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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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