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Summary:TheSUNYCortlandResidenceHallAssociationandNationalResidenceHallHonoraryhave

individuallygrownandimprovedrapidlyoverthepasttwoyears.RHAhasestablished

annualprogramsandalsostartedtoadvocacyinitiativesintheresidencehallsandaround

campus.NRHHhasalsomadegreatstridesintheirorganization.Theyhavehadafullchapterforthepasttwoyearsandcontinuetoequallyuseeachofthefourpillars.Attheendofthe

year,RHAandNRHHmettodiscusshowthingscouldbebetterfortheyeartocome.We

realizedthatwehavetoworktogetherlikethesisterorganizationsweare.Startingwiththe

executiveboards,weknewworkingtogethersidebysidewouldbenefitbothRHAandNRHH,

eventhoughwearedifferentorganizations.Themaingoalofbothorganizationsistoinstill

leadershipineachoneoftheirmembers.Afterrevampingoldleadershiptrainingsand

implementingnewones,RHAandNRHHwantedtoensurethatthemembersbecame

effectiveleadersandwanttomakeadifferenceonourcampus.Mostimportantlywewant

themtounderstandthattheseorganizationswouldntbeheretodayifitwasntforleadership

becauseRHAandNRHHrunsonleadership!


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SUNY Cortland Campus

State University of New YorkCollege at Cortland:In1848SUNYCortlandwasknownastheCortland

NormalSchool.Overtime,thecampuseventually

grewandin1948itofficiallybecameknown

astheStateUniversityofNewYorkCollegeatCortland.

Thereareapproximately7,300undergraduatestudents

pursuingdegreeswithintheCollegesthreeacademic

divisions,alongwithtwenty-eightacademicdepartments,whichofferour

students63majorsand44minorstochoosefrom.Snuggledintothehillsof

beautifulCentralNewYork,Cortlandiswellknownforitsexcellencein

teachereducation,andisaprominentleaderinphysicaleducationandsportmanagement.

NotonlyisSUNYCortlandcontinuingtogrow

inacademics,Cortlandisalsoboominginthe

residentialcommunity.

Withapproximately3,600residents,therehas

beena10-yearplanwithintheSUNYCortland

ResidenceLifeandHousingDepartmentworkingto

improveeachofthe16residencehallseveryyear.

WhileCortlandisasmallandquietcommunity,the

stronginvolvementofstudentsinRHAandNRHHhas

workedtogiveourcampusfunandexcitingoptions

toenhancethecollegeexperience.

heResidenceHallAssociation(RHA)isanorganizationoncampusthatstrivesto

mprovetheresidencehallcommunityandon-campusliving.Thisorganization

ngagesresidentstogetinvolvedincampus-wideprograms;initiate

dvocacyoncampusandprovidesleadershipopportunitiesforresidents.

UNYCortlandsRHAwasinactivefrom1989to2006untilonestudent,John

udenko,andoneadvisor,CheriSkipworthre-instatedRHAandwasaffiliatedbyMini

o-Frillsin2007.Sincethen,theorganizationhasgrownintooneofthelargeststudent

unorganizationsoncampus,secondarytotheStudentGovernmentAssociation.Our

HAconsistsofbothstudentstaffmembersandresidentswholiveoncampus.Each

esidencehallhastheirownhallcouncil,whichisresponsibleforputtingprogramsonfor

esidentsintheirindividualhall.Overtheyears,thecontinuedinvolvementofstudents

vingoncampushasincreasedtremendouslyandtherehasbeenarecentpushof

nthusiasmtomakeourorganizationabetterone.


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NRHH Rho Delta Chapter:TheNationalResidenceHallHonoraryontheSUNY

CortlandcampusallstartedfromoneOTM.AfterbeingrecognizedwithanOTMforResidentAssistantof

themonthbyherhalldirector,AshleyHudsonMorrell

decidedshewantedtoimplementaNRHHchapteron

ourcampus.Shelovedgettingrecognizedandwanted

tosharethatfeelingwiththeentirecampus.

CheriSkipworthandAshleyHudson-Morrellstartedacommitteeinthe

springof2007toseeifwewantedtobringachaptertocampus.Afterfinishingthe

constitution,theystartedrecruitingmembersfortheFallof2007.InOctober2007,

theyinductedtheAlphaclassofabout30members.ThenewNRHHwantedtorecognizethoseleaderswhodooutstandingworkoutsidewhatsrequiredofthem

whilealsoexcellingatschool.Theyalsowantedtheprogrammingfocusedmoreon

service.Theorganizationhascontinuedtogrowandexpandoverthepastfew

years,expandingbeyondjuststudentstaffmemberstootherleadersoncampus.

InstillingthefourpillarsintheorganizationhasbeenaconstantgoalofNRHHover

thepastfewyears,aswellascreatingprogramtraditionswithinthechapter,and

findingnewandcreativewaystorecognize.

History of Leadership Training on Campus:RHAandNRHHhavehistoricallyhadseparatetrainingsfortheirorganizations.RHAhostsa

LeadershipNightatthefirstgeneralbodymeetingofthesemester.AtLeadershipNighteach

personlearnsandunderstandstheirrolesonhallcouncil,whilebondingwiththegeneralbody.

ThisyearNRHHdecidedtotryadifferentformofleadershiptrainingandtaketheirchapterto

RaquetteLakeforaretreat.Usually,theexecutiveboardsofeachgroupwouldgothrough

separatetrainingsduringthesummer.However,thisyearwedecidedtohaveanExecutive

BoardretreatatAdamsEdenCampincludingbothRHAandNRHHexecutiveboards.

Left: RHA/NRHH E-boards Right: NRHH E-board on a scavenger hunt!


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Unify: Getfamiliarwithalltraitsofeach

boardmembers,including

strengthsandweaknesses.

FormabetterrelationshipbetweenRHAandNRHHtoopen

thedoortocollaborations.

Educate: Readthroughourconstitutions. Understandwhateachexecutive

boardpositiondoesforbothofour

organizations.

Learnnecessaryproceduresforprogrammingandadvocacyon

campus.

Transition: Workhardatplanningaheadandsettingexpectationstomakea

smoothtransitionfromone

semestersexecutiveboardtothe

next

Leadership Training: Challengeourselvesontheropes

coursetouseourcommunicationskillsaseffectivelyaspossible.

Quicklylearnthedifferencesbetweeneffectiveandineffective

leadershipmethods

Understand the roleof RHA: Advocateforresidentstoimprove

thequalityofcampusliving. Programmingtoenrichtheresidentsawarenessand

experienceswhilelivingon

campus.

Recognizingeverydeservingindividualwhoworkshardtomake

ourcampusabetterplace.

Understand the roleof NRHH: Implementingallfourpillars

equallyonourcampus PutonserviceprogramstobenefittheCortlandcampusand

community

Havememberslearndifferentleadershipopportunities

Understand our rolein NEACURH/NACURH RealizeourRHAandNRHHarejust

onesmallnumberoutofmanyschoolsacrossthenationwhoare

allassociatedwithNACURH.

Knowthatwecanturntotheseorganizationsforhelporfuture

careeropportunities!


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LeadershipandGrowth

Making aDifference

onCampus

KnowYour HallCouncilposition

FamiliarwithNRHH

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

thelimits.

Familiar with NRHH:DuringtheNRHHretreatthemembersfamiliarized

themselveswiththechapteraswellas

participatedmanyotheractivities.This

allowsthememberstogainthemostoutof

theirorganization.

Have Fun:Throughouttheplanning

ofretreatsandleadership

night,eachexecutive

boardwantedtomake

theseactivitiesfunand

memorablefortheir

members.Thiswillmake

thememberswantto

workharderandenjoy

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-Ken, TEAM Adventure

Executive boards work together during alead the blind activity

NRHH

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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

completedthis,wewereaskedwhatwemayhave

gainedfromthisactivityandhowitcouldbe

appliedbackatSUNYCortland.Thisiswhenthesisterorganizationsstartedtoreallyworktogether

asateam.

Nextwedidaveryriskyexercise.Atfirstwehada

mousetraptoourselves,hadtosetit,thenputourown

handoverit,thenreleaseit.Thisgotustotrust

ourselves.Thenwegotwithapartneranddidthesame

thing,totrustoneotherperson.Thenasagroupinacircleweallhadtotrusteachotherandletgoofthe

mousetraps.Thiswasparticularlydifficultforsome

individualsbut,weweresupportiveofeachotherand

alotoftrustwasbuilt.

Wethenmovedontotwodifferentlowropescourses.Thefirst

onegotusalltalkingandwerealizedtheimportanceof

communicationandmakingsureeveryoneisheard.Wealsothat

sometimestoomanyconflictingopinionscanharmthegroupand

relationships.Thesecondofthelowropescoursestestedus

physicallyandmentally.Weencouragedeachother,offeredsupportanditwouldnothavebeenpossibletomakeitthrough

withoutverbalaffirmationsandphysicalassistance.

Webrieflybrokeforlunch,andlotsofwater!Wethenreturnedandwenttothehighropes

ourse.Thenwebrokeupintotwogroups.Onewentthroughanobstaclecourse,andtheother

wentonazipline.Thenthegroupsswitched.Withineachgroupthereweresomewhostood

outandeasilyconqueredthechallenges,butthentheyhelped,coaxedandencouragedthe

othersthroughit.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

organizationandapersonally.

Afterthiswemovedontopoliciesandprocedures.NRHHcreatedtheirbudget,whileRHAhad

acontinueddiscussionofpoliciesandproceduresaswellasbondingandtimetoworkon

theirE-boardbuddycraftproject.RHAhadalreadycreatedtheirbudgetoverthesummer.

Afterlunchwediscussedeffectivewaystorunameeting,whichwasagoodchanceforthe

sisterorganizationstosharethedifferentwaysweoperate,andhowitcanbeeffectivein

eitherorganization.Alsocreativenewwaysofadvertisingwasdiscussed.

TheE-boardsseparatedtocreateE-boardexpectationsfortheyearandtogooverour

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

expectationsofourselvestoupholdfortheyear,whichwestilllookbackonnowtomake

surewearestayingontrack.Thiscreatesmotivationforustoliveupourleadershiproles.

Thisretreatalsobroughtoutleaderswithinthegroupthatmaynothavenormallybeen

recognized.Peoplewereabletoshowtheirstrengthsandhelptheothers,whomayhave

struggled,specificallywiththephysicalchallenges.Thisgaveachanceforthemtoshine,

gavethemconfidencetoallowustorelyoneachothermore.Recognizingthestrengths

andweaknessesoftheE-boardmembersisbeneficialtorecognizeearlysowecanaskfor

helpwhenevernecessary.Thismentalityiswhatallowedourleadershiptrainingsforour

organizationstoflourish!

ThistripallowedustobondwithinourE-boards,RHAand

NRHH,butalsoallowedforcommunicationbetweenthe

twogroups.BetweenRHAandNRHH,weofferedeach

otheradviceaboutwhathasworkedinwithinourspecific

organizationsandhowittranslatestotheother.

OurE-boardsmayhaveknowneachotherbeforethisretreat,

butitgaveusachancetofocusoneachindividualoutsideofourCortlandexperience.

Itallowedustorecognizestrengthsandweaknessesandoffersupport.Thisretreat

wascrucialfortheE-boardsworktogetherinaneffectivemanner.Evenduring

unscheduledtime,likebeforebed,thesleepingarrangementsallowedustostayup,talk,andgettoknoweachotherbetter.KnowingtheE-boardmembersonapersonal

andnotjustabusinesslevelletsusworkmorecohesively.

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

anopportunityforallthehallcouncilsfromeveryresidence

halltocometogether,minglewitheachother,make

connectionsandmostimportantlylearntheirposition

requirementsonhallcouncil.Thiseventistraditionallythe

thirdweekofclassestoalloweachresidencehallenough

timetocreateafullhallcouncil.

Planning Process: Inourfirstexecutiveboardmeeting,wedecidedthatLeadershipnightwas

necessaryandfromthere,wecouldstartplanningtheactivitiesandinformationthatwouldbegiven.

Theexecutiveboarddecidedthatthisyearwewouldimplementcheatsheetsthatthehallcouncilscouldbringbackwiththemtouseasareferencethroughout

theyear.

Thecheatsheetsincludedinformationaboutthedutiesofeachpositionalongwiththecontactinformationofthecorrespondingexecutiveboardmember.

Theactivitieswereimplementedsopeoplefeltcomfortabletomakepotentialconnectionsandhavealittlefunbefore ettin downtobusiness.

Budget:LeadershipNightisusedasalearningtoolfortheResidenceHallAssociationtoassisttheHallCouncilssotheeffectsarepricelesstous.Wehadaspent

$67,whichincludedsuppliestomakenameplatesforeveryHallCouncilmember(a

minimumof4councilmembersper16residencehalls)andcandytobeusedinicebreakers

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 .This

meetingwasusedtoeducateandeasethetransitionintotheirhallcouncilpositions.The

executiveboardintroducedthemselves,explainedtheirroles,andhowtheycould assistthehall

councils.Also,ourmissionstatementwasreadsotherewasnoconfusionastowhatour

expectationsare.

First,wedecidedmakingnameplateswouldbebeneficialfortheexecutiveboardtohelpuslearnourGeneralBodymembersnamesandtoincreasethecommunitybetweenmembersof

differenthallcouncils.Weprovidedmanycraftsuppliestocreatethesenameplates,suchasa

widevarietyofstickers,tape,colorfulpaper,scissors,andstring.Wehavefoundcommunication

tobemuchmoreeffectiveinthegeneralbodyifallmembersareabletocalleachotherby

namesothiswasawaytofacilitatethatforthefuture.

Avarietyoficebreakerswereutilizedtobesillyandtogettoknowpeopleonapersonallevel.Oneicebreakerusedwas,MyNameis(insertfavoriteicecreamflavor),andmyfavoriteice

creamis(insertname).GeneralBodymembersrotatedgroupsbetweenexecutiveboard

membersandwereencouragedtobeingroupswithpeopletheydidntknow. Thepurposeof

meetingnewpeoplewasforthepotentialthathallscouldcollaborateonprogramming,orkeep

incontacttoassisteachotheroutsideofourmeetings.Afterthat,theexecutiveboard metwiththeircorrespondingpositions,handedoutthecheatsheetsandfieldedanypositionspecific

questions.Dutiesandexpectationsofeachrolewerealsodiscussed .

The Overall Effect:Overall,LeadershipNightwasahugesuccess !GeneralBodymembershaveinformedusaboutcollaborativeprograms,andevencollaborativefundraising

ideasforaserviceprojects. ThereismuchchatterbeforeourGeneralBodymeetingsnowasall

thehallcouncilshavebecomefamiliarwitheachother. Thecheatsheetswereabrilliant

additiontothisyearsLeadershipNight.LeadershipNightcanoftenbelonganditishardforour

memberstoretainalltheinformation.Ourcheatsheetwerea simplewaytoeasethetransition

andithasreallybenefitedRHAintheend. Thereislessconfusionaboutdutiesandtasksandthe

generalbodymemberscanalwayslookbackanduseitasareference.Itwasbecauseofthis

leadershiptrainingwegainedtheattentionofaHallCouncilmemberinterestedinanopen

leadershippositiononourExecutiveBoard.

"LeadershipNightwasan

awesomewayforthee-board

toshowtheirskillsand

effectivelytranslatethattothe

hallcouncils.Withouta

successfulLeadershipNight,

hallcouncilswouldnotbeable

tofunctiontothebestoftheir

abilities."

-AshleyStockbridge


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Purpose: Everyfall,themembersoftheSUNYCortlandsNRHHchaptergoonaretreat.Thetimeismeant

fornewandreturningmemberstogettoknoweachother,

tobond,andfortheorganizationtotakecareofsome

business.Afternotbeingabletogothepreviousyear,this

yearsfallretreatwasupintheAdirondackMountains,

locatedonthecollegeownedpropertyofRaquetteLake.

Afterhavingpreviousdifficultiesin

attemptingtobookatripto

RaquetteLake,lastyearsexecutive

boardtookstepstomakesure

thatwouldnotbeaproblemagain.

Theplanningprocessforthisyears

retreatbeganattheendofthe

springsemester.Decisionslikewheretheretreatwastobeheld,whatweekenditwouldbe,

andwhatactivitieswewouldbeparticipatingin.Theplanningprocesscontinuedintothefall

semesterasthisyearsexecutiveboardworkedtoplanouttheitineraryfortheretreat.Since

thisyearsretreatfelllaterinthesemester,theusualbusinessthatistypicallytakencareof

attheretreatwasestablishedprior.Alotofplanningalsowentintotryingtofigureoutthe

logisticsofourdeparturetimeconsideringwehadadeadlineofbeingunpackedandatthe

boatdockby6:30pm.

Above: Playing hacky sack in themiddle of traffic!

Left: Members of our NRHH sittingduring our business meeting


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aquetteLakeislocatedintheheartoftheAdirondack

Mountains,andistheonlyHistoricLandmarkintheSUNYystem.TherearetwomainfacilitiesAntlersandwhere

westayed,CampHuntington.Ourgroupencounteredan

dventurebycaughtinstandstilltrafficforanhour.No

worries,ourgroupusedthestopalongthehighwayas

heperfectchancetopracticetheirhackysackskillsand

etinsomecompetitiveBop-It.Ouroriginaltwoanda

alfdriveendeduptakingusfivehours,buttherewas

otonesinglecomplaint.Wearrivedandafteraboatride

crossthelakewemetwithourfacilitatorsforthe

ollowingday.Wediscussedsafety,expectations,and

henparticipatedinicebreakers.

Budget:IncomparisontoourRHA,NRHH

hasafairlysmalloperatingbudgetfortheyear.However,the

executiveboardfeltitwas

necessarytoallocateasmuch

fundingaswedidforthefall

retreat.Thebenefittoour

organizationhasnoprice.The

budgetcoveredourstayatthe

facilitieswhichincludedmeals,the

lowelementscourse,andthecost

ofrentingvansforthetrip.

Our NRHH

showing off ourmoose love!


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Activities:Withfourpeopletoasmallroom,nocellphoneservice,

weentertainedourselvesandwhichallowedustogetto

knoweachotherbetteronFridayNight.

Saturdaymorningwereconvenedwithourfacilitators

wherewewentovertrustfallsandsafetyproceduresforthe

course.Wethentrekkedoutinthecoldrain

wherewesplitintotwosmallergroups.Asagroupwedidthe

WhaleWatch,SpidersWeb,andonepartoftheMohawkWalk.Eachactivitywe

participatedinthroughoutthedayinvolvedtrust,communication,andorganization.Theses

threeelementsareimportanttohavingafunctioningNRHH.

aturdayafternoonhadatwo-hourwindow

ffreetime,wheresomememberswentand

riedthehighropescourse,whileothersjust

ungaroundthecabinandsocialized.Thenas

groupwereviewedchangesmadetoour

onstitution,createdexpectationsforboth

hegeneralbodyandtheexecutiveboard,

ndcameupwithsloganideasforourchapter

hirts.Afterbusinesswasover,weparticipated

nahumanscavengerhuntcalledQuest.incetherainsquashedthepossibilityofhaving

bonfire,weinsteadhadapiataand

assedaroundabagofquestions.Laughter

ontinuedthroughthenight,andweallhadanopportunitytogettoknowoneanotheralot

etter.

Memories/Overall Effects:TheweekendretreatatRaquetteLakeprovidedanincredibleopportunityformembers

tobond,aswellastoexperienceRaquetteLake.Newmembershadtheopportunitytogettoknowreturningmembers,andgetabetterfeelforwhatNRHHisallabout.Thelow

elementscourseallowedmemberstostretchtheircomfortzones,lettheirleadership

voicebeheard,whilemostimportantlylearnedtoworkwitheachother.SUNY

CortlandsfallretreattoRaquetteLakewasnotonlyrunningonleadership,butitwasalso

runningonmooselove!

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Theexecutiveboardretreatallowedforcollaborationandthesharingofideas.Thiscontinuedintoourorganizationsandallowsusto runonleadership.ForexampleNRHH

toldRHAhowtheyutilizecommitteesandcommitteeheadstospearheadtheireffortstoexecutethefourpillars.Theydescribedhowthatcouldtranslatetoprogramplanning

and advocacy for RHA. NRHH suggested to RHA ways to encourage their general body

members to write OTMs while RHA has inspired people to apply for NRHH. The two

groups further discussed a Double Dare program that they are planning on hosting

together in the spring, and how they can continue joint programming throughout the

year.

AtLeadershipNight,RHAworkedtomakethemembersawareofthepowerthat

theyhavebeingageneralbodymember.Theyhaveabiginfluenceonourcampus.The

E-boarddelegatedtheprogramstothegeneralbodysotheywouldbeplanningprograms

theywantedto see.Thiswassomethingdiscussedattheretreat,andbothorganizations

decideditwouldbeeffectivetoimplementforbothoftheirorganizations.Generalbody

members began to bring potential service program ideas for the semester. In planning

theirprograms,RHAsplitupintocommittees.Whenthiswasnotaseffectiveasoriginally

expected,theexecutiveboardreferencedwhattheylearnedfromNRHHattheexecutive

boardretreat,andimplementedcommitteeheads.

On the NRHH retreat at Raquette Lake, NRHH took a page out of RHAs

constitution, and explained the possibilities for their members to get involved on the

regionallevel.ThisissomethingthatpreviouslyhadonlyoccurredinRHA. PastNEACURH

andNACURHdelegationshadminimalNRHHinvolvement.ThecurrentNRHHexecutiveboardwantedtoenhancethemooseloveintheirorganization.

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

exemplifythemissionandcorevaluesofACPAwhereall

trainingsemphasizedtheneedtoeducatestudentsaboutleadershiponcampus.Atthesetrainingstheparticipants

wereinvolvedinsharingtheirownideasonhowtomake

eachorganizationgrowandimproveoncampus.

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 contex t of mutualrespect.Allparticipantssharedtheirthoughtsonhowtobettereachorganizationcomfortablywitheach

xecutiveboard.

Relevance to college students and professional developmentThepurposeofthesetrainingsistohelpattendeesgainabetterknowledgeoftheirabilities

asleadersaroundcampus.Theskillsthattheygainfromthesetrainingsasleaders,willhelp

themmakedecisionsbeyondtheircollegecareerandwhentheyleaveCortland.

Continuous professional development and personal growthof student affairs professionals.

HAandNRHHtrainingsempowerthesenewleaderstoplayanactiveroleintheSUNY

ortlandcommunity.Membersarecontinuouslychallengedtogrowandlearnoutsideof

rainingandthroughoutthecourseoftheyear.

Outreach and advocacyIncreasingadvocacyoncampusisoneofRHAsmaingoalsthisyear.Duringleadershipnight

theydiscusseddifferentissuestheywantedtofixaroundcampus.Someofthesetopics

includeincreasinggenderneutralhousingandmakingcampusADAaccessible.


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Executive Board Retreat:Positive

BuiltcommunitywithinE-boards Betterunderstandingofoppositeorganization Exchangingofideas Strengthenedourmooselove! WerecommendthisretreatforfutureE-boards

Leadership Night:ositive

KnowledgeofroleinRHAandHallCouncil Madeconnectionswithotherhalls BuiltcommunitywithinHallCouncils

Negative

Publicizemoreforfullattendance

NRHH Retreat:Positive

Pillarsincorporatedintoretreat Builttrustwithinmembersandchapter Practicedteambuildingthroughropes

courses

UsedSUNYCortlandOutdoorEducationalFacilities

Negative

Wholechapterdidnotattend

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:RunonovertoseehowSUNYCortlandlearnedhowtoproperly

conductleadershipfromtheirretreatsandtraininginthissession .In

thesesessionsyouwillunderstandhow

SUNYCortlandpracticedleadership

inuniqueways.Youwillbereadyto

runintotheworld withbrandnew

ideastosparkleadershipinyour

organization!

Bringing this to YOUR Campus!Learninggoodleadershiptacticsisvitaltorunninganyclubororganization.Nomatter

thesizeofyourschool,whetherbigorsmall,ruralorurban,ourtechniquescanbe

adaptedanywhere.Evenwithasmallerbudgetthisispossible.Usingtheseideasyoucan

bringittoyourschool!

Theveryfirststepwouldbetodecidehowyouwouldliketoworkleadershipintoyourtraining.Dosomeresearchandfigureoutwhomyouwouldliketocontactto

enhancebringintoassistyourleadershipexperience.

Tosavemoney,trytofigureoutacheapwaytogetoffcampus.Parksareagreatideawhereyoucanspendthewholedayandgetalotaccomplished.

Anothergoodideaistoaskyourcampusfoodservicetodonatefood.Thiscansaveyousomemoney.

AnotherwaytogainfundswouldbetoaskyourResidenceLifeandHousingDepartmentforadditionalfundssoYOUcanrunonleadership!

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Introduction: Introducethespeakersandwhattheprogramisintendingtoteach.

Icebreakers:DoanIcebreakerfromtheretreat.Aropeandeveryoneholdsonand

leansback,helpsteachtrustwithinthegroup.

Presentation:ThePowerPointwouldshowhowwesetourgoals,expectationsandhowwe

asleadersaccomplishedthem.

Main Activities

Items:

Afterthepresentation,wewoulddiscusshowattendeesplanto

implementtheirownleadershiptechniques.Theneveryonewillwrite

downtwobigideasandsubmittheirfavoriteoneintoahat.Afterpicking

outtenwethenwilltalkabouthowtheycanworkonyourcampus.This

canhelpalotofpeoplebrainstormtheirownideasonhowtoget

leadershipintotheircampusorexecutiveboard.Thenwewouldlead

intoquestionandanswer.

Activities:

Rope,projector,paper,computerandpens.

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