Presented By :Eric M. Blask

&Brock A. Buffum

SUNY Geneseo SUNY Geneseo Inter-Residence CouncilInter-Residence Council

What Is IRC?What Is IRC?

• Voice of residential community

• Programming body

• Leadership training

Mission Statement

The State University of New York College at Geneseo Inter-Residence Council, as the largest on-campus organization, is committed to providing a positive, approachable, and effective forum for all students. The Inter-Residence Council strives to be the aware and involved voice of Geneseo’s residential community and seeks to develop a broader intellectual, social, and cultural on-campus environment. From this foundation, the Inter-Residence Council trains and develops the next generation of student leaders.

History LessonHistory Lesson

• Residence Hall Association (RHA)

• National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH)– Divided regionally into 8 Regions– Geneseo belongs to:

NorthEast Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (NEACURH)

Residence Hall AssociationsResidence Hall Associations

• Usually divisions of Residence Life

• Many varieties of systems

• Geneseo unique• Student Association

• Standing Committee

• Director of Inter-Residence Affairs is IRC Chair

• Integrally linked by mission and purpose with Residence Life and Division of Student Life

NACURH & NEACURHNACURH & NEACURH

Nationally – NACURH• 8 Regions throughout

USA and Canada• Large forum for

networking and ideas• Provides RHA’s with

unity and strength• Annual conference

Regionally – NEACURH• Intimate networking

with schools close by• List serve full of ideas• Upward mobility to

Regional Board of Director positions

• Bi-annual conferences

What does IRC take home…

From NACURH & NEACURHFrom NACURH & NEACURH

• Programs and Leadership Development– Learn from attending presentations– Experience from presenting programs

• Networking– Invaluable help information from other schools

• Recognition– Annual awards (Regionally and Nationally)

Structure of IRCStructure of IRC

Executive BoardOversee organizational detailsE lected by General Assem bly inApril of previous year

General Assem blyAllocate funds for hall program sElected by Hall

Director of Inter-Residence Affairs(DIRA)

IRC Chair by virtue of positionElection is Cam pus W ide

AdvisorM em ber or Residence Life Staff

IRC Executive BoardIRC Executive Board

Vice ChairCoordinate T raining Program s

Cam pus Relations CoordinatorFacilitate Cam pus Round Table

TreasurerFinancial Business

SecretaryAgendas, M inutes, & Records

National Com m unicationsCoordinators (NCC's)

Connecet IRC w ithregion and nation

Program m ing ChairCoordinate IRC Program m ing

Student AssociationDirector of Inter-Residence Affairs

IRC Chair by virtue of positionElection is Cam pus W ide

Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Development

• Two day training at beginning of semester • Continuous training:

– During IRC meetings– Campus Round Table

Semesterly TrainingSemesterly Training

• Attended by IRC members and RC members• Modeled after NEACURH conferences

– Programming sessions

– Halls work together to build community

• SALT award

Continuous TrainingContinuous Training

• Campus Round Table– Hall Presidents Trained by CRC– Presidents take training back to entire hall

• During IRC Meetings– Bi-monthly training moments

• Ten minute training moments• Usually done by outside organizations:

– Geneseo Organization for Leadership Development– National Residence Hall Honorary– Student Organizations

ProgrammingProgramming

• IRC programs

• IRC co-sponsored programs

• IRC funded hall programs

IRC ProgramsIRC Programs

• Wide range of students reached

• Looking to diversify target groups

• Example programs:–Nintendo–Rocky horror–Shopping trip–Siblings weekend–Sports game trip

IRC Co-sponsored ProgramsIRC Co-sponsored Programs

• Other organizations come to IRC for:– Man power

– Publicity

– Funding

• Examples:– MidKnight Madness

– MidKnight Breakfast

– Condom Casino

– FYE Events

IRC Hall Funded ProgramsIRC Hall Funded Programs

• Come for partial funding for a hall programs

• Little IRC involvement outside of funding and suggestions

• Approximately 60-70 programs a year

• Wide variety:– Pots-n-Paints

– Paintball

– Mother’s Day Crafts

– Floor dinners

– Horse Back Riding

– Picnics

(Many in conjunction with RA floor programming)

IRC and Residence CouncilsIRC and Residence Councils

• Umbrella Organization– Facilitate RC Elections– Oversee training of RC– Partially fund many programs

• Campus Round Table (CRT)

– Bi-weekly meetings of hall presidents– Overseen by the Campus Relations Coordinator– Fun, informative, planning

IRC MeetingsIRC Meetings

• Forum for discussion and ideas– Readily available

source for student opinion

– Open discussion to address concerns of students

– Announcements about campus events

• Funding– Readings to provide

RCs with funding

– 2 Readings for request over $75

– Debated and voted upon by General Assembly

FinancesFinances• Student Association

(student fee money)• Majority for

programming• Unique funding:

– most RHA budgets from college directly or from Residence Life

How this ties into the CollegeHow this ties into the College

• Student Association

• Residence Life

• Administration

Student AssociationStudent Association

• Our parent organization and source of funding

• Direct link to administration

Residence LifeResidence Life

• Programming body

• Funding source for Residence Councils and RA’s through the Residence Councils

• Available source for student opinion– RA involvement in student teaching– Furniture in Residence Halls

AdministrationAdministration

• Direct link to student opinion (Residence Hall issues)– Residence Hall

Renovations

– Computers in Residence Halls

– Faculty in Residence Report

• Indirectly linked through the Student Association on all issues affecting whole campus– Possible laptop

program– Snow Removal– Campus Auxiliary

Service rule changes

For more information visit http://www.geneseo.edu/~gencc

or email sairc@geneseo.edu