Exhibits Committee

The Exhibits Committee provides an opportunity for Association members, Corporate Affiliate members and non-member vendors to collaboratively network and share ideas and products through an open exhibits area at the Annual Conference. The committee serves as a liaison between UMR-ACUHO and exhibitors who support the Association's activities. They are responsible for assisting the Corporate Sponsorship Coordinator as needed, with sponsorships. The committee works to build strong partnerships between the conference attendees and the Corporate Partners and exhibitors.

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Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is charged with overseeing the business and on-goings of the Association. The Committee is committed to sustaining an Association that provides inclusive opportunities for education and networking with Residence Life and Housing professionals within the Upper Midwest Region.

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Conference Committee

The Conference Programming and Logistics Committee works with the Local Arrangements Team and coordinates the planning and logistical components affiliated with the Association's annual conference. This includes finalizing space assignments, program solicitation and selection, registration processes, conference marketing, and conference evaluation.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee focuses its efforts on educating, celebrating, and mobilizing our membership to better advocate for and with our peers and students, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. The committee seeks to provide opportunities for our region to learn, to share, and to take action outside of the conference in order to meet the region’s mission of educating and providing services that meet the needs of the diverse people and institutions of UMR-ACUHO.

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Professional Development Committee

 The Professional Development Committee provides development opportunities for all levels of staff (graduate student, entry-level, mid-level, senior housing officers, etc.) to increase efforts to involve membership year-round on topics including, but not limited to student learning, campus safety, staff training, student and staff resilience, etc. The committee will provide year-round content and discussions regarding current issues and concerns by insuring access to direct connections to ACUHO-I resources, providing unique and original professional development opportunities for our region, and highlighting relevant resources and emerging trends that could affect the membership in the Perspectives magazine.

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Engagement Committee

The Engagement Committee works on finding ways to engage the membership in various ways. This committee also works on recruitment of new committee members, committee chair positions, and executive team positions. They also coordinate the UMR travel scholarships, various assessment strategies for recruitment, and communication.

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Local Arrangements Committee

 The Local Arrangements Team works directly with campus partners familiar with conference sites that have been selected. They handle on-the-ground contracting and logistics for UMR-ACUHO conferences. They also assist in the preparation for the upcoming conference alongside the Conference Programming and Logistics Committee. This committee will need to work hand-in-hand with the Conference Programming and Logistics Committee.

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Tradition and Recognition

The Tradition and Recognition Committee solicits nominations and recommends recipients for awards sponsored by the Association. In addition, this body of past UMR-ACUHO presidents seeks opportunities to share, advise, and counsel with the Association's committees, or serve on ad-hoc committees when needed. 

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Awards

The Traditions & Recognitions committee gives the following awards and scholarships each year:

• William B. Sweet Distinguished Service Award
  The William B. Sweet Distinguished Service Award is UMR-ACUHO's most prestigious award. The nominee should represent a standard of excellence thought contributions and dedication to the regional and international housing association and profession. The nominee's service should leave a positive and lasting impact, and they should be viewed as a role model for colleagues and new professions.
  
  
• Robert E. Mosier Professional Enrichment Award
  This award recognizes an individual in the Upper Midwest Region who has made outstanding contributions to the professional development of their colleagues in college student housing. The nominee should have established a record of involvement in professional enrichment opportunities on their own campus, within UMR-ACUHO, and within other professional organizations at the state, regional, or national level.
  
  
• Gaber Leadership Scholarship
  This endowment is used exclusively to support awards for first-time attendee recipients to attend the ACUHO-I STARS college. Recipients have identifiable evidence of undergraduate experience serving residence hall students and want to pursue a career in housing and residence life.
  
  
• Outstanding New Professional Award
  The UMR-ACUHO Outstanding New Professional Award is awarded in the Master's and Bachelor's categories. These two awards recognize an individual in the Upper Midwest Region who displays outstanding ability and potential as a new professional in college student housing.
  
  
• Frank J. Traver President's Scholarship
  The President’s Scholarship is given annually to deserving graduate students who display outstanding potential and commitment to a career in college student housing.
  
  
• Support Staff Recognition Award
  The Support Staff Recognition Award is designed to show appreciation to support staff members on our campuses (i.e., building service worker/custodian, administrative assistant/secretary, dining/food service employee, etc.). Every campus has deserving individuals who should be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the student housing community.

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Committee Goals

• Develop criteria, promote nominations and select recipients for Association awards.
• Recognize support staff for the contributions they make on their campuses.
• Raise money for the Frank J. Traver President's Scholarship fund.
• Appoint the UMR-ACUHO Archivist, and through this position maintain the archives, and update the UMR-ACUHO History Book.
• Assist, guide and support the association's volunteers.