Love Where You Live.

Residence Hall Association (RHA) is a student-led organization that represents and advocates for the interests and concerns of students living in on-campus residences. It serves as a platform for providing educational and social programming, while also actively participating in community service, improving hall facilities, representing student ideas and issues to the administration, attending state, regional, and national conferences, and providing opportunities for student leadership. All residential students are members of RHA and are invited to attend general body meetings. 

Mission & Vision

The mission of RHA is to make residence hall life more enjoyable for the residents, to develop a sense of pride regarding their residence hall, and to promote a healthy living environment for the residents in conjunction with the Residential Campus Initiative (RCI). RHA strives to achieve these goals by providing educational and social programming, actively participating in community service, improving hall facilities, representing student ideas and issues to the administration, attending state, regional, and national conferences, and providing opportunities for student leadership.

Residence Hall Association Positions & Recruitment

RHA Recruitment Timeline

  • RHA nominations will be due Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:59pm
  • Students accepting their nomination may campaign through Monday, May 5, 2025
  • RHA voting will take place Wednesday, May 7, 2024 – Monday, May 12, 2025 at 12pm
  • RHA election results will be announced on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  • First RHA executive board communication will be in May 2025
  • RHA executive boarding training day will take place Monday, August 25, 2025

RHA Positions

President

  • Preside over the Executive Board
  • Ensure sure all Executive Board Officers are fulfilling their job responsibilities
  • Facilitate Executive Board meetings

Vice President of Finance

  • Maintain accurate financial records
  • Process all needed financial transactions for RHA and Student Neighborhood Associations

Vice President of Residential Improvements

  • Assess and identify needs of students as well as campus improvements needed
  • Identify acceptable solutions to these needs

National Communications Coordinator

  • Create and distribute meeting minutes, track meeting attendance records, and create agendas for General Body meetings
  • Maintain contact with state, regional, and national Residence Halls Associations and communicate regularly with the Regional Board of Directors

Campus Liaison

  • Build and maintain relationships with campus constituencies and Student Neighborhood Associations
  • Work alongside the President to keep RHA informed of key issues/events on campus

2024-2025 Executive Board

The Executive Board includes the elected President, Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Residential Improvements, National Communications Coordinator, and Campus Liaison.

President, Blaise Coulter

Junior, Class of 2026

Major: International Business – 3+1 Dual Degree Program (Master’s in Business Analytics)

VP of Finance, Emily McAninch

Junior, Class of 2026

Major: Finance, Minors: Leadership Studies & Sport Management

VP of Residential Improvements, Ashanti Horton

Junior, Class of 2026

Major: Psychology

National Communications Coordinator, Trinity Barnett

Senior, Class of 2025

Major: Psychology

Campus Liaison, Dejour Banks

Senior, Class of 2024 

Major: Entrepreneurship

Expectations

The RHA Executive Board will meet twice a month, once as a board and once to hold general body meetings. RHA Executive Board members will also participate in a Fall training opportunity, collaborate with Student Neighborhood Associations, provide guidance for the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), and assist in recruitment of new members.

Residential Improvements

Have an idea for a residential improvement you’d like to see on campus?

A form to submit your ideas will be available in Fall 2025.

General Body

All residential students are members of RHA and are invited to attend general body meetings.

The next general body meeting will be announced in Fall 2025!