ACUHO-I News Blog

Power and computer network service continues to be non-operational at the ACUHO-I Central Office as workers continue to respond to windstorms last Sunday.

The Central Office has set up a temporary location with limited connectivity as we work to continue to provide service to ACUHO-I members. The ACUHO-I Knowledge Summit and the Strategic Planning Retreat will be held as scheduled. Also, as the ACUHO-I Conference Series events near, we have posted links to PDF files for attendee and exhibitor applications below.

Any exhibitor or sponsor questions should be directed to Alison Jones at 614.226.3447. If you have already registered as an exhibitor and need decorator specific information for the ACUHO-I Apartments or the ACUHO-I/APPA Housing Facilities Conference, you can contact the George Fern company directly at 817.481.0043. Information regarding the Information Technology, Living-Learning Programs, or Conference Services conference will be made avaialble on the Web site as soon as power is restored.

ACUHO-I Conference Series applications for exhibitors (all events are included in one file)

ACUHO-I Conference Series applications for attendees:

• Apartments Conference
  
• Information Technology Conference
  
• ACUHO-I/APPA Housing Facilities Conference
  
• Conference Services Conference
  
• Living-Learning Programs Conference
  

The ACUHO-I fax number (614.292.3205) has been restored. Attendees and exhibitors for the ACUHO-I Conference Series events (Apartments, Infomation Technology, Conference Services, Living Learning Programs, and the ACUHO-I / APPA Housing Facilities conferences) who have attempted to fax an application to the central office since last Sunday will need to resend that form. Any questions should be directed to Lisa Martin at 614.403.5656.

If you need a copy of an application, you may call or e-mail Lisa Martin.

A windstorm that caused major damage throughout Ohio has also forced the temporary closure of the ACUHO-I Central Office. ACUHO-I regrets any inconvenience this has caused members.

The office and much of central Ohio (more than 300,000 homes and offices and more than 40 percent of the electric company’s customer base) has been without power since approximately 4 p.m. (eastern), Sunday, September 14, 2008. Unfortunately, the loss of power has meant the ACUHO-I Web site and e-mail for staff members has not been operational during that time. Steps are being taken to restore service as soon as possible.

Estimates say power may be restored to the office Wednesday evening. In the meantime, ACUHO-I has established two temporary cell phone lines for members who need to speak with someone. Laura Pietrykowski, ACUHO-I membership coordinator, can be reached at 614.517.8360 and Sallie Traxler, ACUHO-I executive director can be reached at 614.946.8862.

ACUHO-I will send messages regarding the situation to regional presidents and chief housing officers at all member institutions along with posting messages to the ACUHO-I blog and social network. More details will be posted as they become available. Thank you for your cooperation as we work to recover from the windstorms.

“It is also not deliberately designed to make readers feel really old!”

That’s a disclaimer from the introduction to the 2008 Beloit College Mindset List from the study authors, Ron Nief, Director of Public Affairs and Tom McBride, Keefer Professor of the Humanities and Professor of English. Intentional or not, however, that’s the result.

This year’s freshmen-the class of 2012-enter college with the following life experience:

• Seinfeld has always existed.
• The doctor has always used an ear thermometer for temperature-taking.
• The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno.
• IBM has never made typewriters.
• Harry Potter would be a college freshman now. (If you needcollege after finishing at Hogwart’s.)

Now that we’ve tortured ourselves with that (more at the link if you’re masochistic), this 2000 grad (that’s two years before the first Beloit Mindset for those of you keeping score) is going to take a Centrum Silver (circa. 1990) and lie down for a little while.

The youth…they are so young.

Welcome to the ACUHO-I blog; a new initiative to share news, knowledge, information, and thoughts of value to ACUHO-I members and the collegiate housing profession.

There are many outlets out there that provide valuable information. We hope that we can add to that body of knowledge and, in particular, help ferret out the facts, figures, and opinions that mean the most to you as housing practitioners in general and ACUHO-I members in particular.

This blog, along with the recently opened ACUHO-I social network are just some of the new initiatives that ACUHO-I is working to provide its members. We know that members like yourself, and the incredible amount of experience and expertise that they hold, are the association’s most valuable asset. Tools that allow members to exchange this information will help the association and the profession to grow.

So, before we fully submerge ourselves in the blog waters, a few pieces of business.

1. Please view the rules of use for this blog and other ACUHO-I online sites. We don’t want to stifle conversation, but copyright and antitrust issues must be considered.
2. Readers will be required to supply their name and e-mail before posting comments to blog entries. The decision was made to protect the blog from spam and also because we felt there wasn’t a need for anonymity within the ACUHO-I professional network.
3. We need a much better name than ACUHO-I News Blog. Please post your ideas in the “comments” or e-mail them here. Sometime soon we’ll choose a winner and find an appropriate award (even beyond the bragging rights it will provide).

Please share your comments as the blog and other tools continue to grow. Remember that input of professionals like you will be what makes these networks valuable. Engage the profession. Engage the association.