Once conference time came, the delegation’s enthusiasm grew rapidly. After pulling onto the beautiful campus of CU Boulder, U of A immediately began playing the cup game and teaching anyone who was around them, the U of A and now IACURH tradition. They also ran around talking to other delegations, trading pins, and getting to know all of the different delegations of NACURH. U of A’s NCC, Harrison Redd, encouraged all of his delegates to go to varying entertainment options and the hospitality rooms to meet more people and enhance their leadership skills. The University of Arizona has a tradition of making door decs for every delegate at the conference and some of U of A’s delegates were up until 3am hanging them on everyone’s doors.

When regional break off time occurred, U of A distributed the regional t-shirts which were designed by their Residence Hall Association. They also made sure not a quiet moment passed and that support for every school was present.

During program sessions, U of A strategically planned which one each delegate was going to so that everyone went to differing programs to be sure U of A came back with the most amount of new ideas and inspiration. Once back together as a group, the delegation shared what they learned to pass on their knowledge to the others around them.

The University of Arizona has always had an extreme work ethic and it certainly paid off during the awards ceremony. U of A brought home the Hallenbeck Lifetime Service Award, OCM NRHH Member of the Year, and the biggest accomplishment, School of the Year. The delegation also made sure to show their support and cheer for all of the winning schools.

After NACURH, Residence Hall Association’s work did not stop. Eboard came back into full swing by planning trainings, preparing for this summer’s Hall Involvement Team which comes in early August to train both incoming and returning residents, and RHA’s Annual Block Party event that kicks off the school year for residents on the campus. Communication was key since not everyone was on campus all of the time. The advisor, Jess Crombie, made sure everyone stayed on track and that when Eboard returned, everyone would be at the right place and not overstressed.

The University of Arizona never stops working. Whether it is conference prep or training to become better leaders, Residence Hall Association is always putting 110% effort into everything they do. The month of June both marked a big accomplishment of winning school of the year and brought RHA together as a family to become stronger and have more creative ideas next year.

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