and NRHH came together have community councils that were in close proximity to each other construct collaborative programs that were designed in order to target their resident’s needs and wants.

Some of our current members helping out around campus.

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RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE MODEL Eat. Learn. Sleep. Grow. All vital things when one is a college student, and when they are all done in the same place, within the space of a residence hall, the balance becomes precarious. How can a university help students navigate this balance and increase the residential experience while keeping a commitment to innovation? ASU answers this question through the Residential College Model.

Incoming Sun Devils’ living space is dependent on which college houses their major. Residents live in a community with students in their college. Business students live with business students, engineers with engineers, and even the staff within the halls have the same academic core as the residents they share a space with. This makes intellectual conversations earlier. It helps to foster a curious and collaborative environment where residents feel comfortable to discuss ideas and thoughts they experience within their classes.

Along with hosting students of similar majors, through the residential college model, study sessions and academic workshops are planned and encouraged. It is not uncommon to walk through a residential hall and see a study-group sign-up sheet for various majors and study lounges filled with students that share a similar passion. Professional staff is required to find new ways to imbue the college’s vision with the residential one through inviting guest speakers and planning academic-related programs.

“It’s intimidating entering a university with a student population of over 80,000. I didn’t expect to know people in my classes. By living in the same building with people of the same major and college I feel more connected to ASU. The school becomes smaller, and everytime I walk across campus, I see someone I know. I like my major more and the people I live with; it becomes fun.”

- W.P. Carey Business Residential College Vice-President, Kelsey Fitzhugh.

ASU’s Residential College Model embodies this philosophy by turning a large university into something smaller, safe, and relatable. It creates spaces where people can learn, eat, and grow together--a space where people feel encouraged academically and socially. Through shared classes and academic passions, ASU’s Residential College structure turns communities into spaces of common-unity.

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RHA STRUCTURE When ASU transitioned into a residential college model, RHA knew that in order for the organization to keep its effectiveness, it would need to adapt. Before residential colleges, RHA councils were structured not by the colleges of the residents they housed, but by residence hall location. Each community (based off physical location) hosted a president and a programmer. The president was tasked with planning meetings and implementing advocacy initiatives while the programmer planned programs for members in the community.Together, these RHA staff members recruited a council of residents within their community in hopes of progressing the organization forward. An executive board of eight members led the RHA-wide direction.

Sensing the changes within ASU, leaders of ASU Tempe’s RHA met to discuss RHA’s structure and why it was not yet aligned to the residential college model. Through these discussions, the members came to the conclusion that RHA’s impact would multiply by reforming staff and council structure to fit within the residential college model. The following changes were reflected in the new system: Less councils: When councils were united by their residential colleges, they no longer needed to rely on their physical proximity. RHA could gain a more clear organization system and more impact by aligning itself within the residential communities. Because of the new level of commonality, the councils could be the residential colleges, not the clumping of buildings.

One President for every Residential College: each residential college community is given a president that seeks to recruit Vice Presi dents and lead their residential colleges.

Freshmen leadership positions: In order to increase impact, RHA switched to having freshmen on staff that would work with a president to run their own councils and host their own programs. This was the creation of the Vice President position. Vice Presidents work close ly with the president to elevate the communities in which they live.

Removal of Programmers: Programmers were removed and the task of programming was given to the Presidents and Vice Presidents.

This was to ensure a more consistent programming experience and to empower the current staff members to consider the needs of their residential college while programming.

Within the residential college model, the greatest impact happens within the individual communities. Although the members of the Executive Board are there to help provide a guiding vision and steady support system, it is up to the Presidents and Vice Presidents to initiate the change that will transform the cultures of the spaces they live in.

Together, the Vice Presidents and Presidents decide what it means to be a resident within their college, and they create that experience for the on-campus population. Through embracing this model, this school has seen more customized and personal communities. What does it mean to be a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences student living on campus? How does the community of design students change from that of the teacher’s college? The answers to these questions ultimately rest in the hands of the Presidents and the Vice Presidents. This empowering fact and the opportunities and responsibilities arising from it distinguish the ASU-Tempe RHA’s staff from any other in the nation.

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RHA STRUCTURE University Housing Accountant

Executive Director

RHA Advisor

Director of Leadership Development

Residential College Presidents

Center RC President

Barrett RC President

CLAS RC President

Ira RC President

Vice Presidents (2)

Vice Presidents (4)

Vice Presidents (4)

Vice Presidents (2)

CLS RC President

Vice Presidents (1)

Teacher’s College RC President

Vice Presidents (1)

A.C.T. UP President

Vice Presidents (3)

WPC RC President

Vice Presidents (4)

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COMMUNITY COUNCILS At ASU-Tempe, one of the most valuable components of our Residential College Model is that each community is allowed to grow their own diverse councils that are a greater representation of their community as a whole. Each community council is completely varied in the way that choose their own executive boards, what kind of programs they host, and the way they cater to their specific communities needs.

Additionally, the main focus of the Residential College model is to better integrate and connect students to their respective colleges and to other students that share the same academic interests as them. Community Councils are also a platform for greater collaboration between the academic colleges and the residents that live in our halls, to make sure their academic and personal interests are met.

Example One

Example Two

Example Three

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) model is different than the rest of our councils’ set up. The residential college is split between four different buildings, each consisting of one council and Vice-President per community. A president presides over all four buildings.

Although this can be seen as a negative, the model has actually proved to be successful. Our councils work independently and gear programming and advocacy initiatives directly to the people living within each specific hall. On occasion, there are collaboration opportunities that work well and cater to bigger audiences. This year, we had the opportunity to see McClintock, the smallest community in this residential college (consisting of 250 residents), grow immensely and has become one of the most successful councils the CLAS community has ever seen. It is great to continue to watch this community grow, and we’re excited to see the future successes this model fosters.

A different kind of council set-up is shown in the Barrett Residential Council (BRC) council structure. At ASU-Tempe, Barrett, the Honors College students all live in one complex comprised of different buildings, so having individual council meetings for those buildings because they are housed all in the same area.

BRC meets as one large community council with four vice-presidents, one president, and advisor to meet the needs of the honors students within their complex. This allows BRC to host events specifically for the Barrett community and be in constant communication with the residents they serve.

Other councils, such as the Teacher’s College Residential council, are only comprised of one building with a much smaller amount of residents, so both the single Vice-President and President work together with their advisor to work with an executive comprised of residents that strive to create programs and advocacy initiatives that foster the growth of the future teachers that live in their building, while ensuring that they have an incredible residential experience.

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COUNCIL ACCOMPLISHMENTS At ASU-Tempe, the community councils thrive in all aspects, from programming to different advocacy initiatives that benefit the residents in each community. Councils work diligently every year to make sure they are representing their communities and the residents to the best of their ability.

Engineering Advocacy Initiatives: In the Ira Fulton Engineering Residential Council, the President and two VicePresidents had been receiving a lot of feedback from their community about the state of their buildings that their residents lived in. They created an online form that they sent to all their residents, to see directly what they could implement in change in their community. Through this, they were able to get new water filters for the lounges for their residents to have fresh water, get new lighting so residents would feel safer walking back from labs late at night, and creating a volleyball court for their residents to enjoy the space they live in even more. Even though the Engineering complex’s are up to be renovated in the upcoming year, the council saw the current concerns of their residents and made sure their resident’s residential experience was improved.

Six Flags Trip: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Residential Council teamed up and planned the first annual Turnaround Trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Our CLAS President put in weeks of effort to make this trip possible. Through countless hours of hard work, our president made the efforts to reach out to outside sources, one specifically being the College itself. Through collaboration, our residents had paid a minimal fee. The combined funds of the residential council and the college itself paid off the majority of the trip, which made the opportunity more accessible to our residents. CLAS was able to take two busses that each fit approximately fifty people.

The trip was a total success, and our residents really enjoyed their time.

Create Your Place: The Center Residetial Council immediately started the process by hanging blank posters during the advertising campaign. Each member of the community was left with a marker so they can decorate the plain poster however they wanted. This set the tone for the event theme; customization. The time finally neared and the program was in full swing. The residents were greeted with frozen yogurt with various toppings for a custom creation. To add on, there were plain white t-shirts for the residents to decorate and take home with them after the program. “Create You Place was a blast. We wanted residents to know this was their home and they had the power to mold into whatever they wanted to be.” - Frankie Diaz, Center Residential Council President, Fall 2014

TMZ: Occurring in November 2014, TMZ (Teacher’s Motivation Zone) was an educational program that offered the student of the Teacher’s College the opportunity to talk with and ask questions to people who are currently in the teaching profession. It helped answer any question about the transition between college and the classroom, and how to work in a classroom.

Condom Wars: Commencing in October 2014, Condom Wars was a Star Wars themed safe sex awareness program thrown by the Engineering Residential Council. This program collaborated with aa sexual wellness club on campus, Devils in the Bedroom, and provided residents with information about safe sex and STD prevention in a fun galactic environment.

HalloweenTown: Halloween was an event thrown by the College of Letters and Sciences in October 2014 that incorporated many aspects ranging from social activities to the promotion of resources within the community demonstrated by bringing in local vendors and a local artist to preform. Among these, Be the Match, a bone marrow registry, allowed students the opportunity to register to become bone marrow donors to potentially save lives of those in their community.

Breaking Barriers: In October 2014, W.P. Carey School of Business’s Community council put on a mini conference where on campus residents rotated through various stations with different diversity activities. The goal of this program was to bring the amazing conference experience to all on campus residents, since conference opportunities are limited.

Students were given the opportunity to challenge by choice, while putting themselves into uncomfortable positions and highlighting how similar everyone is.

Adelphi Gets Consent: In response to a sexual assault case that unfortunately happened in their community, Adelphi II Community Council threw an event that taught sexual consent through a game of Sexual Jeopardy. The community collaborated with I Always Get Consent, a sexual consent club on campus to help prevent sexual assault on the ASU-Tempe campus for an incredibly successful program.

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DEVILS FOR JUSTICE With ASU-Tempe’s large on campus population, and ranking 6th in amount of international students out of all the universities in the country, RHA and other organizations strive to create events and programs that represent the diverse amount of students we host. Is it a part of ASU’s New American University mission statement to be measured by the amount we include, and this is celebrated as one of ASU’s most crowning accomplishments.

World Record To End Hunger In Maricopa County, 82,000 households experience chronic hunger. To help combat this. ASU and the greater Tempe community came together with the Valley of The Sun United Way to set a world record to end hunger in October 2014. The goal was to make over 1000 weekend hunger backpacks for children in Maricopa County in under three minutes. This event was supported by a large number of RHA and NRHH members, as well as other members of the ASU Residential Community. The event was a huge success, and a New World Record was set! 1,993 bags were made to feed children in Maricopa County, and everyone that attended the event felt an increased connection to not only ASU and Tempe, but to the larger community as a whole.

Laverne Cox ASU’s mission in inclusivity is also marked on the efforts to educate others on prevalent issues in society. To teach ASU students and Tempe community members about trans* issues during Pride Week, Undergraduate Student Government at the Tempe campus brought television star Laverne Cox, a transgender woman of color to come educate others on trans* issues in April 2015. Laverne talked about her story, and issues that she and other trans* people and people of color experiences daily. This event was a huge success, with over 2,000 people in attendance.

#TooClean The current and incoming Directors of Campus Affairs, Brandon Benich and Rio DeLeon, came together to educate Tempe residents on the privilege of having access to clean water, and created the #TooClean initiative. The goal is to push residents to drink 2.6 liters a day every day during April 2015, too not only stay hydrated, but be reminded that the access to clean drinking water is a privileged we are extremely lucky to have. If residents do not meet this daily goal, the are encouraged to donate what they can to Charity:Water, a Non-Profit Organization that raises $30 million every year for equitable water for all. This event has been extremely successfully in teaching residents about their own privilege and helping other countries have better access to clean drinking water.

Drags For Change Executive Director Andrew Raj and NCC Becca Lynch created a drag show titled “Drags for Change” in April 2015 that celebrated diversity in the Phoenix-Tempe community. Drag queens from the area came to put on a grand show for residents, where humor and fun ensued. This event was not only fun, but created a safe zone for residents to celebrate who they are and connect with others that had the same interests das themselves.

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RHA President and Vice President Training President Training

It is no secret that the success of a year is largely determined by the momentum that gets it started. Because of this, the training of ASU-Tempe RHA’s leaders is vital. They must begin the year with the knowledge necessary to do their position and the motivation and positive morale that would enable them to do it well.

The RHA Executive Board and Presidents moved in two weeks before classes to begin the training in which they would acquire the skills they needed. Training kicked off with a welcome dinner and a recap of the schedule. The next day was the staff camping trip. The RHA student leaders of ASU-Tempe formed close bonds by leaving the hot city to go camping in the woods! This trip would solidify the bonds that would create a positive and open atmosphere throughout the upcoming year.

Positive interactions are vital for an effective team, but so is adequate training! The two weeks after the camping trip were packed with information that would help the Presidents and Executive Board grow as people and RHA leaders. The sessions discussed are listed below: Expectations Budgets Recruitment Plans Impactful Spending Paperwork Marketing Professionalism Applying this position to a resume The “why” behind RHA Communication Conflict Management and Personality differences Along with these sessions, dialogues were held throughout training that would encourage thought about ideal interactions between staff members and would allow them to share their visions for their communities throughout the year.

While RHA filled a lot of their time in these few weeks, there was room in the schedule for them to meet with their residential colleges and the staff members within. During this time with their residential colleges, they brainstormed together to create a shared vision for the culture of their shared communities.

Vice Presidents

The Vice-Presidents were new to RHA. Training was designed to be a space for them to get to know each other and to become excited for the organization while learning the skills that will help them succeed throughout the year.

Because of everyone’s hectic schedules and the fact that classes are in full swing, training had to take place in one day. Many lessons to learn, many RHA members to get to know, and four hours can only equal one thing--a jam packed RHA crash course!

Each member on the Executive Board was given time to create a presentation that would teach the VPs how to succeed within their colleges. Topics from marketing and paperwork to fun icebreakers were presented. To keep the energy high and staff engaged, breaks were hosted throughout the day, and our NCC, Becca Lynch, taught people regional cheers. These were always successful in lightening the mood and boosting the energy.

At the end of this day, Vice Presidents knew each other, they knew how to do a great job within their position, and they had motivation to elevate their communities. Will Clark, an incoming Vice President, said this about his experience: “As a freshman VP I was nervous going into RHA. I was immersed in this brand new opportunity, with no experience. I was extremely nervous on what I had to do, and how I would accomplish these tasks. VP training provided these experiences, it gave me the confidence and training on how to get these things done. Walking into VP training I felt like a fledgling VP, walking out I felt ready to program the university’s next homecoming game.”

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Fall Leadership Camp Every fall ASU hosts a weekend leadership camp deep in the woods of Prescott, Arizona. Different communities from across ASU-Tempe and other ASU campuses bring delegates to attend. This year, camp was literature themed, marking the beginning of many ASU residents’ leadership chapter. During this camp, residents participate in social, competitive, and leadership development programs, creating an experience that many refer to as “magical.” Social bonds were formed that will last throughout the year, creating close-knit councils that are ready to succeed in the coming year.

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Awards

Programs

Being stuck in the middle of the woods together creates opportune times for interaction! At night when programs were over and in between sessions, camp delegates were able to mingle at a dance, play large group activities on a field, and have conversations around a fire, making s’mores.

On the last day of camp, attendees gathered to receive positive recognition and closing comments.

Group and individual recognition was given including awards for most spirited, best dressed, book worm (recognizing an individual who exhibited inclusive behavior), best roll call, trivia challenge winner, and overall competition winners.

Throughout camp, delegates attended six programs including diversity and informational programs. Residents were able to become closer to one another by becoming aware of the shared and unique daily struggles faced.

They were also able to learn more about leading and NRHH through informational sessions.

Competition

General Camp delegations showed off their book worm knowledge in a literature-themed trivia challenge, their strength in the tug-of-war challenge, and their delegation spirit in the final cheer-off.

NCC Scavenger Hunt To spread Regional awareness, the NCC’s of ASU – Tempe, Poly, and Downtown created trivia on slips of paper that they hid throughout the campsite, leading attendees on a scavenger hunt for knowledge.

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SUSTAINABILITY: RHA GOES GREEN Arizona State University is a New American University that capitalizes on eight specific goals to transform the way we think of higher education. A fundamental outline to all eight goals is sustainability. Each goal has a specific aim but sustainability is always a part of the dialogue. To align RHA better with ASU’s mission and goals, we decided to make aspects of our organization more sustainable and environmentally friendly in tangible ways. By doing this, RHA is leading by example and demonstrating to other organizations on campus and to residents that sustainability is the way to go.

Staff

Office

To start our mission of making RHA more “green” we labeled all of the recycling bins in our offices with ASU specific guidelines so that we wouldn’t be throwing away recyclables or recycling things that belong in the trash. This has helped our staff become more aware with the types of things that can be recycled at ASU and has placed an emphasis on recycling in the workplace. Additionally, we set strict office policies to turn off the computers once we were done using them.

Before, we left the computers on and turned them off when we felt like it.

However, by decreasing energy consumption as a priority we now make it an effort to turn off computers right away. The triumph of making our office green was becoming ASU Green Office Certified, which shows our commitment to sustainability by implementing guidelines to a green office.

What it means to be ASU Green Office Certified: All used pens and writing utensils are recycled via a University program, all staff members are Sustainability Literacy Certified, RHA only purchases environmentall friendly office supplies (post-consumer paper, no bleached products, soy based inks, products that are FSC certified, etc.), recycle ink cartridges and batteries, and the list continues!

In order for our office to become ASU Green Office Certified, we needed everyone that had access to the office to be Sustainability Literate. We implemented a mandatory Sustainability Literacy Course, provided online by ASU, to all of RHA Staff and NRHH Chancery. This online course aimed at defining key terms when it comes to sustainability and highlighted why ASU is pushing so hard to be sustainable. In addition, it gave all of the staff members resources to implement within their communities. This included ways to make programs and events ASU Green Program certified, a local catering menu provided by Aramark, and other great tips and tricks. In a way, this helped redefine programming and events for RHA. In the Spring, we held an advocacy program that allowed residents to “pledge” to an act that was geared towards sustainability. Residents were encouraged to uphold their pledge via scouts honor, and in exchange they were given a sustainable promotional item.

Awards

As part of the Director of Campus Affairs new responsibility to uphold sustainable values in RHA, he implemented a new award for our end-of-the-year banquet. This new award is called the Commitment to Sustainability award and is awarded to any of the eight councils that continuously support sustainable practices and environmentally friendly sources. To implement this award, the Director of Campus Affairs created a list of acts or goals onto a digital form that any of the staff members can fill out. Each item on the list is worth a certain amount of points that are accumulated and calculated at the end of the year. The council with the most points by banquet wins the award. The list is meant to be used when planning programs and events so that they can earn points and keep the sustainable practices in mind.

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ARLC & RHA EXCHANGE ARLC

Unfortunately, not all ASU-Tempe residents can attend regional and NACURH conferences. With limited amount of space at these conferences, ASU-Tempe wanted residents to be able to experience these opportunities, so they participated in the annual state conference, ARLC (Arizona Residential Leadership Conference) and continued the RHA Exchange for the second year in a row.

At ARLC 2015, NCC Becca Lynch took 18 delegates and two advisors to the ASU-West location to participate in the Harry Potter themed conference. Delegates planned and prepped for weeks, practicing roll call and making a banner, clothespins, and door decs all in the magical theme. At the conference, delegates presented several programs that ranged from diversity to health and wellness. Two delegates, Lizzy Yslas and Cody Holt were awarded with Top 5 programming honors. Additionally, spirit was in the air as delegates encouraged a friendly environment for all those involved.

At the same time, ASU-Tempe really wanted to bring home the Battlezona trophy for the second year. At ARLC every year, BattleZona, tradition that has been around Arizona Schools for over 10 years, is a competition with several components that is held to challenge schools to see who will take the prize. These components included Quidditch, a teamwork challenge, and a tug of war. ASU-Tempe had an eye on the prize, and came home victorious.

To the left: ASU-Tempe Delegation at ARLC 2015

To the right: ASU-Tempe and U of A at the RHA Exchange

RHA Exchange

The RHA Exchange was created last year to give residents another opportunity to become involved through an unique one-day conference. This year, however, NCC Becca Lynch wanted to change that, and create an opportunity for ASU-Tempe and another school to work together to learn about each other’s RHA and NRHH all while gaining leadership skills and new ideas. Becca Lynch reached out to the University of Arizona NCC, Jenn Gray, to collaborate on this event. ASU-Tempe and University of Arizona Executive Boards put on sessions, taught delegates about each of our RHA and NRHH’s, and worked together to create new ideas for each our campuses.

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IACURH 2014 IACURH 2014, Through the Looking Glass, started off full swing months in advance. Upon revealing the delegates of the conference, there were fourty-five applications to go through. The NCC, NRHH Chancellor, and RHA Advisor were the selection committee, and chose fourteen individuals to join on this incredible journey.

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Immediately after receiving news that they were selected, our delegation was instantly motivated and excited to get to work. The journey began with conference preparation. Each delegate was put into a committee: Roll Call, Spirit and Recognition, and Banner and Display.

When the time finally came, our delegation took flight to Spokane, Washington and were greeted with open arms. Our delegation represented themselves well with Sun Devil spirit and pride.

At the Conference, ten of our delegates we’re chosen to present a program, with two of them making Top Ten Programming. This was a great representation of our delegation and our student organization as a whole.

In boardroom, our NCC, Executive Director, and NRHH Chancellor defended five different bids, one winning on the IACURH level and later winning on the NACURH level!

All in all, our strong delegation represented our school wonderfully as a whole. The hard work and dedication of this delegation was shown from the start.

Bids o School of the Year o Student of the Year, Corey Nelson o Executive Board Member of the Year, Hailey Farr o Program of the Year, Faux-Chella o Advisor of the Year, Katie Hill

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No Frills 2015 Hosting the Conference At No Frills 2014, ASU-Tempe saw the opportunity to bid for No Frills 2015 and accepted the challenge. Our current Executive Director, Andrew Raj, and one of our very own Community Mentors, Rebecca Watson, recruited a successful Conference Staff. Our staff consisted of 19 motivated individuals, some of which were not even involved in the Residence Hall Association. Our two conference advisors, Katie Hill and Tabitha Venizia, collaborated with the conference co-chairs and strategically split in half to represent Conference Experience and Conference Logistics. On the experience side, the chairs consisted of Philanthropy, Dining, Transportation, and Volunteers. For logistics, the chairs consisted of Social Media, Creative Design, Housing, Boardroom and Hospitality, Finance, Registration, Security, and Regional Information Liason. From the moment we presented the conference bid to the moments leading up to the conference itself our staff was hard at work putting the pieces together. No Frills 2015 was a total success.

Creating Leadership Opportunities Our Conference Volunteer Co-Chairs, Corey Nelson and Scout Lovato, created so many leadership opportunities for residents on campus.

Through outreach via social media and e-mail to every single resident on campus (even if they weren’t directly affiliated with the Residence Hall Association), the opportunity was successfully promoted. To add on, they reached out to other on-campus organizations, such as the Undergraduate Student Government. After a few weeks of promotion, our co-chairs opened a “Sign-Up Genius” and had sent that out utilizing our Listserv resources. In short, our volunteer’s chairs recruited a full on-call staff, which in full made the conference successful as well.

At the Conference We had five delegates represent ASU-Tempe in Boardroom. Our delegates strategically planned out who would represent our campus in the various Boardroom breakouts the conference held. Also, two of our Executive Board members presented successful legislation, totalling to four pieces all together. In addition, we presented a bid for NACURH President of the Year for Andrew Raj, and won that bid. In short, our delegation did an incredible job representing our school with Sun Devil Pride.

Some of our Conference Staff taking a selfie with the IACURH Regional Board!

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NACURH At NACURH 2014, ASU-Tempe NCC Andrew Raj and NCC-IT Becca Lynch worked hard to create the best experience for their group of 17 total delegates, the largest delegation to attend the conference, hosted at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The delegation prepped for several days at the beginning of the summer, staying on campus to make sure they got everything completed and their spirit pumped up for the four day fun.

At this year’s NACURH 2014, ASU-Tempe walked away with a lot of awards and recognition to bring back to campus. First of all, regionally, ASU-Tempe’s commitment to showcasing IACURH spirit throughout their campus and the region was rewarded, through winning Top Banana Points for Large School. Secondly, the NACURH winning OTM nominators and nominees were recognized by receiving certificates and pins, and Corey Nelson, a freshman, was awarded a conference pin by the Nathan Tack, the RCC-PT for the IACURH executive board for being the most spirited delegate at the conference. Katie Barr, the NRHH Chancellor, was awarded a Silver Pin by Brett Kohring, the IACURH Director.

The ASU NRHH Chapter of the Maroon and Gold were big winners at the conference as well. The Chapter won the Outstanding Chapter of the Year, an award that recognized the efforts of the Chapter over the course of the year. Additionally, Jen O’ Brien, the RHA Advisor, was elected as IACURH’s first Regional NRHH Advisor. Also, Andrew Raj was sworn-in as an ex-officio member of the IACURH Executive Board, due to serving as the Conference Chair for the No Frills 2015 Conference, having ASU-Tempe to host four regional executives. Overall, the conference identified the hard work that ASU-Tempe’s RHA and NRHH Chapter accomplished over the 2013-2014 academic year.

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CITATIONS In order of appearance

Old Main Lawn background [cover page, pages 2-8]: Taken by Kevin Dooley under the creative commons license (https://secure.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/3887095398/)

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“A” Mountain background [pages 9-14]: ASU Alumni Association (https://alumni.asu.edu/sites/default/files/images/A_Mountain_0858.JPG) Old Main background [pages 15-20]: ASU Communications Guidelines (https://www.asu.edu/datastore/desktops/images/1024x768/oldmain.jpg) Hayden Library background [pages 21-27,31]: ASU News (https://asunews.asu.edu/files/images/Hayden_Overhead03.jpg)

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