Before this year, Murray Community Association has not had a reputation for being particularly active. Attendance and dedication were two problem areas that this year’s MCA addressed. This month, Murray hosted a very successful end-of-the-year picnic. There was live music, a hotdog eating contest, and many other fun features at this event. Chris’s guidance helped to make this event so well populated.

RECing Crew, a new housing organization centered around the idea of non- committal recreation for housing students, is also advised by Chris. Since the beginning of the year, RECing Crew has put on over a dozen programs. In May, the organization focused on The Amazing Race, a program that will be jointly run by RECing Crew and NRHH. Chris helped the organization develop a structured executive board for next year as well.

Chris has also helped serve as an advisor for UWEC’s RHA this past year. Specifically, he advised the Vice President. During this past month, he helped the VP-elect learn their position and keep the meetings on track with the agenda.

Most recently, Chris served as the advisor for UWEC’s NACURH 2012 delegation. He did a great job at being helpful and observant of his delegates, but definitely gave them space to explore everything the conference had to offer for each of them individually. He attended many different parts of the conference with his delegates and made suggestions for next year’s delegation on how to be more spirited and organized. His fun-loving spirit and relaxed attitude helped make the conference a lot less intimidating and more entertaining.

Earlier in the semester, while attending WURHA, Chris and a few other students discussed the possibility of UWEC hosting NACURH. Since then, he has taken it upon himself to be one of two advisors for the NACURH 2014 bid team. Specifically in May, this required a lot of work. Chris supported and helped the two co-chairs select nineteen committee chairs. He attended the first bid team meeting and helped the co-chairs run it smoothly. He has been a great resource for logistics. Even though he has only been on campus for a year, his knowledge of the facilities and creative problem-solving have already helped narrow down possibilities for the conference. Chris has helped analyze many different theme ideas this month. He also helped the co-chairs use their experience at NACURH 2012 to better prepare them for NACURH 2014. Bidding for a national conference can be a very intimidating project to take on, but Chris remained calm at every obstacle faced this month.

He was also inducted into NRHH as an honorary member this month. This is probably a reflection of all of these accomplishments, his approachable leadership, and his contributions to other projects he has done over the year, including help facilitate a 9 week long leadership seminar. In May, the organizations and projects Chris oversaw were especially active. Even with this all happening in a short time span, Chris was more than capable of advising all of them and being a great hall director. Chris Pahl’s calm demeanor, persistent drive, and supportive helpfulness make him a great role model and an excellent representation of Advisor of the Month.

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