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Summary:TheSUNYCortlandResidenceHallAssociationandNationalResidenceHallHonoraryhave
individuallygrownandimprovedrapidlyoverthepasttwoyears.RHAhasestablished
annualprogramsandalsohavestartedtoinitiateadvocacyissuesintheresidencehallsand
aroundcampustomakethelivingcommunityabetterplace.NRHHhasalsomadegreat
stridesintheirorganization.Theyhavehadafullchapterforthepasttwoyearsandcontinue
toequallyuseeachofthefourpillarsintheirorganization.AttheendoftheyearRHAand
NRHHmettodiscusshowthingscouldbebetterfortheyeartocome.Werealizedthatwe
hadtoworktogetherlikethesisterorganizationsweare.Startingwiththeexecutiveboards,
weknewworkingtogethersidebysidewouldbenefitbothRHAandNRHHeventhoughwe
weredifferentorganizations.Themaingoalofbothorganizationswastoinstillleadershipin
eachoneoftheirmembers.Afterrevampingoldleadershiptrainingandimplementingnew
ones,RHAandNRHHwantedtoensurethatthemembersofeachorganizationbecame
effectiveleadersandwantedtomakeadifferenceonourcampus.Mostimportantlywe
wantedthemtounderstandthattheseorganizationswouldntbeheretodayifitwasntfor
leadershipbecauseRHAandNRHHrunonleadership!
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SUNY Cortland Campus
State University of New YorkCollege at Cortland:In1848SUNYCortlandwasknownastheCortland
NormalSchool.Overtime,thecampuseventually
grewandin1948itofficiallybecameknownasthe
StateUniversityofNewYorkCollegeatCortland.
Thereareapproximately7,300undergraduatestudents
pursuingdegreeswithintheCollegesthreeacademic
divisions,alongwithtwenty-eightacademicdepartments,which
offertheSUNYCortlandstudentbodyaselectionof63majorsand44
minorstochoosefrom.SnuggledintothehillsofbeautifulCentralNew
York,Cortlandiswellknownforitsexcellenceinteachereducation,andis
aprominentleaderinphysicaleducationteachercertificationandsportmanagement.
NotonlyisSUNYCortlandcontinuingtogrow
inacademics,Cortlandisalsoboominginthe
residentialcommunity.
Withapproximately3,600residents,therehas
beena10-yearplanwithintheSUNYCortland
ResidentialLifeandHousingDepartmentworkingto
improveeachofthe15residencehallseveryyear.
WhileCortlandisasmallandquietcommunity,the
stronginvolvementofstudentsinRHAandNRHHhas
workedtogiveourcampusfun,excitingoptionsto
supplementthelackofpossibilitiesinthe
surroundingarea.
heResidenceHallAssociation(RHA)istheorganizationoncampusthatstrivesto
mprovetheresidencehallcommunityandon-campusliving.Thisorganization
ngagesresidentstogetinvolvedincampus-wideprograms;initiate
dvocacyissuesoncampusandwithintheresidencehallsandcreates
eadershipopportunitiesforresidents.SUNYCortlandsRHAwasinactive
rom1989to2006untilonestudent,JohnRudenko,andoneadvisor,Cheri
kipworthre-instatedRHAandaffiliateditatMiniNo-Frillsin2007.Sincethen,
heorganizationhasgrownintooneofthelargeststudentrunorganizationsoncampus,
ehindonlytheStudentGovernmentAssociation.OurRHAconsistsofbothstudent
taffmembersandresidentswholiveoncampus.Eachresidencehallhastheirownhall
ouncil,whichisresponsibleforputtingprogramsonforresidentsintheirindividualhall.
Overtheyears,thecontinuedinvolvementofstudentslivingoncampushasincreased
remendouslyandtherehasbeenarecentpushofenthusiasmtomakeour
rganizationabetterone.
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NRHH Rho Delta Chapter:TheNationalResidenceHallHonoraryontheSUNY
CortlandcampusallstartedfromoneOTM.AfterbeingrecognizedwithanOTMforResidentAssistant
ofthemonthbyherhalldirector,AshleyHudson
decidedshewantedtoimplementNRHHchapteron
ourcampus,becauseshelovedgettingrecognizedand
wantedtosharethatfeelingwiththeentirecampus.
CheriSkipworthandAshleystartedacommitteeinthe
Springof2007toseeifwewantedtobringachapter
tocampus.Afterfinishingtheconstitution,theystartedrecruitingmembersatthe
beginningofFall2007.InOctober2007,theyinductedtheAlphaclassofabout30
members.ThenewNRHHwantedtorecognizethoseleaderswhodothingsoutsidetheirjobsandwhatsrequiredofthemwhilealsoexcellingatschool(scholarship).
Theyalsowantedtheprogrammingfocusedmoreonservice.Theorganizationhas
continuedtogrowandexpandoverthepastfewyears,expandingbeyondjust
studentstaffmemberstootherleadersoncampus.Instillingthefour
pillarsintheorganizationhasbeenaconstantgoalof
NRHHoverthepastfewyears,aswellascreatingprogramtraditions
withintheorganization,andfindingnewandcreative
waystorecognize.History of Leadership Training on Campus:
RHAandNRHHhavehistoricallyhadseparatetrainingsfortheirorganizations.RHAhostsa
LeadershipNightatthefirstgeneralbodymeetingofthesemester.AtLeadershipNighteach
personlearnsandunderstandstheirrolesonhallcouncil,whilebondingwiththegeneralbody.
ThisyearNRHHdecidedtotryadifferentformofleadershiptrainingandtaketheirchapterto
RaquetteLakeforaretreatweekend.Usually,executiveboardsofeachgroupwouldgothrough
separatetrainingsduringthesummer.However,thisyearwedecidedtohaveanExecutive
BoardretreatincludingbothRHAandNRHHexecutiveboardsandgoonaleadershipretreatat
AdamsEdenCamp.
Left: RHA/NRHH E-boards Right: NRHH E-board on a scavenger hunt!
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Unify: Getfamiliarwithalltraitsofeach
boardmember,includingstrengths
andweaknesses.
FormabetterrelationshipwithNRHHtoopenthedoorto
collaborations.
Educate: Readthroughourconstitutions. Understandwhateachexecutive
boardpositiondoesforbothofour
organizations.
Learnnecessaryproceduresforprogrammingandadvocacyon
campus.
Transition: Workhardatplanningaheadandsettingexpectationstomakea
smoothtransitionfromone
semestersexecutiveboardtothe
next
Leadership Training: Challengeourselvesontheropes
coursetouseourcommunicationskillsaseffectivelyaspossible.
Quicklylearnthedifferencesbetweeneffectiveandineffective
leadershipmethods
Understand the roleof RHA: Advocacytoallresidentsaswe
strivetoimproveourcampusforeveryone.
Programmingtoenrichtheresidentsawarenessand
experienceswhilelivingon
campus.
Recognitionputforthforeverydeservingindividualwhoworks
hardtomakeourcampusabetter
place.
Understand the roleof NRHH: Implementingallfourpillars
equallyonourcampus Putonserviceprogramstobenefit
theCortlandcampusand
community
Havememberslearndifferentleadershipopportunities
Understand our rolein NEACURH/NACURH RealizeourRHAandNRHHarejust
onesmallnumberoutofmanyacrossthenationwhoareall
associatedwithNACURH.
Knowthatwecanturntotheseorganizationsforhelporfuture
careeropportunities!
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Leadershipandgrowth
Making aDifference
onCampus
KnowYour HallCouncilposition
FamilliarwithNRHH
Have Fun
Know your hall council position:Duringleadershipnight,eachhallcouncilmember
attendedourRHAmeetingtolearnthespecificsof
theirposition.Thisqualifiesthemtorunan
efficienthallcouncil.EachE-boardmemberran
theirownsessionfortheirspecificposition.
Alloftheseactivitiesgave
heseattendeesideastouseintheirhall
revenonacampuswidelevel.This
nablesthemtochangethewaythey
hinktomakeadifferenceoncampus.
Leadership and Growth:Duringallofourtrainingsessionsandretreatsthereweremanyactivitiesforeveryoneto
takechargeandescapetheircomfortzone.Fromahighropes
courseattheexecutiveboardretreattoicebreakersduring
leadershipnight,attendeeswereabletopushthemselvesto
thelimit.
Familiar with NRHH:DuringtheNRHHretreatthemembersfamiliarized
themselveswiththeorganizationaswellas
participatedmanyotheractivities.This
allowsthememberstogainthemostoutof
theirorganization.
Have Fun:Throughoutplanningof
theretreatsand
leadershipnight,each
executiveboardwanted
tomaketheseactivities
funandenjoyablefor
theirmembers.Thiswill
makethememberswant
toworkharderandenjoy
themselves.
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Plannin
TheadvisorsinformedthenewE-boardsof
thedatesfortheretreatinthespring
semesterof2011.Theygathered
informationtopresentduringthetraining,
madereservationsatAdamsEden,and
plannedteambuildingandleadership
activities.TheE-boardmemberswerealso
pastdownabinderfullofinformationfrom
thepreviousmemberfullofpertinent
informationabouttheposition.
Location
TheretreatwasheldatAdamsEdenCampin
LaFayette,NYabout45minutesawayfrom
SUNYCortland.AdamsEdenisafamilyrun
Camp,whichhasahighandlowropescourse
onsite.TEAMAdventurepartnerswith
AdamsEdenCamptofacilitateteam
buildingactivitiesandtheropescourse.
At TEAM Adventure it is our mission to lead quality adventure
based learning experiences that help people: become better leaders,become highly functioning teams, communicate more effectively,
learn to trust themselves and others better, have a fun experience
while they learn
Executive boards work together during alead the blind activity
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Schedule
Bud et
Wecreatedabudgetfortheretreat,usingmoney
frombothRHAandNRHH.Itincluded:
Retreat Location(Adams Eden)
$572
Ropes Course(Team Adventure)
$950
Supplies $121.33
Food $317.28Total: $1960.61
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Activities
Da 1
WithTEAMAdventurefacilitating,westartedoff
thedaywithourwholegroupblindfolded,beingled
throughobstaclesbyonememberofourgroupto
thelocationofournextactivity.Afterwe
completedit,wewereaskedhowwhatwemay
havegainedfromthisactivitycouldbeappliedback
atSUNYCortland.Thisiswhenthesisterorganizationsstartedtoreallyworktogetherasa
team.
Nextwedidaveryriskyexercise.Atfirstwehada
mousetraptoourselves,hadtosetit,thenputourown
handoverit,thenreleaseit.Thisgotustotrust
ourselves.Thenwegotwithapartneranddidthesame
thing,totrustoneotherperson.Thenasagroupinacircleweallhadtotrusteachotherandletgoofthe
mousetraps.Thiswasparticularlydifficultforsome
individualsbut,weweresupportiveofeachotherand
alotoftrustwasbuilt.
Wethenmovedontotwodifferentlowropescourses.Thefirst
onegotusalltalkingandwerealizedtheimportanceof
communicationandmakingsureeveryoneisheard,butalsothat
sometimestoomanyconflictingopinionscanharmthegroupand
relationships.Thesecondofthelowropescoursestestedus
physicallyandmentally.Weencouragedeachother,offeredsupportanditwouldvebeenimpossibletomakeitthrough
withoutverbalaffirmationsandphysicalassistance.
Webrieflybrokeforlunch,andlotsofwater!Wethenreturnedandwentontothehighropes
course.Therewebrokeupintotwogroups.Onewentthroughanobstaclecourse,andthe
otherwentonazipline.Thenthegroupsswitched.Withineachgroupthereweresomewho
stoodoutandeasilyconqueredthechallenges,butthentheyhelped,coaxedandencouraged
theothersthroughit.Mostofuswereverytiredandwenttobedearlythatnight!
Mouse Trap Activity
Executive boards work togetherduring a lead the blind activitywalking up hill over a log
Low ropes course
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Activities
Da 2
Afteragoodnights
sleepinacabinat
AdamsEden,wewoke
upandgotdowntobusiness.Wehadadayfullof
learningaheadofus.Afterbreakfastweeachpicked
arandommotivationalquotetogetthedaystarted
outright.Thenweaddressedtimemanagement.Welookedatitfromahealthystandpoint.Wefilledout
aquestionnairetocreateanaccuratewellnesswheel
toseewhatareasofourlivesneedalittlehelp.After
fillingthatoutanddiscussingwithinthegrouphow
wefeltaboutit,wecreatedacommitmenttoself
whichincludedourgoalsforthesemester/yearasan
organizationandaperson.
Afterthiswemovedontopoliciesandprocedures,andthenNRHHcreatedtheirbudget,
whileRHAhadacontinueddiscussionofpoliciesandproceduresaswellasbondingandtime
toworkontheirE-boardbuddycraftproject(RHAhadalreadycreatedtheirbudgetoverthe
summer).
Afterlunchwediscussedeffectivewaystorunameeting,whichwasagoodchanceforthe
sisterorganizationstosharethedifferentwayswedothings,buthowitmaybeeffectivein
eitherorganization.Alsoeffectiveandcreativenewwaysofadvertisingwasdiscussed.
TheE-boardsseparatedtocreateE-boardexpectationsfortheyearandgooverour
constitutionandby-laws.
Overallthistimewasusedtobetterourselvesasindividuals,getusonthesamepage,and
makeusmoreknowledgeableaboutourpositionsandduties.
AfterdinnertheE-boardsworkedtogethertodoa
picturescavengerhunt(Andsincethereweretwo
birthdaystobecelebrateditwasagoodchancetoget
usoutofthecabinsotheadvisorscoulddecorate!).
Thiswasarelaxingtimeforustogooutonan
adventureandworktogetherasstudentsin
leadershiproles.
Wellness wheel activity
RHA E-board during the
scavenger hunt
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Welearnedmoreabouteachindividualthroughteambuildingactivities,butwewerealso
abletoconcentrateoncollectivegoalsfortheupcomingyear.Wewereabletocreate
expectationsofourselvestomaintainfortheyear,whichwestilllookbackonnowtomake
surewearestayingontrack.Thiscreatesmotivationforustoliveupourleadershiproles.
Thisretreatalsobroughtoutleaderswithinthegroupthatmaynothavenormallybeen
recognized.Peoplewereabletoshowtheirstrengthsandhelptheothers,whomayhave
struggled,specificallywiththephysicalchallenges.Thisgaveachanceforthemtoshine,
gavethemconfidenceandallowedustorelyoneachothermore.Recognizingthe
strengthsandweaknessesoftheE-boardmembersisgoodtorecognizeearlyandwe
emphasizedaskingforhelpwhenevernecessary.Thishelpsusworkmorecohesivelyasa
team.
ThistripallowedustobondwithinourE-boards,RHAand
NRHH,butalsoallowedforcommunicationbetweenthe
twogroups.BetweenRHAandNRHH,weofferedeachotheradviceaboutwhathasworkedinwithinourspecific
organizationsandhowittranslatestotheother
organization.
OurE-boardsmayhaveknowneachotherbeforethisretreat,
itgaveusachancetorelaxawayfromSUNYCortlandandfocusoneachindividual.It
allowedustorecognizestrengthsandweaknessesandoffersupport.Thisretreat
wascrucialfortheE-boardsworktogetherinaneffectivemanner.Evenduring
unscheduledtime,likebeforebed,thesleepingarrangementsallowedustostayup,talk,andgettoknoweachotherbetter.KnowingtheE-boardmembersonapersonal
andnotjustbusinesslevelletsusworkmorecohesively.
Both Executive Boardsextremely tired andhappy aftercompleting the highropes course!
RHA E-boardfrolicking in the
grass as part of thescavenger hunt
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Purpose:TheSUNYCortlandResidenceHallAssociationhasanannualLeadershipNight.Thiseventis
anopportunityforallthehallcouncils,fromevery
residencehalltocometogether,minglewitheachother,
makeconnectionsandmostimportantlylearntheir
positionrequirementsonhallcouncil.Thiseventis
traditionallythethirdweekofclassestoallowthe
residencehallsenoughtimetocreateafullhallcouncil.
Planning Progress: Inourfirstexecutiveboardmeeting,wedecidedthatLeadershipnightwas
necessaryandfromtherewecouldstartplanningtheactivitiesandinformation
thatwouldbegiven. Theexecutiveboarddecidedthatthisyearwewouldimplementcheatsheets
thatthehallcouncilscouldbringbackwiththemtouseasareferencethroughout
theyear
Thecheatsheetsincludedinformationaboutthedutiesofeachpositionalongwiththecontactinformationofthecorrespondingexecutiveboardmember.
Weplannedicebreakerstoatfirstgetpeoplecomfortable,learnalittleabouteachotherinordertohelpthemmakepotentialconnectionsandhavealittlefunbefore
gettingdowntobusiness
Budget:LeadershipNightisusedasalearningtoolfortheResidenceHallAssociationtoassisttheHallCouncilssotheeffectsarepricelesstous.Wehadabudgetof$67,whichincludedsuppliestomakenameplatesforeveryHallCouncilmember(a
minimumof4councilmembersper16residencehalls),candytobeusedinicebreakersand
tokeepenergylevelshigh.
Location: OurGeneralBodyalwaysmeetsonTuesdaysat7pmto9pminourconferenceroomcalledtheFireplaceLounge
Agenda:7:00pm Meetingbegins7:00pm-7:10pm ExecutiveBoardIntroductions
7:10pm-7:30pm MakingofNamePlates
7:30pm-7:45pm IceBreakers
7:45pm-8:05pm E-boardmeetswithcorrespondinghallcouncilpositions
8:05pm8:20pm ClosingRemarks
8:20pm Meetingadjourned
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Leadership Night Activities:SUNYCortlandRHAbelievesthat torunonleadership,youmustfirstlearntowalk .Thismeetingwasusedtoeducateandeasethetransitionintotheirhallcouncilpositions.The
executiveboardintroducedourselvesandexplainedourrolesandhowwecould assistthehall
councils.Also,ourmissionstatementwasreadsotherewasnoconfusionastowhatour
expectationsare.
First,wedecidedmakingnameplateswouldbebeneficialfortheexecutiveboardtohelpuslearnourGeneralBodymembersbynamefaster,butalsoto increasethecommunitybetween
membersofdifferenthallcouncils.Weprovidedmanycraftsuppliestocreatethesename
plates,suchasawidevarietyofstickers,tape,colorfulpaper,scissors,string.Wehavefound
communicationtobemuchmoreeffectiveinthegeneralbodyifallmembersareabletocall
eachotherbynamesothiswasawaytofacilitatethatforthefuture.
Avarietyoficebreakerswereutilizedtobesillyandtogettoknowpeopleonapersonallevel.Oneicebreakerutilizedwas,MyNameis(insertfavoriteicecreamflavor),andmyfavoriteice
creamis(insertname).GeneralBodymembersrotatedgroupsbetweenexecutiveboard
membersandwereencouragedtobeingroupswithpeopletheydidntknow. Thepurposeof
meetingnewpeoplewasforthepotentialthathallscouldcollaborateonprogramming,orkeep
incontacttoassisteachotheroutsideofourmeetings.Afterthat,theexecutiveboard metwiththeircorrespondingpositions,handedoutthecheatsheetsandfieldedanypositionspecific
questions.Dutiesandexpectationsofeachrolewerealsodiscussed .
The Overall Effect:Overall,LeadershipNightwasahugesuccess !GeneralBodymembershaveinformedusaboutcollaborativeprograms,andevencollaborativefundraising
foraserviceproject.ThereismuchchatterbeforeourGeneralBodymeetingsnowasallthehall
councilshavebecomefamiliarwitheachother. Thecheatsheetswereabrilliantadditiontothis
yearsLeadershipNight.LeadershipNightcanoftenbelonganditishardforourmembersto
retainalltheinformation,soourcheatsheetwasa simplewaytoeasethetransitionandithas
reallybenefitedusintheend. Thereislessconfusionaboutdutiesandtasksandthegeneralbody
memberscanalwayslookbackanduseitasareference,andeveniftheanswercantbefound,
contactinformationoftheexecutiveboardmemberscanbefound,sowecanhelp.Itwasbecause
ofthismeetingwegainedtheattentionofaHallCouncilmemberinterestedinanopen
leadershippositiononourExecutiveBoard.
"LeadershipNightwasan
awesomewayforthee-board
toshowtheirskillsand
effectivelytranslatethattothe
hallcouncils.Withouta
successfulLeadershipNight,
hallcouncilswouldnotbeable
tofunctiontothebestoftheir
abilities."
-AshleyStockbridge
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Purpose: Everyfall,themembersofSUNYCortlandschapterofNRHHgoonaretreat.Thetimeis
meanttoallownewandreturningmemberstogettoknow
eachother,forallmemberstobond,andfortheorganization
totakecareofsomebusiness.Afternotbeingabletogothe
previousyear,thisyearsfallretreatwasupinthe
AdirondackMountains,locatedonthecollegeowned
propertyofRaquetteLake.
Afterhavingpreviousdifficultiesin
attemptingtobookatripto
RaquetteLake,lastyearsexecutive
boardtookstepstomakesure
thatwouldnotbeaproblemagain.
Theplanningprocessforthisyears
retreatbeganattheendofthe
springsemester,withthedecisionofwheretheretreatwastobeheld,whatweekendit
wouldbeheld,andthatwewouldbeparticipatinginthelowelementschallengecourse.The
planningprocesscontinuedintothefallsemester,asthisyearsexecutiveboardworkedto
planouttheitineraryfortheretreat.Sincethisyearsretreatfelllaterinthesemester,the
usualbusinessthatistypicallytakencareofattheretreatinregardstocommitteeshad
alreadybeendoneinpreviousmeetings;otheractivitieshadtobeplanned.Alotofplanning
alsowentintotryingtofigureoutthelogisticsofourdeparturetimeconsideringwehada
deadlineofbeingunpackedandattheboatdockby6:30pm.
Above: Playing hacky sack in themiddle of traffic!
Left: Members of our NRHH sittingduring our business meeting
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aquetteLakeislocatedintheheartoftheAdirondack
Mountains,andistheonlyNationalHistoricLandmarkin
heSUNYsystem,receivingitsdesignationonAugust18,
004.Therearetwomainfacilities,AntlersandCamp
untington,aswellasathirdsite,KirbyCamp.WestayedcrossthelakeatCampHuntington.Asmuchasyouplan
retreat,oranythingforthatmatter,therewillalwaysbe
omethingthatthrowsamonkeywrenchintoyour
chedule.Forourgroup,thatwasgettingcaughtin
tandstilltrafficforanhourforacarfire,andameal
topthattookmuchlongerthananticipated.Noworries,
urgroupusedthestopalongthehighwayastheperfect
hancetopracticetheirhackysackskillsandgetinsome
ompetitiveBop-It.Ouroriginaltwoandahalf,three
ourdriveendeduptakingusfivehours,buttherewasotonesinglecomplaint.Wearrivedandafteraboatride
crossthelake,metwithourfacilitatorsforthefollowing
ay,wherewediscussedsafety,expectations,and
articipatedinicebreakers.
Budget:IncomparisontoourRHA,NRHH
hasafairlysmalloperatingbudget
fortheyear.Howeverwiththat
beingsaidtheexecutiveboardfelt
itwasnecessaryandappropriatetoallocateasmuchfundingaswedid
forthefallretreat.Theretreat
endedupcostingaround$4,000;
howeverthebenefittoour
organizationhasnoprice.That
amountcoveredourstayatthe
facilities,whichincludedmeals,
andthelowelementschallenge
course,andthecostofrentingvans
forthetrip.
Our NRHH
showing off ourmoose love!
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Activities:Withfourpeopletoasmallroom,nocellphoneservice,
andnotmuchelsetodo,weentertainedourselvesandhadthechancetogettoknoweachotherbetteronFridayNight.
Saturdaymorningwereconvenedwithourfacilitators
wherewewentovertrustfallsandsafetyproceduresforthe
challengecourse.Wethentrekkedoutinthecoldrain
wherewesplitintotwosmallergroups.Asagroupwedidthe
WhaleWatch,SpidersWeb,andonepartoftheMohawkWalk.Eachofthesethree
activitiesweparticipatedinthroughoutthedayinvolvedtrust,communication,and
organization.ThesesthreeelementsareimportanttohaveafunctioningNRHH.
Saturdayafternoonhadatwo-hourwindow
offreetime,wheresomememberswentand
triedthehighropescourse,whileothersjust
hungaroundthecabinandsocialized.The
groupthenreconvenedwherewereviewed
changesmadetoourconstitution,created
expectationsforboththegeneralbodyand
theexecutiveboard,andalsocameupwith
sloganideasforourchaptershirts.After
businesswasover,ouradvisorpreparedan
activitycalledQuest.Questisagamethat
iscommonlyusedoncruiseships.The
activityinvolveschallengeswhereteams
havetoeitherbringupastateditemor
performsomething.Rapswerecreated,andtherewasevensomesinginganddancingto
MichaelJackson.Sincetherainsquashedthepossibilityofhavingabonfire,weinsteadhada
piataandpassedaroundabagofquestions,wherewetookaspinonthetraditionalquestion
ball.Laughtercontinuedthroughthenight,andweallhadanopportunitytogettoknowone
anotheralotbetter.
Memories/Overall Effects:TheweekendretreatatRaquetteLakeprovidedanincredibleopportunityformemberstobond,aswellastoexperienceRaquetteLake.WhilesomeprogramsatCortlandgoup
toRaquetteLakeasarequirement,manyofourmembershadneverbeenuptherebefore,
andthiswouldbetheonlyopportunitytheywouldhave.Newmembershadthe
opportunitytogettoknowreturningmembers,andgetabetterfeelforwhatNRHHisall
about.Thelowelementschallengecourseallowedmemberstostretchtheircomfort
zones,andlettheirleadershipvoicebeheard,whilemostimportantlywealllearnedto
workwitheachotherasanorganization.SUNYCortlandsfallretreattoRaquetteLake
wasnotonlyrunningonleadership,butitwasalsorunningonmooselove!
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Theexecutiveboardretreatallowedforcollaborationandthesharingofideas.Thiscontinued into our organizations separate leadership efforts. On our executive board
retreattherewasalotofbunkbeddiscussion,whereeachboardexplainedhowexactlytheir organization runs on leadership. For example NRHH told RHA how they utilize
committeesandcommitteeheadstospearheadtheireffortstoexecutethefourpillars,
andhow thatcouldtranslatetoprogramplanningandadvocacyforRHA.SinceNRHH
doesnotdoasmanyprograms,theyofferedRHAnon-traditionalprogramideasthatthey
feltwouldbenefittheSUNYCortlandcampuscommunity.NRHHsuggestedtoRHAways
to encourage their general body members to write OTMs. The two groups further
discussed aDouble Dare program that they are planning on collaborating on in the
spring,aswellashowtheycouldworktogetheronserviceprojects.
AtLeadershipNight,RHAworkedtomakethemembersawareofthepowerthat
theyhaveinbeingageneralbodymember,andtheinfluencetheyhaveoncampus.They
delegated the programstothe general body sotheywouldbeplanningprogramsthey
wanted to see. This was something discussed at the retreat, and both organizations
decideditwouldbeeffectivetoimplementforbothoftheirgeneralbodies.Generalbody
members begantobringpotential service program ideas for the semester. Inplanning
theirprograms,RHAsplitupintocommittees.Whenthiswasnotaseffectiveasoriginally
expected,theexecutiveboardreferencedwhattheylearnedfromNRHHattheexecutive
boardretreat,andimplementedcommitteeheads.
OntheNRHHretreatatRaquetteLake,NRHHtookapageoutofRHAsbook,and
explainedthepossibilitiesfortheirmemberstogetinvolvedattheregionallevel.Thisissomething that previously had only occurred in RHA. Past NEACURH and NACURH
delegationshadminimalNRHHinvolvement.ThecurrentNRHHexecutiveboardwanted
tobringthemooselovethatwasinRHAtotheirorganization.
RHA NRHH
Both organizations are working together to educatemembers about their sister organization. That way therewill be unity and moose love spread throughout both RHAand NRHH Kyle Shea, Programming Chair RHA
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SUNYCortlandsRHAandNRHHleadershiptrainings
exemplifythemissionandcorevaluesofACPAwhere
boththetrainingsemphasizedtheneedtoeducatestudentsaboutleadershipintheresidencehallsand
aroundcampus.Atthesetrainingstheparticipantswere
involvedinsharingtheirownideasonhowtomakeeach
organizationgrowandimproveoncampus.
Education and development of the total student .UNYCortlandsRHAandNRHHfocusoneducatingmemberstorecognizetheirstrengthsand
weaknessandhowtousethemtobenefitthecontinuedsuccessofourorganizations.
Inclusiveness in and access to association-wide involvementand decision-making.RHAandNRHHsexecutiveboardsdiscussedduringtheretreatdifferentwaystomake
ourselvesknownontheregionallevel,withNEACURH,andhowwecanbenefitfromallof
theopportunitiesNEACURHprovides.Wetalkedaboutbiddingandgottheinspirationto
bidforSALT.
Free and open exchange of ideas in a context of mutualrespect.Allparticipantssharedtheirthoughtsonhowtobettereachorganizationcomfortablywitheachxecutiveboard.
Relevance to college students and professional developmentThepurposeofthesetrainingsistohelpattendeesgainabetterknowledgeoftheirabilities
asleadersaroundcampus.Theskillsthattheygainfromthesetrainings,asleaders,will
helpthemmakedecisionsbeyondtheircollegecareerandwhentheyleaveCortland.
Continuous professional development and personal growthof student affairs professionals.
HAandNRHHtrainingsempowerthesenewleaderstoplayanactiveroleintheSUNY
ortlandcommunity.Membersarecontinuouslychallengedtogrowandlearnoutsideof
rainingandthroughoutthecourseoftheyear.
Outreach and advocacyIncreasingadvocacyinandaroundcampusisoneofRHAsmaingoalsthisyear.During
leadershipnighttheydiscusseddifferentissuestheywantedtofixaroundcampus.These
trainingssessionsallowedresidentstospeaktheirmindabouttheresidencehallcommunity.
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Executive Board Retreat:Positive
BuiltcommunitywithinE-boards Betterunderstandingofoppositeorganization Exchangingofideas Strengthenedourmooselove! RecommendthisretreatforfutureE-boards
Leadership Night:ositive
KnowledgeofroleinRHAandHallCouncil Madeconnectionswithotherhalls BuiltcommunitywithinHallCouncils
egative
Publicizemoreforfullattendance
NRHH Retreat:Positive
Pillarsincorporatedintoretreat Builttrustwithinmembersandchapter Practicedteambuildingthroughropes
courses
UsedSUNYCortlandOutdoorEducationalFacilities
Negative
Wholechapterdidntattend
Thise-boardretreathastohave
eenoneofthemostamazing
weekendsIhaveexperiencedthis
emester.Allofthebondingwereatedisundoubtedlygoingto
elpbothofourorganizations."
CaitlinHiggins
TheNRHHretreatwasagreat
bondingexperiencewithmyfellow
members.Ihadagreattimegetting
toknoweveryoneanddoingalltheteambuildingexercises.Ihopeall
NRHHmemberswillchallenge
themselvestogoononeofthe
retreatsinthefuture.
-AnnaYoo
LeadershipNightwasmy
firstexperienceinRHA.It
mademeexcitedtobeinthis
organizationandencouraged
metoapplyforRegionals
-EmilyDevore
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Conference:RunonovertolearnhowSUNYCortlandlearnedhowtoproperly
conductleadershipfromtheirretreatsantraininginthissession .In
thesesessionsyouwilllearnand
understandhowSUNYCortland
learnedleadershipinuniqueways.
Youwillbereadytoheadoutintothe
worldwithbrandnewideastospark
leadershipinyourExecutiveboard!
Bringing this to YOUR Campus!Learninggoodleadershiptacticsisvitaltorunninganyclubororganization.Nomatter
thesizeofyourschool,whetherbigorlarge,ruralorurban,ourtechniquescanbeadapted
anywhere.Evenwithasmallerbudgetthisispossible.Usingthesetechniquesyoucan
evenbringittoyourschool!
Theveryfirststepwouldbetodecidehowyouwouldliketoworkleadershipintoyourtrainingforwhatyouaredoing.Dosomeresearchandfigureoutwhomyou
wouldliketobringinasyourprofessionalleadershipfacilitator.
Tosavemoneytrytofigureoutacheapwaytogetoffcampus,parksareagreatideawhereyoucanspendthewholedayandgetalotaccomplished.
Anothergoodideaistoaskyourcampusfoodservicetodonatefood.Thiscansaveyousomebudgetmoneyaswelltobringaprofessionalfacilitator.
AnotherwaytogainfundswouldbetoaskyourResidenceLifeandHousingDepartmentforsomemoneytohelpcoverthecostsofthis.
Introduction: Introducethespeakersandwhattheprogramisintendingtoteach.
Icebreakers:DoanIcebreakerfromtheretreat.Aropeandeveryoneholdsonand
leansback,helpsteachtrustwithinthegroup.
Presentation:ThePowerPointwouldshowhowwesetourgoalsandexpectationsand
how,we,asleadersaccomplishedthem.
Main Activities
Items:
Afterthepresentation,discusshowattendeesplanimplementingtheir
ownleadershiptechniques.Telleveryonetowritedowntwobigideas
andsubmittheirfavoriteoneintoahatandpickouttenandtalkabout
howtheycouldorwouldwork.Thiscanhelpalotofpeoplebrainstorm
theirownideasonhowtogetleadershipintotheircampus orexecutive
board.Implementthumbchecktomakesureeveryoneisonthesame
page.Thenquestionandanswer
Activities:
Rope,projector,paper,andpens
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