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The Residence Hall
Association serves residence by creating
a living and learning experience within university owned residence halls
The intention of the Residence Hall Association or RHA
is to promote student intellectual,
educationtional, cultural
physical, and social welfare.
It is also there to design, facilitate programs, and informational services to all
residents.
The RHA provides opportunities for residents to achieve fuller participation
in our campus community
through leadership, growth, and development.
It serves as a representative body and voice between residents
and associated students,
university administration,
student organizations,
resident hall staff,
and a Chico commmunity. Think of it as a government for the residence halls, and it can
do a lot for you.
So, one of the two purposes that the RHA provides here at CSU Chico,
is serving as a voice for residents here living on our campus.
Serving as a voice means that we are here
listening to the concerns of the residents as well as their opinion and values. To try to make their
experiences in university housing the best that it can possibly be.
Additionally, we offer leadership opportunities
through our hall council's in each of our five communities
where students can serve as leaders amongst their peers.
Getting that experience on hall council, was
one of the most life changing things
and I know a lot of people say that, but for me it's true. Not having ever been active in
high school, I didn't really know what it was like to give back to my community and
having been involved within hall council right from the very start at Chico State,
it inevitably led me to PTP; which is also part of housing.
I was also an RA and I've done things throughout the communities such as FLO which is
Freshman Leadership Opportunity and I've been very active on the campus and
that's entirely due to the fact that I was on hall council and learned how to
make a difference in the Chico community right away.
Throughout the year, the RHA provides an array of programs to residence hall students
such as the Residence Hall Spirit Week;
a weeks worth of competition for the hall council's, and the Haunted 'HUB, in October,
when the RHA and the hall councils
turn the UHUB into a huge haunted house. The RHA also provides the needed funds
for each hall council and RA to put our programs in their respective areas.
I think as a member of
the RHA, you really do have a chance to make a difference in the
residence halls,
whether it's a new program idea that you have or a new policy that you want to see
proposed. You really do have a chance to voice your opinions and those
opinions are heard.
In addition to providing
leadership opportunities and doing their own programs
the RHA also provide support to a lot of the big events that happen in the residence
halls and on-campus. Such as Up 'Til Dawn,
Wildcat Welcome Week,
Welcome Back Week, Cirque de UV
and various diversity programs throughout the year. RHA fees are put
into place to make this a
great place outside of just classroom activities. It's a good way to go to
different events on campus since you have a good time outside the classroom.
To best be involved
in the RHA, and see what it has to offer be a student leader and join your hall
council.