National Association of College and University Residence Halls

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NACURH, Inc.
File:NACURH Links.jpg
Founded 1954
Type Student organization, 501c3 Non Profit Student Corporation[1]
Focus College residential life
Location
Origins Midwest Dormitory Conference, 1954
Area served
 North America, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Qatar, South Africa, and United Arab Emirates
Method Chapter affiliation, information sharing, conference hosting
Key people
 Nathan Tack, NACURH Chairperson
Danielle Melidona, NACURH Associate for Administration
Jacob Crosetto, NACURH Associate for Finance
Kaley Van Zile, NACURH Associate for NRHH
Dan Ocampo, NACURH Advisor
Christina Aichele, NACURH Conference Resource Consultant[2]
Website http://www.nacurh.org/

The National Association of College and University Residence Halls Incorporated (NACURH) is an international organization made up of eight regions. The eight regions cover the entire United States, Canada, parts of Australia, Mexico, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates. NACURH brings together students who live in residence halls on college campuses to share ideas, resources, and best practices in order to improve their residential communities. NACURH is led day to day by a team of executives consisting of Nathan Tack as Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Danielle Melidona as the Associate for Administration and Chief Operating Officer, and Jacob Crosetto as the Associate for Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The executive position of the Associate for NRHH and Chair of NRHH is Kaley Van Zile. The executive team is advised by Dan Ocampo of University of the Pacific and NRHH is advised by Adam Schwarz of Florida Atlantic University.

Annual Conference

The NACURH Annual Conference will be hosted at the University of Delaware June 24 through June 27, 2016. The conference theme is "Unmask the Super Leader in You". [3]

Mission

As an organization, NACURH empowers, motivates, and equips residence hall leaders by providing them with skills and resources in order for them to excel and positively impact their campus communities. [4]

Vision

The National Association of College and University Residence Halls, NACURH Incorporated, seeks to create a network of engaged citizens sharing common experiences through residential leadership opportunities.[5]

History

In 1954, the Iowa State Residence Halls Government formed ties with RHAs at University of Colorado, University of Missouri, and University of Northern Iowa, and organized the Midwest Dormitory Conference. In 1955, the name of the group was changed to The Association of College and University Residence Halls (ACURH).

A similar organization, the Inter-Mountain Residence Hall Association (IMRHA), merged with ACURH in 1961, adding the word "National" to the name of the organization (NACURH). The association was split into two "associate" regions, MACURH and IACURH, based on the two original groups, which became devolved in 1964. In that year, PACURH, SAACURH, and NAACURH were also created. GLACURH was split from MACURH in 1968, and SWACURH likewise in 1980. In 1991, NAACURH was wholly split into CAACURH and NEACURH.[6]

NACURH incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit under Oklahoma laws in 1971, granting non-profit incorporation to its associates, which became "affiliates" under the now NACURH, Inc. corporate umbrella. In 1997, the corporation and its Affiliates gained tax-exempt status.

Strategic Planning

In 2014 through 2015, NACURH formed a strategic planning commission led by members of the Boards of Directors per a resolution passed in May of 2014. The purpose of the NACURH Strategic Plan is to provide a clear direction for the future of the organization and company. With a clear direction, NACURH commits itself to providing residence hall leaders with skills and resources that they need in order to excel and positively impact their campus communities. This group performed the NACURH Services and Performance Assessment (NSPA) on the corporation as a whole, and, as a result, created a strategic plan for years 2015-2018. This document outlines necessary steps to improve NACURH and the way it serves member schools. [7]

NACURH Offices

NACURH Information Center

The NACURH Information Center (NIC) is the business office of NACURH, Inc. The NIC is currently hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The NIC's projects and responsibilities include: Maintaining the Resource File Index, updating and maintaining the national website, and keeping records of the dues of member schools. The current NIC Director is Ethan Schwarten.[8]

NACURH Services and Recognition Office

The NACURH Services and Recognition Office (NSRO) is the services office of NACURH, Inc. and serves as a support office for NACURH. The NSRO was created to provide non-technical services to NACURH and its member schools. Currently hosted by the Kent State University, the NSRO is charged with creating and selling merchandise (pins, apparel, etc.) and creating and maintaining special national projects and developing other services for NACURH, Inc. as needed.[9] The current NSRO Director is Breta Moore.[10]

Regions

CAACURH

The Central Atlantic Affiliate of NACURH, Inc. (CAACURH) comprises nine states in the Central Atlantic region of the US.[11] Their regional website is http://www.caacurh.nacurh.org. The regional board of directors is composed of Justin Schwendeman, Regional Director from Kent State University; Thomas Brown, Associate Director for Administration & Finance from Kuztown University; Nickole Watson, Associate Director for NRHH from Towson University; Noah Boksansky, Coordinating Officer for Bidding from Case Western Reserve University; Shane Guinan, Coordinating for Leadership Development from Rutgers University - New Brunswick; Emily Nightswander, Coordinating Officer for RHA Relations from University of Pittsburgh; Hannah Adkins, Coordinating Officer for Recognition from The Ohio State University; Claudine McKinney, Coordinating Officer for Interactive Marketing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Laura Hellwig, 2015 Regional Conference Chair from The George Washington University; Collin Claywell, 2016 No Frills Conference Chair from Bowling Green State University and Andrea Polleys, Regional Advisor from Towson University. [12]

GLACURH

The Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls is a student-run organization working to promote and improve student life on college and university campuses across the region, including Michigan, Ontario, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. This group is primarily focused on providing quality programming and activities for on-campus residents that will make their college experience a positive one. GLACURH was formed in 1968 as part of the Midwest region at the 1968 MACURH Conference. The states now within GLACURH grew very large and succeeded from MACURH, forming its own region. [13]

IACURH

The Intermountain Affiliate of NACURH, Inc. (IACURH) comprises seven states in the Intermountain region of the US.[14] Their regional website is http://www.iacurh.nacurh.org. The regional board of directors is composed of Shannon Mulqueen, Regional Director from University of Northern Colorado; Austin Lujan, Associate Director for Business Administration from University of Northern Colorado; Aaron Ringsby, Associate Director for NRHH from University of Colorado Boulder; Hope Collins, Coordinating Officer for NCC Training & Development from Brigham Young University; Molly Bloodgood, Coordinating Officer for Presidential Relations and RHA Development from University of Wyoming; Adam Caimpaglio, Coordinating Officer for Publication and Technology from University of Arizona; Cory Shapiro, Regional Advisor from Arizona State University - West; and Jen O'Brien, Regional NRHH Advisor from Arizona State University Tempe. [15]

MACURH

NEACURH

PACURH

SAACURH

The South Atlantic Affiliate of NACURH, Inc. (SAACURH) is the largest affiliate, and comprises the nine most southeastern states in the U.S.[16] Their regional website is https://saacurh.org. The Regional Board of Directors of SAACURH is called the SAACURH Executive Committee, or SEC. The 2015-2016 SEC is composed of Meg Freeman, Regional Director from The University of Mississippi;

Nicholas Cunningham, Associate Director for Business Administration from Winthrop University; Taylor Hanley, Associate Director for NRHH from University of Central Florida; Tori Bishop, Coordinating Officer for NRHH & Bid Development from University of North Florida; Sarah Levine, Coordinating Officer for Public Relations from Appalachian State University; Cheyenne Brown, Coordinating Officer for RHA Development from University of North Carolina - Greensboro; Gavin Rustin, Coordinating Officer for State Associations & Affiliations from University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Bonnie Brackett, Regional Advisor from Columbia College; and Adam Bernot, Regional NRHH Advisor from Spring Hill College[17]

SWACURH

Association of Alumni and Friends of NACURH (AAFN)

In January, 1982, the NACURH Board of Directors (NBD) approved a resolution authorizing a NACURH alumni association. This brochure was designed to introduce the "Association of Alumni and Friends of NACURH" to the general membership.[18]

See also

References

  • Got NCCs? - contains history on NACURH
  • Winston, Robert and Anchors, Scott. Student Housing and Residential Life: A Handbook for Professionals Committed to Student Development Goals. Jossey-Bass, 1993. ISBN 1-55542-507-0
  • Dunkel, Norbert and Coleman, Jon. "NACURH Inc.: Sixty Years of Residence Hall Leadership" Thornson-Shore, 2014 ISBN 978-0-615-99402-4

Footnotes

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  6. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/about/history/
  7. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/strategic/
  8. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/NACURH-Information-Center
  9. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/nsro/
  10. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/nsro/
  11. ↑ http://www.caacurh.nacurh.org/
  12. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/CAACURH
  13. ↑ http://glacurh.net/glacurh/index.php/about-us/about-glacurh/
  14. ↑ http://www.iacurh.nacurh.org/
  15. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/IACURH
  16. ↑ https://saacurh.org/about
  17. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/SAACURH
  18. ↑ http://www.nacurh.org/aafn/

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