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ICRA & NRHH
Will Hsu, ICRA President
HeeYeon Hwang, NRHH Chair
Windi Sasaki, ICRA/NRHH Advisor
August 18, 2015
(For purposes of UCSD DRL/ADRL Retreat)
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Objective
n Why are you hearing from us?
n Brief introduction to ICRA & NRHH
n Common issues we’ve been seeing.
n This is what ICRA needs.This is how we can get that done.
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History & Identity
n ICRA & NRHH Office
n The Gallery,The Village at Torrey Pines
n ICRA meets on Wednesdays at 8:17 PM in ERC/International House (right off
of the Pangea campus loop shuttle stop).
n ICRA enhances the quality and variety of programs for the UCSD resident
population.
n ICRA bridges the gap between residents and HDH.
n ICRA programs on a different scale and scope than that of smaller
ResCouncils.
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History & Identity
n Eligibility
n President/NCC/VPleadership
n Majority of ICRA/RCC meetings/programs
n VPprogramming/VPadvocacy/VPadministration
n Majority of ICRA/ResCouncil meetings/programs
n Good academic standing
n Written application and election presentation
n Live in on-campus housing during position term
n Be available for training and required conferences.
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History & Identity
n Goals
n To promote an inclusive community and bring together the residents of
the seven residential areas.
n To support, and collaborate with UCSD ResCouncils.
n To advocate for UCSD residents both within and outside of the University.
n Providing resources for residential leaders to do intentional programming.
n Purposeful intersectionality w/ NRHH
n Some of our group are people that chose us as a second choice. Some of our
group are people that chose us as a first choice.We’re trying to get more of
the latter.
8. +If there’s a Will, there’s a way!
n Increase UCSD’s external involvement and representation to
PACURH and NACURH.
n Strengthen ICRA-AS and ICRA-ResArea relationship.
n Initiate ResCouncil collaboration
n Encourage ResCouncil program variety
n Improve transition within ICRA
n Increase visibility of ICRA
Personal goals for ICRA & UCSD
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How you can help.
n ICRA liaisons – realistically define what your expectations of them are to
represent and bring back info for your staff.
n They should be open to ICRA’s expectations of them.
n Preferably year-long term, instead of 2 or 3 switch-offs.
n Invite residents to SURFS sessions year-round
n Incorporate SURFS session & conference info in student staff hiring timelines
n Identify early on residential leaders who aren’t seeking student staff
positions and refer them to ICRA leadership
n Invite us to present at meetings & training sessions w/ residential leaders.
11. +National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH)
n “Established 1964, NRHH is a leadership-based honorary
comprised of exemplary residential students who value recognition
and service.”
n Consists of the top student leaders living on campus
n All NRHH members have made positive contributions to student life
on their campuses.
12. +National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH)
n Membership benefits:
n Eligibility for graduation benefits
n Resources for personalized professional development
n Connection with residential leaders from different areas
n Alumni network
n Service Opportunities
n FA15 Induction Application Deadline
n Oct. 23, 2015 (FA15,Wk 4), at 12:00 PM
n https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FA2015NRHH
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Of the Months (OTMs)
n OTMs are given to recognize outstanding individuals, groups, and
programs in residential life each month!
n Win on campus, regional, or NACURH levels
n Incentives to nominate (Prizes & OTMmy)
n UCSD is currently #1 in OTMs in the NACURH level OTM Award
n Please help keep it up!
n Nominate through making an account on http://otms.nrhh.org/
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Rezzies Award Ceremonies
n Annual ceremony to celebrate the achievements of UCSD’s
residential life! (mini Oscars)
n All student staff & leaders, and pro-staff are invited
n Awards are nominated and voted through the Rezzies site
n Distinguished Service Awards, Bronze Pin, & OTMmys
n Rezzies planning committee starts in winter quarter!
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How you can help: Hee Yeon says!
n Remind your student staff & leaders about OTMs – due on the 7th of
every month!
n Ask us to present OTM writing workshops for your residential areas
n Forward the NRHH monthly newsletter to your student staff &
leaders
n Encourage your student staff & leaders to apply for NRHH
n Encourage your student staff & leaders to get involved with the
Rezzies committee!
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Welcome Week
n Tabling on Library Walk
n Conversations about residential involvement, either at the
residential area level or all-campus level.
n Promoting First GBM and First Event
n First Event (TBA)
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How you can help.
n We can help each other!
n ResCouncil Bulletin Board Project
n Let’s advertise each other’s residential programs!
n Intentionally talk about ICRA with residents.
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How you can help.
n Work with your Chairs/leadership to promote the ResCouncil to
your residents.
n Work with your Chairs/leadership to coordinate an early and
successful elections process.
n Work with your student staff to encourage representation in your
ResCouncil from each RA/HA’s community.
n All-ResCouncil Retreat
n First half of the day with all-campus sessions, then group-specific
breakout sessions (meals & space provided).
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How you can help.
n Share our programs with your staff
n Encourage student staff to share FB events in their community FB
groups and residential area-wide FB groups, and even event
blurbs in their newsletters!
n Forward programming-related opportunities (e.g. contests,
etc.) to residents
n Encourage residents to help us plan large-scale programs!
We need help!
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ICRA Leadership Series: SURFS
n Students at UCSD Reaching For Success
n Smaller-scale weekly leadership program series.
n Goals
n To provide and coordinate leadership education within the
residential areas.
n To foster the growth of new residential leaders.
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ICRA Leadership Series: SURFS
n How can you, as ResLife student staff, support what we do?
n SEA/SPA
n Suggest!
n Encourage/Present!
n Check with your supervisor: can presenting count towards
your programming requirements?
n Attend!
n For more info on how to present or how to schedule your session,
contact Amber Tang, ICRA VP of Leadership Development, at
ICRAvpleadership@ucsd.edu
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How you can help: Amber says!
n Encourage residents to attend!
n SURFS is open to all residents! Residential community vs. ResCouncil
participation.
n SURFS attendance incentive program
n Student Staff programming requirements overlap
n Help us be intentional with our session topic scheduling. (When) do
students need (what)?
n Encourage SURFS as personal/professional development
opportunities for student staff too!
28. +Signature Program: SURFS Conference
2016 SURFS Conference:
Feb. 6, 2016 (WI15,Wk5)
9 AM to 4 PM
Location TBA
Planning meetings start
during FA15 ICRA GBMs
29. +How you can help: Amber says!
n Refer students who enjoy conference/large-scale program
planning to ICRA’s Fall GBMs
n Promote SURFS opportunities in residential news threads
(newsletters, email, etc.)
n “It might be helpful for our staff to see what a session looks
like…” — that can be done!
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Advocacy
n ResCouncil resources for educational & diversity programs
n ICRA large-scale educational program
n ICRA large-scale service program
n i.e.Walk the Block Party, Colleges Rock Hunger, etc.
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ICRA & the ResCouncils
n ICRA relationship to ResCouncils is similar to that of a
resource, liaison, or consultant.
n We don’t oversee ResCouncils, we represent them, and try to
connect them together.
n Residence Chair Council (RCC) meetings
n Meetings are Wed. at 7:00 PM in ERC/International House (right
off of the Pangea campus loop shuttle stop).
n HDH Advisory Board
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ICRA & the ResCouncils
n More than just social programs — also examples of SURFS!
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ICRA: ResCouncil Buddies
n Assigned exec. board member
(TBD) to each ResCouncil
n Designated individual resource
and liaison to ResCouncil/Chair
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How you can help.
n Hold residential leaders accountable to fully attending RCC
meetings (Chair preferred for direct lines of communication).
n Support residential participation in ICRA’s Residential Stipend
Program.
n Encourage residential leader-ResCouncil Buddy communication
n Work with residential leaders to collect feedback and data as
requested for HDH UG Advisory Board.
n http://tinyurl.com/AskICRA
n ICRAvpadvocacy@ucsd.edu & ICRApresident@ucsd.edu
37. +AskICRA
n Ask module for inquiries/feedback re. ICRA, NRHH, ResLife, or HDH.
n Example questions:
n “How do I get involved in ResLife?”
n “Why is everything in the market as expensive as it is?”
n “Why don’t custodians clean apartments as often as ResHalls?
n We investigate responses and can post them with the inquiry in the ICRA
Newsletter, social media, etc.
n Goal: to advocate for residents & promote transparency to residents.
http://tinyurl.com/AskICRA
38. +Equipment Sharing Program
n http://tinyurl.com/ucsdicraESP
n An initiative in place to support ResCouncil programming efforts by
lending use of ICRA’s programming equipment.
n Prerequisites:
n active status in ICRA’s Residential Stipend Program.
n ESP Use Agreement form signed by DRL and returned to us.
n Questions? Contact Derek at ICRAvpprogramming@ucsd.edu
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Get funding from ICRA!
n Funding is for all-campus residentially-focused programs!
n $2000 of funds available for the year.
n Applications due and heard once a month (paper .docx and
presentation).
n Contact
n Will Hsu, ICRA President: ICRApresident@ucsd.edu
n Windi Sasaki, ICRA/NRHH Advisor: wsasaki@ucsd.edu
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How you can help.
n Encourage your residential leaders to program all-campus
residentially-focused programs
n Inter-ResCouncil collaboration.Why have 2+ small Lunar New
Year programs when we can have 1 large one?
n Work with your residential leaders to plan accordingly and
plan ahead to ICRA’s funding guidelines.
