Top 10 Affiliation Questions

1. What are the differences between the different memberships?
The main types of memberships are for large and small schools, which essentially determines how much your school pays in dues. If you are a large school, it means you have over 1,000 students enrolled and your dues are $110. If you are a small school, you have 1,000 or fewer enrolled students and pay $85. Both memberships are full, so voting rights are guaranteed. Lastly, there is an associate membership, which is basically a trial membership, available to new schools only. Associate membership schools can attend conferences for the year but are not given voting rights. Dues are $35. This type of membership is a one-time offer and is not something schools can do yearly.
2. What exactly is an RFI?
The RFI file, which you submit during the affiliations process, is a document that showcases something noteworthy done by your school in the past year. All of the RFIs are collected by the NIC and logged into the RFI Index, so that all schools in NACURH can view and read about different things that have been accomplished by schools nationwide. Completing and submitting an RFI essentially allows for a database for sharing ideas all across NACURH!
3. What should I include in the RFI file?
We have assembled a guide to writing an RFI so that you know what to include and how to write one correctly (including how to format one): http://www.nacurh.org/resource-file-index/guide/. The RFI should be be centered around one central topic (e.g. a program that worked really well). An RFI is a representation of your school, so put thought into this. If you also made a formal bid at a conference, you can use that bid as the RFI , so long as you meet our formatting requirements.
4. I am a new school. How is the affiliations process different for me?
Schools affiliating for the first time with NACURH are not required to submit an RFI file. Schools affiliating for the first time can also opt for the associate membership described above.
5. How do voting rights work?
If your school is affiliated with NACURH at the time of a conference, you are granted voting rights. However, your school must also be in good standing with NACURH in order to exercise these rights. “Good standing” denotes that dues have been paid, the RFI report has been submitted and approved, and that the school has a debt of no more than $10.
6. When is the latest I should send my school’s check?
Because your voting rights are very much dependent upon your due payments, we recommend that if you are mailing a check that you mail it no later than two weeks prior to your conference, allowing for adequate mailing and processing time. If you cannot make this deadline, you can always bring the check to conference where an NIC representative can assist you.
7. We sent our payment in the mail, but the website says you haven’t received the payment. What do I do?
Send an email to our Associate Director of Finance at nic.finance@nacurh.org. That way, we can look into the situation and see if there was an error on our end. We can also advise you on how to proceed if the said check is not found.
8. I lost my school’s login information! What do I do?!
Before you panic, have you checked with your advisor/past NCC/RHA President? If it’s lost, then the solution is still pretty simple. Email either nic.tech@nacurh.org or nic.affiliations@nacurh.org and your password will be reset and sent to you via email.
9. I completed the affiliations process but it says there was an error. Now what?
If the NIC or NNB found an error in your affiliations documents, you as the school can see what the error is and fix it! When you log into the NACURH website, you can check to see your affiliations status on the personalized toolbar on the left-hand side of the screen. Read our feedback and follow the steps outlined to fix the error and hit “update.” The NIC will see that you’ve made changes and review your documents once again.
10. Help! I already submitted my affiliations documents… but something changed! How do I make note of this?
Simple. You can just log into the website and click “Update” under the “Information” tab in the toolbar on the left side of the screen. For instance, if your NRHH is now active and you didn’t note that earlier, you can go back and check the box that says “NRHH Active” and go through the steps to activate it.

Have a question but don’t see the answer? Contact the Associate Director of Affiliations at nic.affiliations@nacurh.org!