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SUNY Geneseo Inter-Residence Council

SUNY Geneseo Inter-Residence Council. Presented By : Eric M. Blask & Brock A. Buffum. What Is IRC?. Voice of residential community Programming body Leadership training. Mission Statement.

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SUNY Geneseo Inter-Residence Council

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  1. SUNY Geneseo Inter-Residence Council Presented By : Eric M. Blask & Brock A. Buffum

  2. What Is IRC? • Voice of residential community • Programming body • Leadership training

  3. 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.

  4. History 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)

  5. Residence 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

  6. 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 NACURH & NEACURH What does IRC take home…

  7. From 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)

  8. Structure of IRC

  9. IRC Executive Board

  10. Leadership Development • Two day training at beginning of semester • Continuous training: • During IRC meetings • Campus Round Table

  11. Semesterly Training • Attended by IRC members and RC members • Modeled after NEACURH conferences • Programming sessions • Halls work together to build community • SALT award

  12. Continuous 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

  13. Programming • IRC programs • IRC co-sponsored programs • IRC funded hall programs

  14. IRC Programs • Wide range of students reached • Looking to diversify target groups • Example programs: • Nintendo • Rocky horror • Shopping trip • Siblings weekend • Sports game trip

  15. Other organizations come to IRC for: Man power Publicity Funding Examples: MidKnight Madness MidKnight Breakfast Condom Casino FYE Events IRC Co-sponsored Programs

  16. 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 IRC Hall Funded Programs (Many in conjunction with RA floor programming)

  17. IRC 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

  18. 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 IRC Meetings

  19. Student Association (student fee money) Majority for programming Unique funding: most RHA budgets from college directly or from Residence Life Finances

  20. How this ties into the College • Student Association • Residence Life • Administration

  21. Student Association • Our parent organization and source of funding • Direct link to administration

  22. Residence 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

  23. 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 Administration

  24. For more information visit http://www.geneseo.edu/~genccor email sairc@geneseo.edu

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