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

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

4. 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.

5. 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)

6. 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

7. NACURH & 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…

8. 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)

9. Structure of IRC

10. IRC Executive Board

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

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

13. 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

14. Programming IRC programs IRC co-sponsored programs IRC funded hall programs

15. IRC Programs Wide range of students reached Looking to diversify target groups Example programs: –NintendoNintendo –Rocky horrorRocky horror –Shopping tripShopping trip –Siblings weekendSiblings weekend –Sports game tripSports game trip

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

17. IRC 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)

18. 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

19. IRC 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

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

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

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

23. 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

24. Administration 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

25. For more information visit http://www.geneseo.edu/~gencc or email sairc@geneseo.edu http://www.geneseo.edu/~genccsairc@geneseo.edu