ACUHO-I News Blog

Ever challenged with a new project – creating and implementing a style guide, recruiting new professional staff, or launching a branding campaign – and knew you remembered hearing about another institution that did something similar?

The ACUHO-I Marketing and Communications Committee recognizes the need for resources to be your fingertips. Fellow professionals and their experiences are invaluable resources. The ACUHO-I Online Resource Library will provide just that; a showcase of successful communication strategies among its members. Our hope is to share examples of the following types of publications: view books, brochures, on-line promotions, media advertisements, direct marketing collateral and much more. Each example, whether a design or campaign, can be labeled under specific topic areas such as staff recruitment, room selection, branding documents, job descriptions, and marketing campaigns.

Everyone has an experience to bring to the table. We need you to provide examples of your publications, campaigns, media strategies and more. If you have examples (and we know you do!) that you think would be helpful to your fellow professionals, please submit to the online library. The submission form can be found here. Please submit your submission form and electronic publication sample to mccresource@gmail.com. If you are submitting multiple publications, please submit separate e-mails for each piece and/or campaign. The deadline to submit material is March 1, 2010.

We look forward to reviewing your submissions and appreciate your time in providing details of your work and/or campaigns.

Last week saw the 2009 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition come to a close. For the almost 1,100 people who were able to be in Baltimore, they left with pages full of notes and minds full of ideas and inspirations. They also left with the memories of connecting with colleagues and friends: a sentiment captured in a photo slideshow that was shown at the closing banquet (and embedded below).

Because we know there were people who wanted to be in Baltimore but weren’t able, for whatever reason, this year ACUHO-I will offer a condensed, online version of the event. More details are forthcoming, but plans call for some of the most widely-attended and highest-scored sessions to be offered, as well as a video of the conference’s keynote address by environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Look for more details on the ACUHO-I Web site and e-mail announcements in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, you can download the conference program guide as a PDF, view a list of conference attendees, and enjoy the images from Baltimore. Plus, in the coming days, presentation materials from the conference sessions will be available in the ACUHO-I online library.

What were your favorite memories of the conference? Share in the comment section below.

A selection of college housing and student affairs headlines from InsideHigherEd.com. This week’s edition features two reports from the 2009 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition in Baltimore. Look for these on a weekly basis in the ACUHO-I news blog.

THE 3 A.M. PHONE CALL: College housing officers identify tactics to avert disaster and to respond after the fact:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/29/acuhoi

LEEDING THE PACK: While Duke showcased its new platinum-rate residence hall at an annual meeting of college housing officers, other campus reps talked getting certified on a budget:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/30/leed

OBAMA’S PUSH FOR FREE ONLINE COURSES: Administration may propose “open” classes and create a “National Skills College” to coordinate offerings at high schools and community colleges. Other measures for two-year institutions may include $10 billion facilities loan fund:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/29/ccplan

SUPREME COURT PUNTS: Justices opt — for now — not to resolve dispute over right of public universities to bar anti-gay bias and right of Christian groups to be recognized as student organizations:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/01/truth

The May+June 2009 issue of the Talking Stick magazine is now out, available through the postal service or in its online format. The cover story, this time, is a photo essay from the ACUHO-I study tour of China as well as the ACUHO-I Global Housing Summit. Some amazing photos taken by ACUHO-I members as well as written reflections from those who were there capture the experience and shares it with the membership at large.

Other stories this issue include a piece co-written by ACUHO-I president Norb Dunkel and ACPA president Tom Jackson that addresses how campus housing and student affairs departments must work together to further the “international” missions of their campuses. Luke LaCroix shines the light on sophomore programs. Tonie Miyamoto looks at LEED. Plus much more news from ACUHO-I and the college housing profession.

Read the latest issue and share your thoughts about it either in the comments below, or in the forum of the ACUHO-I online network.

Congratulations to the five newly elected executive board members and thanks to the additional candidates who put their names forth to serve. New board terms begin at the 2009 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition.

• Alma Sealine (Case Western Reserve University) – Vice President
• Cathy Bickel (Ball State University) – Residence Education Director
• Alan Blattner (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) – Workforce Development Director
• Jacque Bollinger (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh) – Regional Affiliations Director
• Chuck Rhodes (Sonoma State University) – Inclusion and Equity Director

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.