NRHH

NRHH
National Residence Hall Honorary
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

What is NRHH?

NRHH, the National Residence Hall Honorary, is a national organization whose purpose is recognizing outstanding leadership as well as developing student leaders in the residence halls. The group is comprised of the top 1% of student leaders living in the residence halls at each individual school. NRHH is committed to service, scholarship, and leadership, as well as acknowledging the hard work and leadership roles of students and staff in the residence halls.

The UNLV Chapter of NRHH sponsors “Of The Month” awards (OTMs), which are awards designed to recognize outstanding UNLV students, staff, programs, residence hall communities, and more. The UNLV Chapter also gives out the David M. Brown OTM Nominator Award, sponsors UNLV leadership activities, and bids for regional and national awards. The UNLV Chapter would ultimately like to establish a strong Class of 15 members and create committees for programs, Of The Month awards, and recognition. Through involvement in NRHH leadership activities, members of the UNLV Chapter become outstanding leaders on campus and in the nation. We also encourage, support, and recognize fellow residents at UNLV for their outstanding leadership contributions.

The UNLV Chapter of NRHH is well known throughout our region and the nation. Due to our award-winning OTM program and hard work in other areas, we have been honored with nearly twenty national awards since 1996 and have received numerous regional awards each year. Our members also contribute to various organizations including academic honoraries, the Residence Hall Association Executive Board, Campus Housing paraprofessionals, the Student Ambassador program, the Honors College, and many others.

        For more information, visit:
                The NRHH National Web site: http://www.msstate.edu/org/nrhh/
                NACURH's NRHH Web site: http://www.nacurh.com/members/NRHH/

Current Active Members (2003)

Name (Position)	E-mail
Erin Hume (President)	RHCPfreak21@aol.com
Jocelyn Mata (Vice President of OTMs)	JocelynMata82@aol.com
Shannon Richardson (Secretary)	athleteiam21@hotmail.com
Rachel Parker (Treasurer)	racparker@hotmail.com
Amanda Beja (RHA Representative)	mandyB901@aol.com
Abbey Hudson (Member)	ahudson@unlv.edu
Dennis Hicks (Advisor)	Dennis.Hicks@ccmail.nevada.edu

Calendar
of
Events

Date	Event
The 10th of every month	OTMs due to JocelynMata82@aol.com

OTMs

OTMs, or "Of The Month" awards, are written every month to honor the following: Advisor, NCC, Spotlight, Community, NRHH Chapter, Student, E-Board Member, RA, Community Service Program, Educational Program, Social Program, Diversity Program, and Faculty/Staff. In order to complete an OTM (which can be written by anyone in the residence halls), you need to have all the information about the nominee, then you need to fill out the OTM template form. The OTM templates can be accessed by using the NRHH disks in the complex offices, or by e-mailing one of the NRHH members, who can send you the templates to download. The awards need to be written and e-mailed to Jocelyn Mata (JocelynMata82@aol.com) by the 10th of every month to nominate for the previous month. For example, October OTMs are due to Jocelyn by November 10th. Here are some tips for writing successful OTMs:

- Use the word count . . . get as close as you can to the final number.
- Be as descriptive as possible . . . the only way to let others know about what the program, person, or group has done is to describe it all to them.
- No matter who it's written about or what it's written on, always include how it positively affected the campus housing community.
- Clearly state in the first few sentences why the nominee deserves the awards . . . expand from there.

Always remember that these are for recognition of outstanding contributions. Whether they win at the UNLV level, PACURH level, or NACURH level doesn't matter; it's simply the fact that these people know that they were nominated.

OTM
Winners

Month & Year

Categories & Winners

September
2003

Advisor: Alli Meyers (submitted by Jocelyn Mata)
Spotlight: Nicole Oke (submitted by Cindy Serrato)
Community: TBA
Student: Renee Borba (submitted by Stephanie Hairgrove)
E-Board Member: Ashley Ferrell (submitted by Derek Bullard and Amanda Beja)
Resident Assistant: Stephanie Hairgrove (submitted by Erin Hume)
Educational Program: Health Month (submitted by Nina Gallegos)
Social Program: Toga Party (submitted by Cade Cridland)

Honorable Mentions:
Jennifer Oshiro, Abbey Hudson, and Jocelyn Mata (RA of the Month submissions by Cade Cridland, Jennifer Oshiro, and Alli Meyers)
Vito Esposito and George Ladkany (Student of the Month submissions by Amanda Beja and Kevin Meiners)
UCC Ice Cream Social (Social Program of the Month submission by Tracy Rankin)