Leadership Opportunities

RHA and RHEC

Residence Housing Association & Residence Housing Executive Council

What is RHA?

RHA is made up of students from every residence hall or apartment. RHA plans events for students in campus housing acts as an intermediary between the students and the College. Each hall or Apartment area has its own unique RHA because each hall or Apartment chooses positions appropriate to their needs.

Mission Statement: To be attentive and responsive to the needs and concerns of the residents, to foster a sense of community both on and off campus, and to encourage a balanced living/learning environment throughout.

RHA application – your RA has hard copies or you can print it off here. Return the completed application to your RA or email it to mstjean@linfeild.edu
 RHA Application (word document)

RHA Positions:
Essential Positions:  Hall President
 Wellness Chair
 Volunteer Chair
 ASLC Senator

Other Positions: IM Coordinator
 Birthday Chair
 Peer Judicial Board

Hall /Apartment Area President
 Each President serves on the Executive Council (RHEC). This group of individuals meets weekly meetings and works with the Residence Life Assistant for Leadership Development. The focus of the group is to plan Campus-wide and community programs, such as the annual McMinnville community Trick or Treat.
 Hall Presidents also coordinate with the RAs and Hall Chairs for giving voice to community concerns, programming and developing the community.
Responsibilities:
 - Attends RHEC meetings (Tuesday 8PM)
 - Plans events with their RA and RHA
 members in their hall/apartment area
 - Attend monthly meetings with other RHA
 members and their RA.

Wellness Chair
 These members encourage and promote health and wellness issues in their communities throughout the year. Working with the College Wellness Coordinator, this group of leaders focuses on providing useful information and programming for each Residence Hall.
Responsibilities:
 - Maintains a bulletin board with
 wellness tips and information (halls
 only)
 - Plans one program a month for
 their hall
 - Attends monthly meetings with other RHA members and their RA.

Volunteer Chair
 Serving the community, both on and off campus, is an important part of Residential Life at Linfield. Working with the College Volunteer Coordinator, the Volunteer Chairs help coordinate service projects for their residence halls as well as the greater Linfield community.
Responsibilities:
 - attend meetings with College Volunteer
 Coordinator
 - coordinate TWO volunteer times with
 your hall a semester
 - Attends monthly meetings with other RHA members and their RA.

Judicial Board Representative:
 The Peer Judicial board is an extremely unique program, which provides the benefit community accountability. J-Board meets weekly to review cases and is an entirely peer-guided process that is advised by the Area Director for Judicial Affairs, Delane Hein. Representatives attend weekly meetings on a rotating basis, normally serving on 4 sessions a semester.

Hall Senator
 The senators on campus rely information to the community and bring concerns and interests to the senate’s attention. All senators are required to attend senate meetings Monday night at 6PM. They also Attends monthly meetings with other RHA members and their RA.

Birthday Chair
 Plans events throughout the year to celebrate the birthdays of people in their hall or apartment area. These celebrations can take place on an individual, monthly or semester basis.
Responsibilities:
 - plan birthday celebrations
 - Attend monthly meetings with other RHA members and their RA.

Intramural (IM) Chair
 Organizes hall teams for intramural sports.
Responsibilities:
 -Attend monthly meetings with other RHA members and their RA.

Have an idea for another RHA position for your hall, create it! Fill out the RHA application and list your position under other.