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UPDATED Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers FEBRUARY 18-20, 2018 SAN MARCOS, TX Registration is still See you in San Marcos! available at $240 Newsletter–Pre-conference 2018 REGISTER ONLINE NOW AT: www.swacuho.org SWACUHO 2018 Pre-conference 2018 In This Issue From The President .............................................................................3 From The President-Elect .....................................................................4 We want to hear from you! ................................................................5 Newsletter and Communications Committee .........................................5 Executive Board 2017–2018 ...............................................................6 Committee Chairs ...............................................................................7 Connections That Spark! SWACUHO 2018 .........................................9 Southern Placement Exchange is Happening Soon! .............................10 Greetings from Mid-Level Committee! ................................................11 Excellence in all That We Do .............................................................12 Give Back to the Local Community .....................................................13 Research, Assessment, and Information Committee .............................14 SWACUHO Texas State Director ........................................................15 Engaging in Research and Assessment the Kaizen Way ........................................................................16 Want to highlight someone on your campus? ....................................18 SWACUHO Spotlights .....................................................................19 Maximizing your SWACUHO Experience ..........................................20 Congratulations to the ACUHO-I Faculty ............................................22 Candidates for President-Elect and Treasurer ......................................23 Candidate for President-Elect .....................................................24 Candidate for President-Elect .....................................................25 Candidate for Treasurer .............................................................27 HVAC 101 .......................................................................................28 Reminders from a Graduate Student You Don’t Know. .........................31 Highlighting the LLCs ........................................................................32 Full Circle Success ............................................................................34 TAMU Residence Life Academic Peer Mentor Program Receives National Certification ...................................................36 ENGAGE with SWACUHO through Social Media ...............................38 Don’t Let Failure Drag You Down .......................................................40 The ResLife Night Shift ......................................................................42 Tips for Submitting Job Applications ..................................................44 2} FOLLOW US AT: twitter.com/SWACUHO Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers From The President Greetings SWACUHO Nation! It's January, and there is still It is my hope that you will attend so much to do to prepare for the Key Note Speaker session the Annual Conference on with Michelle Poler speaking on February 18-21, 2018. Our Host fear, and how to overcome it in Committee, Texas State University the workplace. I would also like in San Marcos, has been busy to invite everyone to the Business all year preparing for our arrival. Meeting where we will hear Many thanks to them for all of their reports from the Executive Board hard work. The Executive Board and Committee Chairs. We will and Committee Chairs/Committees also elect new Executive Board Janis J. Haney have also been busy all year long. members for President-Elect and President of SWACUHO Once we gather in San Marcos, Treasurer. Texas Tech University we will all be prepared to network, I look forward to seeing everyone share ideas, attend sessions, and who can attend the conference. If gather as much information as we you are unable to attend this year, can to take back to our institutions. just know that you will be missed! We will have Deb Schmidt- Have a wonderful new year with Rodgers, the President of ACUHO-I new beginnings, happiness, and and Patrick Bussiere, Regional health. Director from SWACURH, joining us for the conference. Peace, Janis FOLLOW US AT: www.facebook.com/swacuhonation {3 Pre-conference 2018 From The President-Elect Wassup SWACUHO?!!? We are about a month away information will hopefully help from the SWACUHO Annual newcomers in navigating the Conference. This is an exciting conference and not be as nervous time of the year for many within about branching out to experience the region. The annual conference new things. will offer attendees time to For newcomers and returners reconnect with colleagues, learn alike, there will be many sessions new things and even pass along to choose from that will help to some knowledge. Attending the increase your knowledge in the conference can also be the starting field and to help you get more point to something greater in Adonis Thompson involved in the association. Exec one’s career. I would never have President-Elect board members will be available believed that my first SWACUHO Arkansas State University to discuss what it means to be conference, Bricks & Buffalo (OKC involved. From being a committee 2007), would have been the member to a committee chair and spark to so many other things in FEBRUARY 18-20, 2018 into the Exec Board. I feel it is residence life for me. I hope that important that this process is made this year’s conference will have known and is transparent so that that same effect on attendees. those who want to follow this path SAN MARCOS, TX As we go into this year’s are ready for what lies ahead. conference, there will be some If you have made your opportunities to learn from others arrangements to come down in the region, and to learn more to beautiful San Marcos, I look about SWACUHO itself and forward to seeing you. If you Registration is still how to get involved. Newcomers haven’t, there is still time to will get an extended session to make it happen. Be a part of the learn more about the Exec Board available at $240 experience and the growth of and Committee Chairs. There such a great region. Until the next will also be information about time… how to get the most out of your first conference experience. The Be Easy!!! REGISTER ONLINE NOW AT: www.swacuho.org 4} FOLLOW US AT: twitter.com/SWACUHO SWACUHO 2018 Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers FEBRUARY 18-20, 2018 SAN MARCOS, TX We want to hearRegistration from you! Submit your events and articles is at [email protected] still Newsletter available and Communications at $240 Committee Lauren Carter Chelsea Fox Carrie Owens Cody Schmittinger University of Central Oklahoma University of North Texas University of Arkansas–Little Rock University of Arkansas–Monticello [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cassie Cochran Maggie Guzman Glenn Prince Wesley Smith Texas Tech University Texas A&M University Henderson State University University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff [email protected]@housing.tamu.edu [email protected] NOW [email protected]: Joshua A. Crook Ricky Harris Brianna Rogers Kyle Smith Texas Tech University University of Arkansas–Fort Smith Texas A&M University Lamar University [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]. [email protected] edu Kevin Dao www.swacuho.orgKaty Pelton Olivia Stankey University of Central Arkansas Sam Houston State University Jen Sommers Oklahoma State University [email protected] [email protected] Texas A&M University [email protected] [email protected] SWAFOLLOWCUHO US AT: www.facebook.com/swacuhonation 2018 {5 Pre-conference 2018 Executive Board 2017–2018The 2017-2018 Executive Board and Committee Chairs Executive Board Janis J. Haney Adonis Thompson Tanya Massey Maggie Guzman Megan M. Witherspoon President President-Elect Past President Secretary Treasurer Texas Tech University Arkansas State University Oklahoma State University Texas A&M University University of Arkansas [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] maggie_guzman@ [email protected] housing.tamu.edu Meredith “Mere” Susan Marc Glidden Luke Hams Katy Pelton Maddox Strobel-Hogan Arkansas State Director Oklahoma State Director Texas State Director Technology Coordinator Historian University of Arkansas– Oklahoma State University Sam Houston State Texas Woman’s University Southern Methodist University Little Rock [email protected] University [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] EmmaLe Davis J.C. Stoner Beth Eppinger Jose Valenciano Eric Johnson Time & Place Research, Assessment, Recognition and Awards Program Co-Chair Program Co-Chair University of Arkansas and Information University of Arkansas Texas Tech University University of [email protected] University of Texas at Ft. Smith [email protected] North Texas at Arlington [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Southwest Association of College & University Housing Officers 6} FOLLOW US AT: twitter.com/SWACUHO Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers The