RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION

at the New Jersey Institute of Technology Stanley Gawlik, President – SAG6@njit.edu

Elizabeth Lee, Vice President – EML2@njit.edu
Michael Gonzalez, NCC – MLG3@njit.edu
Ruby Rogers, Secretary – RJR22@njit.edu
Patrick McGrail, Treasurer – PHM2@njit.edu
Christopher Ojeda, Public Relations Officer – CDO2@njit.edu
Karen Quackenbush, Advisor - quackenbush@njit.edu

Website: http://web.njit.edu/~rha E-mail:

RHANJIT@gmail.com
Residence Hall Association Minutes – November 24, 2008
I. Introduction
i. Start: 11: 42
ii. Winners of the Survey – Mrs. Lynn Riker – computer selects at random – Andrew Black
(Cypress), Din Kim (Laurel) Ken (Redwood) Tyler Auten (Oak)
II. Approve Minutes - Approved
III. Reports
i. President
a. E-Board Meeting – people losing voting rights (sign attendance sheets), CAACURH
updates, Holiday dinner (New Business), Fundraising (details later), Leadership retreat
- hall council mandatory (will keep posted).
ii. Vice President
a. Programming – forum – Senate Weekend – talk about all the programming ideas on the
forum
b. Toys for Tots – bring toys next week, donate as RHA
iii. National Communication Coordinator
a. CAACURH – report – move tables – enhances RHA – talk about in Power Point –
showed roll call video.
b. Website – forum and ticketing system
1. Discussed the effectiveness of the global email for the ticketing system.
2. Mike Lawson – possibly put instructions on the global email for how to use the
forum.
c. Questions about CAACURH: Mike Lawson
1. What school impressed you the most that did things differently than NJIT?
a. Right State U in Ohio – programs innovative.
i. A club on campus, got everyone out dancing. Advertised as dance
part. Incident happened at the dance party – girl winds up
convulsing, public safety, investigation. Say what you just saw was
an act. Used to teach about date rape.
b. University of Miami – advertising.
c. University of Akron – most award bids, innovative programs. – diversity
program – passport around the world – participate – cultural event every
night – stamp passport. People who had completed the passport – big
prize. Each little event had food.
d. Which schools had the most effective RHAs?
1. Most effective – trial and error, ones who tried the hardest.
iv. Treasurer
a. Budget
 v. Public Relations Officer
a. Flyers – hung up today or tomorrow in GDS
vi. Senate - absent
vii. Hall Council Representatives
a. Redwood – having winter social meeting with Cypress today at 9:30
b. Cypress - absent
c. Laurel – mix your own drinks – 35 people attended. No events going on for next week.
d. Oak – absent.
viii. RA Representatives
a. Redwood – no new programs, no meeting tomorrow
b. Cypress – end of the year program Dec. 10. Anyone wants to help email Jaime. How
Well Do You know your roommate Dec. 1 9:15
c. Laurel – no meeting last week.
d. Oak – absent.
ix. Clubs
a. BGA – nothing new
b. NRHH – decided on new inductees last night, next meeting next semester
c. Green Team – start tabling soon about Green Team
x. Committees
a. Programming – put imput onto the forum on weekend ideas.
b. Food – email – all meetings postponed until after Thanksgiving – use ticketing system
as a basis.
c. Fundraising – E-board planning fundraiser – details soon.
IV. Old Business
i. PRO – 2nd flyer – publicity meeting last week, flyer done. Hung up today or tomorrow.
V. New Business
i. Bob Moran – Holiday Dinner – unused flex to have holiday dinner – people’s opinion? –
wrapped up gifts raffle ticket system. Ideas? 5 min discussion: extra flex and you buy yourself a
holiday dinner. Secret Santa.
ii. Budget discussion:
a. Jackie – *table discussion, *approved.
iii. Pres – awesome topic to mention on forum.
VI. Open Floor and Services Issues
VII. Kudos and Shout Outs
i. VP – CAACURH delegation
ii. Mike – NCC and Treas for presentation
iii. NCC - Karen for being Karen
VIII. Announcements
i. VP – bring toys for Toys for Tots when come back from organization. Money is taken as well.
ii. NCC – Rios only request, pins that are donated from Reslife pin onto Tech the Cougar.
iii. Ken – RAs, updates on what to do before leaving for winter break. Redwood – scavenger hunt –
educational social. Lounge 9:15 PM.
iv. Jamal – says to close blinds when you leave – mold, darkness.
IX. Adjournment 12:41 PM.