THE PULSETHE NEWSLETTER OF THE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY HOUSING OFFICERS

JUNE 2014

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IN THIS ISSUE

President’s Welcome [3]RLC 2015 [4]

What is to come [4]Leading with Purpose [5]

OACUHO SPRING CONFERENCE IN WATERLOO

Board of Directors

The Communications Committee

PRESIDENTLaura Storey | Trent Universitylaurastorey@trentu.ca

PRESIDENT-ELECT / FINANCE DIRECTORJulie West | University of Guelph jwest@uoguelph.ca

PAST PRESIDENTChad Nuttall | University of Toronto Mississauga chad.nuttall@utoronto.ca

COMMUNICATION DIRECTORBrian Cunha | University of Waterloob2cunha@uwaterloo.ca

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORMatthew Harris | York University maharris@yorku.ca

MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT DIRECTORBrian Ingoldsby | University of Guelphbingolds@uoguelph.ca

CONFERENCE DIRECTORBrittany Gawley | McMaster Universitygawleyb@mcmaster.ca

CORPORATE PARTNER RELATIONS DIRECTORColin Ryrie | Brock Universitycryrie@brocku.ca

MID-LEVEL MEMBER AT LARGEGlenn Matthews | Western Universityglenn@housing.uwo.ca

MEMBER AT LARGEMike Porritt | Huron University Collegemporritt@huron.uwo.ca

MEMBER AT LARGESamantha Wiebe | University of Waterlooswiebe@uwaterloo.ca

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Welcome OACUHO

President’s Welcome

Hello  OACUHO  Members,

 Here  we  are  in  June.  What  does  June  mean  to  you?  Rest,  rejuvenation?  A  ramping  up  to  the  next  season?  Mid-­‐assignments  or  facilities  blitz?  Whatever  it  means  to  you,  June  is  a  beautiful  time  of  year.  I  hope  you’re  able  to  take  time  to  enjoy  the  sunshine  and  reJlect  on  a  fantastic  year.

For  the  residence  life-­‐types  out  there,  I  hope  you’re  looking  forward  to  some  vacation,  some  effective  planning  for  training  and  some  team-­‐building  for  your  RLM  team.

For  the  assignments  and  admissions-­‐types,  all  the  best  with  sending  out  your  Jirst  (and  many  more)  rounds  of  offers,  answering  questions  and  facilitating  requests  of  interesting  and  varying  nature.

 And  for  the  facilities-­‐types,  I  hope  that  June  has  you  Jinishing  your  room  audits,  successfully  completing  your  procurement  and  projects  and  Jinding  constant  reminders  of  a  successful  year.  #IWroteUnderMyBed

 Whatever  your  role  (I’m  sorry  for  those  I’ve  missed),    your  contributions  are  valuable  and  they  see  to  it  that  our  students  have  the  best  experience  possible.

 I  was  very  pleased  to  see  many  people  from  a  variety  of  roles  and  institutions  participate  in  the  very  successful  OACUHO  Spring  Conference  in  May  2014.  Congratulations  to  Laurier  on  a  job  well  done.  I  hope  that  this  opportunity  for  learning  was  as  valuable  for  you  as  it  was  for  me.  I’m  always  happy  to  connect  with  those  from  my  professional  home.

Over  the  next  several  months,  I  would  encourage  you  –  and  yes  I  mean  you  –  to  participate  in  OACUHO.  Our  professional  development,  communications,  membership  engagement  and  conference  offerings  will  be  tailored  to  best  serve  the  needs  of  different  portfolios  and  the  organization  as  a  whole.  There  will  be  something  for  everyone!

 I  look  forward  to  seeing  you  soon.

Laura  StoreyOACUHO  President

I  would  encourage  you  –  and  yes  I  mean  you  –  to  participate  in  OACUHO

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Save the Date: Momentum 2015!

 The 35th annual Residence Life Conference will be held at the University of

Guelph over the January 23-25th weekend, 2015. 

For information related to the conference, please don’t hesitate to visit rlc2015.ca, follow us on twitter at @rlc_2015, or email rlc2015@uoguelph.ca

The Pulse is up and running this year with a fresh new look. The new design will not be the only change. With a experienced, comprehensive and creative communications committee, you will soon see more content that applies to more functional areas of student housing.

With that, improvements to the Listserv communication, social media and the up an coming OACUHO History Project are in the works. To be part of any of these initiatives, you can contact me at b2cunha@uwaterloo.ca.

-Brian CunhaDirector, Communication

What’s to come from the Pulse

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Leading with Purpose

Rainclouds didn’t stop Laurier from ShiningSome  highlights  of  the  OACUHO  Spring  conference  held  at  Wilfrid  Laurier  University.  

The Spring Conference Planning Committee at Wilfrid Laurier University would like to extend a huge thank-you to our fellow members, Board of Directors, conference attendees and corporate partners! This year’s program was filled with impactful and engaging programs for all our members, as well as social events that profiled the spirit of Waterloo.  Please take a moment to browse our photo album, and don’t hesitate to reach out should you need anything related to the spring conference. Best wishes for a fantastic summer!

- Sheldon Pereira

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Hosts Josh Duarte and Megan Lott celebrate a successful opening reception in Maureen Forrester’s Recital Hall.

Winners of the case study begin their work.

From left: Jason VanAmelsvoort, Robert Totime, Brianne Sadler.

Jen Gonzales presents “Understanding Group Dynamics through Active Learning” on the first full day of the conference.

Chad Nuttall leads a Chief Housing Officer panel with Peter Galloway, Diane Rawlings, Jen Coulter, and Chris Dodd.

The incoming and outgoing board of directors meet for a transition meeting before the conference begins.

Top row from left: Laura Storey, Chad Nuttall, Mike Porritt, Carol Ford, Matt Harris, Suni Karir, Brian Ingoldsby, Jessica Brain, Julie West, Brittney Gawley, Brent Rohrer, Alysha Ferguson.Bottom row from left: Jen Gonzales, Brian Cunha, Samantha Wiebe, Matt Waghorn, Colin Ryrie.

Sheldon Pereira, Brent Rohrer, and Brandon Smith get their caricatures done at the opening reception.

Brock RLC team Colin Ryrie, Lesley Beninger, and Amanda Ziegler wait to get their caricatures done at the opening reception.

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Opening reception chats.

From left: Amy Stewart, Jen Gonzales, Laura Storey, Brian Cunha, Amanda Kalbfleisch.

Winner of the OACUHO Award of Excellence Victoria Gadon, alongside outgoing Board of Directors members Jennifer Ashenden (left) and Alysha Ferguson.

Amanda Kalbfleisch and Alyssa Graham after the keynote presentation.

Student volunteers getting a well deserved lunch break.