Megan O’Toole
President
202-885-3606 megan@aurha.org
Joanne Frangias
Vice President of
Administration & Finance
202-885-3676 joanne@aurha.org
Nate Warszawski
Vice President of
Advocacy &
Community Coordination
202-885-1878 nate@aurha.org
Sarah Nylen
Vice President of
Programming
202-885-2774 sarah@aurha.org
Jody Gregory
National Communications
Coordinator
202-885-2179 jody@aurha.org
Devin Moore
Chief of Staff
202-885-1742 devin@aurha.org
Daniel DeHollander
Advisor
202-885-3138 deholla@american.edu
c/o Housing & Dining Programs | 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW | Washington, DC 20016-8142
Phone: (202) 885-1878 | FAX: (202) 885-1154 | E-mail: info@aurha.org | www.aurha.org
March 19, 2015
 Call to Order o Meeting called to order at 9:05 pm
 Attendance o Anderson
 5/7, 1 late
 Proxies: 0 o Cassell
 4/7,
 Proxies: 0 o Centennial
 5/7, 1 late
 Proxies: 0 o Hughes
 6/7,
 Proxies: 0 o Leonard
 6/7
 Proxies: 1 o Letts Clark and Roper
 7/7,
 Proxies: 0 o McDowell
 5/7,
 Proxies: 0 o Nebraska
 1/7
 Proxies: 0
 Minutes Approval o Motion- made by Saagar- to approve last GA’s minutes by unanimous consent
 Seconded by Matt
 Retraction of Motion by Saagar

Seconded

Tabled for next year
 Agenda Approval o Motion- made by Matt B- to approve last GA’s agenda by unanimous consent
 Seconded by Jaime
 Hall Reports o Anderson
 Breakfast successful
 Hall wars bulletin board
 Anderson Hall in Eco video
 Resident featured a day

 Red is the new blue
 Happy Birthday Meaghan o Cassell
 March Madness event this week was successful
 Hall wars bulletin board o Centennial
 Life in color event rescheduled o Hughes
 Recognition event
 Toasters for all the floors
 Hall and door decs for eco olympics o Leonard
 Taste of Leonard coming up soon o Letts Clark and Roper
 Talent show next Wednesday
 Lobby decorations o McDowell
 Late night pancake event
 Gearing up for hall wars o Nebraska
 Figuring a time to meet, and tabling for next week
 Executive Board Reports o President
 Started work on alcohol policy committee
 SAWG o Vice President of Administration and Finance
 Processed paperwork this week
 VP of Finances passed Helpers in the Hatch
 Funded $499 for north side
 Grant fund request for ZBT
 No more money left in Grant fund item
 Still Hall discretionary left
 State of the budget presentation next week
 Care package provider choices o Vice President of Advocacy and Community Coordination
 Hall wars is next week
 Hall wars sign ups o Vice President of Programming
 Meeting with SG for Founder’s Day finalization
 Co-sponsoring Eagle’s Fest
 Co-Sponsoring dancers send off
 Met with Daniel
 Working with Nate with Hall wars o National Communications Coordinator
 Finance talk for the SOTY bid
 Delegation planning for NACURH
 Didn’t meet with Daniel
 VP of Recognition o Chief of Staff
 Hall wars event page
 Aboard happened o NRHH o Advisor
 What Daniel Did:

 What Daniel Did not Do:
 Finalize Red Cross Blood Drive Van parking permit
 What Daniel Plans To Do:
 Support Updates of Bylaws, Financial Policies, Advisor Manual
 Campaigning in the Residence Halls
 Spread the Word: Halls Close at 12pm on Wednesday, May 6,
2015
 Old Business
 Met with Max (Elections), Megan, Devin (Transition Awards),
Arthur (Administrative Board bylaw review), Joanne (reviewed entire budget), and Sarah
 Met with Residential Education Leadership Team to discuss
2015-2016 Advisor Training Plan
 Attended ECOlympics S’Mores Event
 Checked 2015-2016 RHA Executive Board candidate eligibility
(conduct and GPA) o None
 New Business o Election Update – Max
 Applications were due yesterday
 All positions are contested
 Not publicly announcing the candidates o Until 9am Saturday
 Today we are accepting campaign materials now
 Max will be in the office from 10-1 in the RHA office
 Schedule a time with Max o Person you are campaigning for (if you are) is responsible for your actions, so be aware
 Make sure you have a resident escort you throughout a hall at all times
 No knocking on doors
 Read the election packet
 General posting boards only for posters (8x11 sheet of paper = a poster) o Hall Wars- Nate and Sarah
 See attached presentation
 Get people to sign up
 Tabling on Monday 11-3pm
 March 23 rd
 Get people excited
 Red Wedding and Trivia
 Arrive at 6:15pm
 Leave at 9:45pm
 Search for Arya
 Will happen three times o 25 th , 26 th , April 1 st
 Respect the halls and academic buildings
 Clues will be released via e-mail
 At least one member from each hall in a team
 Tug-of-war and Battle of blackwater- Softball field
 Arrive at 10:30am
 Leave when event is over (around 1:45pm)
 NEED A TEAM OF 10
 Closing Ceremony

 April 1 st o After search for Arya is over ~ 10pm o Should arrive at 9:10pm and leave at 11:20pm
 Lottery system for sign-up sheets
 RHA doesn’t end after the Closing ceremonies, still program and advocate
 Like the facebook page
 Be responsible o NRHH Presentation
 Nicole Bubnoski- presenter
 NACURH Philanthropy o NACURH- national conference o NRHH president goes to NACURH
 Starting to recruit o Donating to the Ronald McDonald House by collecting soda tabs o Halls will have a box for soda tab collection- goes towards hall wars o Timeline-
 Hall Wars opening ceremony- 7 to 9pm will start the soda tab collection o Resolution 14-15-006A
 An Amendment to Resolve Stipend Amendments
 Make a 15% cap (more precedent over the outlined stipends in the bylaws
 Fail safe in case we get close to a 15% stipends
 Pro con debate
 Alex- Pro- good, now it’s in the bylaw
 Motion to end debate- Saagar, seconded, passes o Vote: 37/0/1, passes
 Open Forum o Title IX Questions
 Sarah- what is the issue at hand
 A Title IX citation on American University o Students not privy to details
 Terry- anything RHA can do to help prevent future citations ?
 RHA not involved in investigation, STEP UP is a good step
 Josh- we can partner will SG and other student organizations to make administration aware
 General Announcements o Shirts and candy is in the corner o March 23 rd at 8pm- Helpers in the Hatch
 Recognition o Shout out to GA for passing a resolution
 And to Devin, Megan, Joanne, and Cassidy who are RAs for next semester
 Adjournment o Meeting adjourned at 10:10pm

Respectfully Submitted,
Devin Moore
RHA Chief of Staff