National Association of College and University Residence Halls

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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 Mexico, and Australia. NACURH is the largest student run organization in the world and brings together students who live in residence halls on college campuses to share ideas, resources and best practices to improve their residential communities.

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[edit] National Executives

The current National Executive team includes:

Michael Marshall - National Chair; hosted by Creighton University

Brandon Du Bose - National Associate for Administration; hosted by Stephen F. Austin State University

Ashley Glaw - National Associate for Finance; hosted by the University of Houston

Valerie Averill - National Advisor; hosted by the University of South Florida

Paula Bland - Conference Resource Consulant; hosted by the University of Colorado

[edit] NACURH Information Center

The NACURH Information Center (NIC) is the business office of NACURH, Inc. Currently hosted by the University of Missouri–Rolla, 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 directors of the NIC and their positions are below:

Chris Crowell - Director

Phil Ross - Associate Director of Finance

Aaron Beck - Associate Director of Records

Matt Hawkins - Associate Director of Technology

Amy Perrey - Associate Director of Communications

Joseph Asher Leff - Associate Director of Administration

Jason Reck - Associate Director of Web Services

Genny Walters - Associate Director of Affiliation

Marty Kofsky - NIC Advisor

[edit] Regions

Map of NACURH regions
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Map of NACURH regions

[edit] CAACURH

The Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls is made up of Delaware, Maryland New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. Prior to 1990 this region was part of NAACURH. The current (NACURH 2006-NACURH 2007) Regional Director of CAACURH is Jacob Dixon, hosted by the The Pennsylvania State University.

[edit] GLACURH

The Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls is made up of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada. It was broken off from MACURH in 1968. The current (NACURH 2005-NACURH 06) Regional Director of GLACURH is Evan Trad hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

[edit] IACURH

The Intermountain Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls is made up of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Alberta, Canada, Saskatchewan, Canada. IACURH was formed from the Inter-Mountain Residence Hall Association, which joined NACURH (then ACURH) in 1961. The current (IACURH 2005-IACURH 2006) Regional Director of IACURH is Rosanna Archuleta hosted at New Mexico State University.

[edit] MACURH

The Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls is composed of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba. MACURH was formed from the original Midwest Dormitory Conference, which led to the formation of NACURH.

Former Regional Director Michael Marshall ended his term early because he was offered the position of National Chair. The 2006 - 2007 RBD is as follows:

Regional Director - Trisha Borland hosted by University of North Dakota
Associate Director of Finance and Records - David Williamson hosted by University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
Associate Director for Programming - Art Garza hosted by University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Associate Director for Technology - Colleen Mays hosted by Minnesota State University, Mankato
Regional Associate Director for NRHH - Mark Theuson hosted by University of North Dakota
Regional Communications Coordinator of Minnesota - Daryl R. Lawrence hosted by Minnesota State University, Mankato
Regional Communications Coordinator of SaNDM - Daryl R. Lawrence hosted by Minnesota State University, Mankato
Regional Communications Coordinator of Missouri - Nicki Timm hosted by Missouri State University
Regional Communications Coordinator of Iowa - Jess Lang hosted by Drake University
Regional Communications Coordinator of KanNeb - Ryan Fell hosted by Pittsburg State University
MACURH 2007 Conference Chair - Amber Olek hosted by North Dakota State University
No Frills 2007 Conference Chair - William James Heathershaw hosted by the University of Iowa
Regional Advisors - Cindy Fendrick hosted by Creighton University
Adam Foley hosted by Iowa State University

[edit] NEACURH

The North East Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls is made up of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec. Prior to 1990, this area was part of NAACURH. The current (NACURH 2006-NACURH 2007) Regional Director of NEACURH is Jordan Peterson hosted by Cornell University.

[edit] PACURH

The Pacific Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls is made up of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Australia. It was formed in 1964. The current (NACURH 2006-NACURH 2007) Regional Director of PACURH is Bridget Kelleher hosted by University of Nevada, Reno.

[edit] SAACURH

The South Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls is composed of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. It was formed in 1964. The current Regional Board of Directors for the 2006-2007 year is as follows:

Regional Director - Shaun O'Malley hosted by Maryville College
Regional Associate Director for Business Administration - E.J. Walicki hosted by the University of Florida
Regional Associate Director for National Residence Hall Honorary - Ron Hamner hosted by University of Alabama at Birmingham
Regional Education and Development Coordinator - Shannon Britton hosted by Northern Kentucky University
Regional Affiliations Coordinator - Position Currently Open
Regional Publications Coordinator - John Bussert hosted by Georgia Southern
Regional Advisor - Sean Pierce hosted by Florida Atlantic University
Regional NRHH Advisor - Bill Pickett hosted by Georgia Southern University

The Following People are Ex-Officio members or Committee Chairs on the SAACURH Executive Committee.

SAACURH CONFERENCE Co-Chairs - Matthew Grubb and Alesha Allen University of Virginia's College at Wise
SAACURH Conference Advisor - Julie Adkins Scott -- University of Virginia's College at Wise
SAACURH No-Frills 2007 Conference Chairperson - Geoffrey Kennedy hosted by Maryville College
SAACURH No-Frills 2007 Conference Advisor - Julie Smith hosted by Maryville College
SAACURH Auditor - Steve Smith hosted by University of South Carolina
SAACURH Parliamentarian - Cynthia Fitzpatrick hosted by Morehead State University
SAACURH Spirit Committee Chairperson - Erin Ebert hosted by the University of Tennessee-Knoxville
SAACURH Historian and Alumni Committee Chairperson - Kevin Hemphill hosted by University of West Georgia
SAACURH Vision and Mission Statement Committee - E.J. Walicki hosted by the University of Florida
SAACURH Presidents Coordinator - RaShad Gaines hosted by University of South Carolina
SAACURH Programming Coordinator - Toni Davis hosted by University of Virginia's College at Wise
NIC Buddy - Amy Perrey hosted by the University of Missouri–Rolla
NSRO Buddy - Gretchen Olson hosted by The University of Washington

[edit] SWACURH

The Southwest Affiliate of College and University Resdience Halls is made up of schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico. It was broken off from MACURH as its own region in 1980. The current (NACURH 2006-NACURH 2007) Regional Director of SWACURH is Jamil Malone hosted by the University of Tulsa. The Associate Director of Finance is Ashley Glaw hosted by the University of Houston.

[edit] NAACURH (former)

The North Atlantic Affiliate was formed in 1964. In 1990 it split into the current Northeast (NEACURH) and Central Atlantic (CAACURH) regions.

[edit] Sub-regions

Map of NACURH sub-regions
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Map of NACURH sub-regions

Many regions have formed sub-regions with varying levels of officiality. Some of these sub-regions are informal, while others hold their own additional "Sub-Regionals" conferences. In some cases, sub-regions are limited to one state.

MACURH is split into three subregions, each of which have been officially recognized by MACURH and assigned their own Regional Communications Coordinator from the region. The North is composed of Manitoba, Minnesota South Dakota and North Dakota. The Central subregion is composed of Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. The South subregion is Missouri. These boundaries are fluid and may be re-examined every year if need changes.

NEACURH's informal subregions of New York and New England were officially recognized and organized in 2006 in the same vein as MACURH's subregions.

PACURH is split into Northern, Central, and Southern sub-regions. The latter two split through California and Nevada.

SAACURH does not have sub-regions. However, each state within the region has formed an independent state association. For example, Tennessee's TACURH is wholly independent of NACURH or the SAACURH regional association, though half of its member schools also comprise the wide majority of Tennessee colleges in SAACURH. TACURH holds its own annual conference. [1] The other state associations in SAACURH have similar membership overlaps and independent conferences.

GLACURH does not have organized sub-regions, although it dedicates one regional coordinator to each state and provice. Some states and Ontario have formed independent state associations, similar to the situation in SAACURH. These state/province associations are known as MORHA, ORHA, WURHA, IRHA, and IRHO.

SWACURH and CAACURH do not have sub-regions or state associations, and divide their RCC's based on topic area rather than sub-region or state.

IACURH had 3 geographic sub-regions which were abolished in favor of RCC's based upon topic area like SWACURH and CAACURH..

[edit] National Conference

Each year a school is selected to host the following year's national conference (also referred to as NACURH).

[edit] Past Conference Hosts

NACURH conferences, by total in state, as of 2006
NACURH conferences, by total in state, as of 2006

[edit] 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 1990, NAACURH was wholly split into CAACURH and NEACURH.

NACURH incorporated as a 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.

[edit] Mascots

Some regions have regional mascots, which make frequent appearances on T-shirts at national conferences and elswhere.

  • NEACURH: Marty the Moose
  • IACURH: Funk E(dwards) Monkey
  • PACURH: Jeremiah the frog
  • SWACURH: Swackdaddy the duck (formerly Daffy Duck [2])
  • CAACURH: cougar
  • SAACURH: Louie the Lion
  • MACURH: Molly the Moo-cow
  • GLACURH: MOWII the Polar Bear

[edit] Association of Alumni and Friends of NACURH (AAFN)

In January, 1982, the NACURH National 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.

In a nutshell, for a minimum contribution of $100 to the NACURH reserve fund that was established, any individual may join the association. Contributions to the association will not be spent; however, interest monies generated from this reserve fund will be available for current needs if necessary. It is anticipated that interest monies will ultimately be used for leadership development and recognition scholarships once the initial membership goal is realized.

The primary benefit to any individual who joins will be recognition of support. The individual's name, institution of choice, and year of personal significance will be published as part of the conference program along with appropriate recognition at the annual conference closing awards banquet each year. In addition, this brochure will be annually updated, distributed at national and regional conferences, and sent to all individuals on the alumni and friends mailing list. It is anticipated that this will generate symbolic as well as actual support of NACURH by individuals who were active in NACURH or from other professionals who were active as advisors but are no longer able to attend our annual conference. Members of the alumni and friends association will receive an invitation to attend and be recognized at each annual NACURH Conference.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

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