American University
Residence Hall Association
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
Reiter Boldt
President
(202) 885-1878
reiter@aurha.org
Devon Wallick
Vice President of
Administration and Finance
(202) 885-3606
devon@aurha.org
General Assembly Agenda
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Rajita Sanji
Vice President of Advocacy &
Community Coordination
(202) 885-1742
rajita@aurha.org
Hayat Abu-Ghazaleh
Vice President of
Programming
(202) 885-2772
hayat@aurha.org
Patricio Barnuevo
National Communications
Coordinator
(202) 885-3676
patricio@aurha.org
Marieka Cober
Chief of Staff
(202) 885-2179
marieka@aurha.org
Daniel DeHollander
Advisor
(202) 885-3138
deholla@american.edu
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January 23, 2014
Call to Order
o Reiter Boldt called the meeting to order at 9:08 pm.
Attendance
o Anderson 5/6
o Cassell 3/5
o Centennial 5/5
o Hughes 6/6
o Leonard 3/6
o Letts Clark and Roper 4/5
o McDowell 4/4
o Nebraska 0
Minutes Approval
o Motion to approve last week’s minutes, unanimous consent
 seconded
Agenda Approval
o Motion to approve this week’s agenda, unanimous consent
 seconded
Hall Reports
o Anderson
 Superbowl party
 Candy gram sale
o Cassell
 Candy gram sale
 Superbowl party
 Valentine’s Day dance
o Centennial
 Market Yourself event with RAs
 Put up bulletin board
 Looking forward to Superbowl event
o Hughes
 Plotted out events for all of semester
o Leonard
 Laid out all of the events
 Superbowl party
 Candy grams on Valentine’s Day
o Letts Clark and Roper
 New GA will be here next week
 Superbowl event
 Valentine’s Day candy grams
o McDowell
 All events planned
 Superbowl party
 Something with the Olympics
 North Campus BBQ?
Nebraska
 None present
Executive Board Reports
o President
 Constitutional review committee
 Work on resolutions!
 Paul and Reiter have started working on elections
o Vice President of Administration and Finance
 Conference call with poster sale people today
• Picking dates for next year
 Set up conference call with My Favorite Student/care packages
 Working with HDP to get budget soon
 Financiers: meet after the meeting with Devon
o Vice President of Advocacy and Community Coordination
 Blood drive
• Few spots left for volunteering
• Encourage people to donate blood
• Will be posting more on Facebook
 Doodle poll for a new meeting time
o Vice President of Programming
 Founder’s Day…
 Working on Hall Wars soon
 Working on Do it in the Dark
o National Communications Coordinator
 Looking at refining bidding rules
 Working on amendment about NCC position
o Chief of Staff
 Office hours will be posted Monday on RHA door
 Events reported on form are on Hall Council calendar
• Will be sharing in the next week
 Still working away on the website
o Advisor
 Attended Advocacy Roundtable Meeting on 1/21/14
• Advocates are great!
• Make sure your residents are being heard
 Spoke with Inter-Hall Advisor from George Washington University on
1/22/14
• Interested in attending events at GW?
o Martha’s Marathon (2/19/14 at 6pm)
o General Assembly Meeting (3/31/14 at 9pm)
 Attended Residential Education Athletic Engagement Committee
Meeting on 1/22/14
• S’more Spirit Tailgate (2/26/14 at 5:30pm)
• Not set in stone
• Before a Women’s basketball game vs. Navy
• Thinking of ways that everyone can get involved
 Met with Rajita and Patricio this past week
 Tasks
• Reviewed RHA Website updated
• Reviewed RHA Strategic Plan
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McDowell Hall Council please talk to Daniel after GA to discuss the
UEC: Chart Your Academic Future Class of 2016 Event
• Will reach out to RAs in buildings with second year students
 Reminders from 1/16/2014
• Spring 2014 Room Change Process
o This process will begin after the Housing Freeze
(Monday, January 27, 2014)
o Process Overview:
 Resident will fill out room change application.
 RD will meet with student, approve, or deny
request.
 Student completes move after receiving a
Resident Room Change Permit.
• Fall 2014 RA Selection
o www.american.edu/ocl/housing/RA.cfm
o For anyone who attended an information session, the
deadline for Application Materials is 11:59pm on
Friday, January 31, 2014
• 2014-2015 Housing Selection
o Three Stage Process at
www.american.edu/roomselection
 STAGE 1: Online Housing Application, due
Friday, January 31st at 5pm
 STAGE 2: Group Declaration, February 10th –
February 23rd at 11:59pm
 STAGE 3: Room Selection, February 26th –
March 5th
o Information Session:
 Wednesday, February 12th at 6:30pm in
McDowell Hall Formal Lounge
o Current RA or Interested in the RA Position?
 Participate in the process as if you are NOT
applying to be an RA
o Questions/Concerns: roomselection@american.edu
 Off Campus Housing Fair
• Sign up to volunteer!
• You can still attend the event if you volunteer
Administrative Board Reports
o Parliamentarian
 Vacancies in hall councils… email Paul@aurha.org
 Met with SG Board of Elections
• Probably not going to team up with SG on elections
• Voting stations in the residence halls
• RA staff or volunteers
• Residents can vote in their lobby
• Not a final plan, as it is right now
• Elections should start after spring break, voting done by first
week of April
o NCC-IT
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 Not present
o Deputy Programmers
 Founder’s Day…
o Social Media Deputy
 3 people have used form!
 Keep using the form!
 Formulating plan to revamp social media
New Business
o Founder’s Day Presentation
 Presented by Hayat
 Questions
• If we didn’t get the email with the location, how will we get
the date and time email?
o Working on this problem right now
o Will be sending out another email
o Paul gets SG emails and will forward to Marieka
o RHA page will have all of the information
• What happens if I’m drunk at the ball?
o NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED
o You will not be allowed in
o Public safety officers will be manning event
• What happens if I wear jeans?
o Can wear suits
o Formal event, so dress nicely
• Can you get a ticket for someone else?
o No, you cannot send a proxy
• Can you tell us where ticketing is?
o Cannot tell you yet
o Will all be sent in an email
• Can I bring someone who does not go to AU?
o Ticket is only for you
o Will be checking IDs before you get into event
• How early should I stand in line for tickets?
o Event is incredibly popular
o Use your best judgment
o Check it out at least 2 hours in advance
• Will there be a coat check?
o Yes!
o Professionally done
• Can I have someone sit in line for me?
o You need to stand in the line the whole time
o NO PROXYS
• Will there be papers for in line?
o yes
o RFI Presentation
 Presented by Patricio
 Every university needs to submit something every year
 Good resource for ideas
 Nacurh.org/rfi
 Log in information
• Username: American University
• Password: americanuniversity
 What would I use the RFI for?
• Can look for new ideas for programming/advocacy
Some files can be long
Did Rory submit one on RHA/SG relations?
• No
 American has submitted some of the ones on the site
 How do we submit something to the RFI?
• Has to go through the NCC
 Should I credit the people on RFI?
• Yes, out of being a good person
• Good to give credit in presentations
• Don’t be afraid to take ideas and make AU better
 Feel free to use this for other organizations
o Athletics Events
 Presented by Hayat
 Men’s basketball team beat BU last night!
 Want to increase attendance at men’s and women’s basketball games
 Made a spreadsheet of all games for the rest of the semester
• Everyone should sign up for at least one game
• At least 5 people should go to every game
 If you go to the game and take a picture, HOTY points!
 Hayat will know if you are not there
 How do you access the spreadsheet?
• Will be with minutes and on facebook
o Motion to amend the agenda to include OTMs, unanimous consent
 seconded
o OTM presentation
 By Sam Smithson
 November winners
• First year student: Emmanuel
• RA: Leonard
• Social program: Hughes Hall Trivia
 Due 5th of every month
 December winners
• RA: Denis
• Student: Hannah Holly
 When will new members be accepted?
• Later this semester
 Will dogs be on campus again?
• Yes!
Open Forum
o Training is next Saturday, 10am-1pm in Nebraska Formal
 Hayat will send out Event Brite
 Need a valid reason for missing
 Breakfast food at training
o Send out the census and survey!
o Shoutouts
 Sarah’s birthday!
 Joyce’s birthday yesterday!
 Centennial Hall for welcoming Patricio as hall buddy
 E-board for cleaning office
 Maxim for programming like a boss
 Daniel for going to advocate roundtable
 Patricio for taking Centennial minutes
 Girls for making it through recruitment week!
 Paul for helping to clean even though he didn’t have to
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E-board and Daniel for helping Hayat with drama
Hayat for being a great hall buddy and Rajita for being a new one for
Hughes
 Cassell for welcoming Devon
 Hayat for new Anderson hall buddy
Adjournment
o Meeting adjourned at 9:52 pm.
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