To OTMs and Beyond:Boldly Go Where Few Have Gone

Of The Months • Month specific blurbs about why the

person/event you are recognizing deserves it

• Ways to recognize people, groups, and programs at your university

• Way to let the campus (and beyond) know how great you are!

Get ready for take off• Who?• What? (Actions, etc.)• When?• Where?• Why?• How?

• How comfortable are you with recognition?

OTMS

• First go to http://otms.nrhh.org/ • Then on the top left corner click on a link to

submit an OTM • Fill out on screen instructions

– Select General or Program – Select University – Fill out the form

CategoriesGeneral• People

– Advisor– Executive Board Member– National Communications

Coordinator– Resident Assistant – Spotlight– Student– Institution Faculty/Staff

• Groups– Residential Community– Organization

Program• Community Service• Diversity• Social• Educational• Passive

Blasting Off!• Think “What Program, Group, or Person

deserves to be recognized?”• Create a list of reasons why the

nominee deserves the OTM– Every reason is a good reason

• Start writing OTM in a Word Processor• SPELL AND GRAMMAR CHECK

– On the computer and proof read thru• Give yourself plenty of time

– Don’t start at 11:30 on the 1st

Outta this World Tips• Be as month specific as possible!

– September OTM = only what happened in September• Word Limit of 600

– Try for 400-600 words• Fill out OTM form completely• Check with others to make sure two people

aren’t writing the same OTM• Spell out your acronyms

– RA = Resident Assistant• Check descriptions to see where your OTM best

fits– Especially Student vs E-Board

Buzz or the alien? • Create a student committee to select

campus winners • Also think about creating an OTM

guideline for deciding winners

Life of an OTM• Submit it to NRHH

– NRHH Recognition Committee chooses winners based on Criteria

• NRHH submits the winning EIU OTM’s to the State level– State Level chooses winners by the Committee

• NRHH submits the winning EIU OTM’s to the Regional Level (GLACURH) – Regional Winners are chosen by their committee

• The Regional level submits their winning OTMS to the National level – National Winners are chosen by their committee

Earth to IRHA…• Submit all CAMPUS LEVEL WINNERS to

IRHA through this link – http://www.myirha.com/otm.html

• Email the OTM URL after you have voted on campus winners-BEFORE you submit them regionally. DUE ON THE 15th

• EX: Advisor:   Michael KingNominated by Megan NemecNRHH      http://otms.nrhh.org/otm_general.php3?otmid=232932&vid=hjktfjz3m0sghzyr

Beyond the OTMs• Categories

– Verbal– Letters– Puns– Door Decs– Physical (hugs)– Gifts– Baked Goods– Visit or date

What style to give?• Find out what kind of recognition those

around you would want or like• Know if someone doesn’t like a certain

type, they may not see is as recognition– Ex: Giving a hug to someone who doesn’t

liked to be touched