Residence Hall Association

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What is RHA, and why should I know?

The Residence Hall Association is the governing student body of the Residence Halls on Western's campus. The council consists of a five-member executive board and includes representatives from each hall and apartment complex on campus.

What does RHA do?

Provides funding for programs and activities that enhance the lives of residential students
Serves as a communication link between all the Residence Halls
Reviews policies/procedures regarding on-campus living
Represents Western at the regional (PACURH) and national (NACURH) level
Provides leadership training/opportunities for students living on campus

PACURH 2009

Western Washington University is hosting the 2009 PACURH conference. The conference will be November 13, 2009 – November 15, 2009. More information will be posted soon on a PACURH09 website that is under construction as of right now. On this website it will include the registration cost, hotel stay, program submission and much more. We hope to have the website up as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email our conference chair Brandon Turpin or either of the conference advisors Ronna Biggs or Ashlee Norris.

Contact Information

RHA includes a six-member Executive Board. The President, VP of Programming, National Communications Coordinator, VP of Membership and Records, and VP of Finance of the Residence Hall Association are elected each winter and spring to a one-year term. Terms begin the Monday of finals week Spring Quarter and continues until the following Friday of the week before finals week. The Exec board also includes members not elected by the RHA, which are the NRHH liason and the Associated Students Vice President for Student Life. The VP of Student Life is elected during the campus-wide election in the spring and serves as the liaison between RHA and the Associated Students during their tenure in office. Officer job descriptions and RHA elections are outlined in the RHA Constitution.

Executive Board

The Executive Board is an essential part of the RHA. The members of the 2009 – 2010 executive board are:

	Name	Email	Office Hours
President	Iris Maute-Gibson	mautegi@students.wwu.edu	Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
VP of Programming	Vacant	Position to be filled winter quarter by election
National Communications Coordinator	Byron Starkey	starkeb@students.wwu.edu	Tuesday: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday: noon – 1 p.m.
VP of Membership and Records	Lucas Bourne	bournel@students.wwu.edu	Monday: 10 a.m. – noon
VP of Finance	Rachel Cupp	Rachel.Cupp@wwu.edu	Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Coord. Programs & Leadership and RHA Advisor	Ronna Biggs	Ronna.Biggs@wwu.edu
Apartment Coordinator & RHA Advisor	Ashlee Norris	Ashlee.Norris@wwu.edu

The RHA office is located in VU 435 and can be reached at 360-650-4782.