Presented By :Eric M. Blask
&Brock A. Buffum
SUNY Geneseo SUNY Geneseo Inter-Residence CouncilInter-Residence Council
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
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 [email protected]
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