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Victor E. Huskie

Chapter

Northern Illinois

University

NRHH Building

Block of the Year

No Frills 2016

Ball State University

GLACURH

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Table of Contents…………..…….1

Chapter Structure……………..2-4

Chapter Goals………………..……..5

Chapter Events

and Meetings…………….….6-8

Of The Months…………………..….9

Oh The Places You Will

Go With Leadership….10-11

Recognition…………………………12

Communication…………………..13

Conference Involvement…….14

Budget……………………………….….15

Letters of Support………….16-20

Table of Contents

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Chapter Structure

Executive Board

Our Executive Board is made up of five positions: Director,

Vice President of Administration and Finance, Communications

Coordinator, Associate Director of Service, and the Associate Director

of Recognition. We also have a Graduate Advisor.

Director

Serve as chair of all Executive Board meetings of the honorary

Act as the authority to interpret the governing documents

Keep the minutes and distribute to the members within 24 hours of the meeting

Act as historian and keep up to date membership lists for the ensuing fiscal year

Plan and execute the NRHH Induction/Awards ceremony each semester

Be responsible for the recruiting efforts of NRHH

Be responsible for awarding Bronze Pins

Vice President of Administration and Finance

Assist the Director with the general function and operations of the chapter

Be responsible for updating the chapter governing documents

Be responsible for keeping track of the budget

In consultation with the executive board and the advisors, formalize the NRHH budget for

the ensuing fiscal year

Serve as financial liaison between NRHH and RHA VP of Finance

Attend all RHA Finance Committee meetings

Chair the Elections Committee when applicable

Work with the RHA Board to keep the NRHH website up to date with current information

from the chapter.

Be responsible for the maintaining the social media pages of the NRHH Chapter

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Bethany

Jenny

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Chapter Structure

Associate Director of Service

Assist the Director with general

functions of the chapter

Chair the Service Committee

May choose to collaborate with the RHA

Philanthropy Committee

Plan and execute no less than two

philanthropies a semester

Plan and execute any other programs

that pertain to the values of NRHH

In conjunction with the Director, be

responsible for approv-

ing and producing all

publicity related to

promoting the chapter

as a whole

Be responsible for the

recruiting efforts of

NRHH

Associate Director of Recognition

Assist the Director with general

functions of the chapter

Co-chair the Recognition Committee

with the NRHH CC

Plan and execute the NRHH Induction/

Awards ceremony each semester

Be the spearhead of the OTM initiative

Send campus OTM winners to the IRHA

Vice Director of Recognition and

NRHH and to the

GLACURH Associate

Director for NRHH

Present an OTM

presentation once a se-

mester

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Eveliz Melissa

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Chapter Structure

Membership

Our chapter includes 24 initiated

active members. This is an increase

from the previous year where we had 2.

Our members are from various areas of

campus involvements. Member’s

involvements include Community

Advisors, Hall Council Executives,

Residence Hall Association

Executives, Living and Learning

Community House Leaders, and more.

OTM Selection Committee

This committee is responsible for voting on the monthly OTMs

that are submitted from campus. This committee also works

with our Associate Director of Recognition to promote

recognition of campus, regional, and national award winners.

Communications Coordinator

Act as official chapter liaison to the RHA

Act as official liaison between the chapter and the state,

regional and national levels of the National Residence Hall

Honorary

Co-chair the Recognition Committee with the ADR

In consultation with the NCC, coordinate the yearly affiliation

process

Be the official Parliamentarian for NRHH

Serve as the chair of NRHH general assembly

meetings

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Chapter Goals:

2015-2016

Define NRHH’s Role on Campus

Our main goal for this year was to define what NRHH’s purpose on campus. We have

worked heavily with RHA to define the difference between our two organizations.

Since we have members that consists of Community Advisors and RHA members, we

needed to figure out what we would provide that was different from what RHA

provides.

Improve Induction Process

We wanted to promote that we are

looking for more quality members than

quantity of members. Therefore, we

intensified our application and added an

interview piece to be able to get to know

the quality better of our applicants.

Revise the Constitution

After last school year, we looked

through our constitution and realized

that we needed to add what we practice

into our policy. Areas we focused on

included Executive Board Member’s roles

during meetings, honor cord application

process and requirements, and

membership requirements.

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Chapter Meetings

and Events This year, the Victor E. Huskie Chapter wanted to focus our meetings around the two values

of service and recognition. Every week, we have a different meeting structure. On the first

week, we have a general assembly meeting where we meet with our members and update

everyone on upcoming events, hold elections, and pass legislation. On the second week, we

host a recognition initiative event. On week three, we host a service event or community

service initiative. Then the cycle starts over throughout the semester.

For our Spring 2015 inductions, we

inducted eight new members. The

induction ceremony was hosted in the

New Orleans Game Room in the basement

of Stevenson Residence Hall. We had over

25 people attend to support our new

inductees.

To start off the Fall, we organized a table to recruit

new members at the annual Involvement Fair during

Welcome Days at Northern Illinois University. Over

30 people signed up to receive more information about

our meetings and how to get inducted. This was also a

time to define the new NRHH.

NRHH hosted a “Success Jar” night where

participants decorated mason jars and wrote

positive messages and goals for each other and

for the new year.

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Chapter Meetings

and Events

The Victor E. Huskie Chapter also hosted a service

event at the “Communiversity Gardens” at Northern

Illinois University. Together, the chapter was able

to tidy the gardens, plant new seeds, and harvest

vegetables that were ready.

The first recognition program that was hosted was an

OTM writing seminar. As an organization, our goal

was to continue to promote OTM writing on all levels

of campus life. Not only were we able to hold a

session during our own meeting, but we were able to

present and spread OTM awareness at student-staff

training, professional staff meetings, and also at

RHA general assembly meetings.

The first service event that was hosted was “101

Ways to Serve and Scoop”. As an organization, we

came up with 101 ways we could serve our campus

through service events. We were then able to submit

this list to be published on our website.

NRHH was involved in Homecoming 2015 during the Homecoming 5K

that was hosted by Campus Recreation. Members met at 6 am on a

Saturday morning to volunteer to help set up, clear roads, and cheer

on the runners of the event.

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Chapter Meetings

and Events NRHH hosted a “Candy-gram” recognition

program to recognize Hall Council

Executives and Community Advisors for

their hard work and dedication during the

first six weeks of classes. These

candy-grams were distributed to each

individual in their mailboxes.

Fall 2015 Inductions were a huge success. The

theme of the event was “Blue Tie”. Inductees

literally walked in on a red carpet and were

recognized for being inducted. A pasta bar

dinner was also served to compliment the

night. Four diamond leadership awards were

presented to two members and two

non-members. It was a great time for

reflection of our accomplishments for the

semester.

NRHH hosted a “Build Your Team and

De-Stress” event after mid-terms.

The purpose of this event was to give

participants the opportunity to

experience some of our favorite team

builders as well as de-stress after

such a stressful week of testing.

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Of The Months Over 150 OTMs have been

submitted from all categories in

the last year. This is over double

the amount from the previous

year.

In the past year, NIU has

submitted 6 Regional Award

winning OTMs.

For the first time since 2003, the Victor E. Huskie Chapter

was recognized with a NACURH Award winning OTM for

Advisor of the Month for the month of October for Will

Nolan written by our Associate Director of

Administration and Finance, Jenny Murphy.

OTMs have been the main source of

recognition for the amazing programs

and people on campus. We have found

that Professional Staff are more aware

of this recognition initiative and are

pushing their staffs to submit more

OTMs. Executive Board Members from

NRHH have presented at multiple

meetings throughout the year and gave

a formal presentation of the OTM

process. We use our Facebook page to

remind everyone to submit OTMs as

well as we consistently make

announcements at NRHH and RHA

meetings to remind everyone to write

submissions.

NRHH recognizes OTM

winners by announcing campus

winners at general assembly

meetings. NRHH also

recognizes Regional and

Nationally awarded OTMs on

our Facebook page. Regional

and National award winners

are provided a pen and

certificate at the Induction and

Awards ceremony at the end of

each semester.

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Oh The Places You Will

Go With Leadership

During fall retreat in September, the NRHH

Executive Board came together to plan a leadership

conference that was specific to NRHH and the

values of the organization. Together, they decided

that they wanted to host a one day event where

schools from the entire region would be invited to

come and attend programs, share experiences, and

create a community greater than just at a campus

level. The theme of the conference came from the

classic Dr. Seuss story “Oh The Places You Will

Go”.

Invitations went out in late October.

Emails were sent out to campus

representatives and students from

various residence halls. Facebook posts

were also featured on the GLACURH

NRHH Facebook page.

Over 40 student leaders from across

the region came to share the

experience of NIU’s first annual

NRHH leadership conference.

Attendees came from schools such

as Northern Illinois University,

Eastern Illinois University,

Western Illinois University,

Indiana University South Bend, and

Saginaw Valley State University. 10

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Oh The Places You Will

Go With Leadership

This conference was the

first annual and it provided

a great opportunity to

promote NRHH on campus.

This opportunity has made

a lasting impact on NRHH

by giving NIU the

opportunity to connect

through the values of NRHH

to strengthen the impact of

the organization on campus.

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Nine programs based upon leadership,

recognition, service, and community

were presented. We also hosted a large

group team builder. Guest speaker

Dino Martinez, Associate Director of

Marketing at NIU, came to share his

take on leadership and how to create a

greater community of leaders. We also

did a “Letters to our Heroes”

philanthropy. We wrote letters to

local firemen and police officers to

thank them for their services.

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Recognition Diamond Leadership Awards

Every semester at our Induction and Awards Ceremony, NRHH awards

two members and two non-members with this award. This award is given

to those who show extensive leadership, service, and recognition on

campus.

Induction Paddles

During our Induction Ceremonies, we

recognize those who are inducted by awarding

them with paddles to recognize their

accomplishment and to represent their

membership within the organization.

National Residence Hall Month

During the month of February, NRHH at NIU is

currently planning a series of programs put on by our

members to promote unity through service and

recognition on campus. We are also planning weekly

recognition initiatives such as bulletin boards, door

decorations, and letters to give to various communities

within the halls.

Community On Board Paddle

Every month, the Executive Board votes on a campus

community to award the Community On Board (COB)

paddle. The paddle is decorated like a cob of corn to

embrace our hometown of Dekalb. This is awarded

monthly at RHA meetings. It is a traveling award

that travels from community to community each

month.

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Communication

Some of the changes in communication this past year has included getting a set day

and time that NRHH can meet on consistently. Every Monday at 6 pm you can find

our chapter meeting in Grant Residence Hall. We use our chapter’s Facebook page

to send out a Facebook event. We have been sending out creative flyers and

invitations to our member’s through email and Facebook. We also communicate

with members regarding their membership status to make sure they are coming to

the meetings and events to maintain active membership. We also send out

reminders through email and Facebook about OTM submissions.

Our members are very confident in going out into the community and promoting

NRHH. Each week, NRHH has a representative at RHA meetings to make

announcements and contribute in the discussions about legislation and

programming on campus. Our members currently consist of Hall Council

Executives, Community Advisors, and RHA Executives. We are in the process of

defining our target audience. We are trying to attract residents who do not

necessarily have a leadership role within their halls.

NRHH at NIU continues to support our state organization (IRHA). Currently, three

of our active members serve as IRHA Executive Board Members. Our

Communications Coordinator represents NIU NRHH at the annual state

conference. NIU continues to connect with other NRHH chapters in the state to

create a greater community and a line of support for up and coming

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Conference

Involvement

Regionally, NRHH has sent a Communications

Coordinator to every GLACURH business

conference and regional conference. Multiple

members of NRHH have attended GLACURH 2015

and presented programs. We have also had

members involved on the regional OTM

committee. Through this connection, we have the

distinctive privilege to have up to date

information on what is going on in the region.

Nationally, NRHH has sent multiple members to

NACURH 2015, which was hosted at North Dakota

State University. These members were able to

receive the leadership experience of a lifetime and

bring back what they learned to our campus.

NRHH and RHA Together, both organizations continue to

work together to make a difference in the

campus community. Recently, two executives

from each organization have met to continue

the conversation of how to define the purpose

of both organizations on our campus. The

NRHH-CC and NCC continue to collaborate

to prepare delegations for the conferences

that take place throughout the year. Together,

the NRHH-CC and NCC write bids and

delegate bid writing to delegates who are

willing. This is a great way for both

organizations to promote recognition through bid

writing. Both organizations have great

representation at each others meetings weekly. 14

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Budget

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