NACURH, Inc.
National Association of College and University Residence Halls
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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:: Affiliation Questions ::
What does my school need to do to affiliate?
To be considered fully affiliated, a school must submit to the NIC office the annual dues payment and a submission for inclusion into the Resource File Index. Schools affiliating for the first time or under the one-time trial membership may have the NIC report requirement waived. See the NIC section below for more information regarding the office.
How do voting rights work?
A school is granted voting rights at conferences if they are a fully affiliated school in good standing with NACURH. To be in good standing, a school must have paid their dues, submitted an approved NIC report, and have a NACURH debt of less than $10. The NIC representative at a conference must certify a school's good standing by the start of business for a school to have voting rights at that conference. For this reason, we HIGHLY recommend schools send their dues payment and NIC report to the NIC at least two weeks prior to a conference to allow adequate mailing and processing time. Otherwise, please bring these materials directly to the conference, where an NIC representative will be happy to assist you. The NIC representative has the final say in voting rights and affiliation matters and is unable to make exceptions to these guidelines.
What's an NIC report, and how do I write one?
NIC reports are documents written by member schools each year to share something noteworthy from the past year with the rest of the organization. Find out more details on how to write a report here. Reports should be submitted to the NIC on unbound white paper (binding or stapling makes it hard to make copies - paperclips work great!). The mailing address for the NIC is listed in the NIC section below. For questions regarding the creation of NIC reports, please contact the AD of Communications at nic_comm@nacurh.org.
Help! I'm still confused! Is there someone I can talk to?
Of course! The NIC has an Associate Director of Affiliations who can help you with all of your affiliation needs. She can be contacted at aff@nacurh.org and will be glad to help you out. She's also the one to talk to if you have any problems with your affiliation information on the website.
:: NRHH Affiliation Questions ::
What does my school need to do to affiliate an NRHH chapter?
To be considered fully affiliated, a chapter must submit the following to the NIC office (or representative at a conference):
- Member list
- Updated constituion (check here for the NRHH Constitution Checklist)
- Affiliation form (doc)
:: RFI Questions ::
What is the RFI?
The Resource File Index is a massive collection of several thousand documents written by students from member schools over the fifty-year history of NACURH. For convenience, the RFI is divided into several categories. The first set contains all of the reports submitted by member schools each year, broken down by topic area. The second set indexes all of the award bids and other documents that the NIC receives. Both types of documents are available for ordering by registered schools.
How do I order files?
The NACURH.org website contains an electronic version of the file index. To order files, you need to have a NACURH.org username and password. Your username is the email address provided to us when your school filled out the online affiliation form. Every NCC, advisor, RHA President, and NRHH President with an email address in our system has their own account. If you want to check what email addresses we have, check your school's information on the affiliation directory page and click your school name. To have your password sent to you, just enter this email on the 'forgot my password' page, and it will be emailed to that address. Once you log in to the site, the file index will include "add to order" links next to every file. Simply click the files you wish to add to your order. To see your current order, remove files, or complete your order, just click the 'edit order/checkout' link on the right and follow the instructions on the screen.
How much do files cost?
Files are priced based on the number of pages. Fully affiliated schools receive a free 100 page ordering allotment. For all pages beyond this allotment, a $.05 per page fee is assessed to cover our filing, scanning, storage, and mailing costs. We make no profit on RFI orders. Schools that are not fully affiliated at the time of checkout are assessed the above per page rate with an additional $5 surcharge per order. Payment is accepted via check (preferred) or cash (in person only). Checks should be made out to NACURH, Inc and include the invoice number on the face of the check. The invoice is sent via email at the completion of an order, including this on the check makes sure we credit the proper school's account. Schools with a debt of more than $10 will be put into bad standing until the debt is paid. Currently, prepaid file allotments are not offered, but this may change in the future.
How are files delivered?
Files are delivered via both US Mail in printed format, and via email in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. We are in the process of converting all of the resource files into electronic format. Those files that have been scanned are marked as "Available Online" in the file index. Files that have been scanned will be able to be downloaded shortly, those not yet scanned are delivered via US Mail. Email delivery takes about half a second with all electronic files attached, for paper delivery we usually have a one-week turnaround before files are mailed. We currently do not offer a choice between delivery formats, but if you have an interest in such an option, please email Matt at nic_tech@nacurh.org.
Help! My order got messed up, or never got here! Who do I talk to?
For problems with file orders, contact the Associate Director of Records, Aaron Beck, at nic_rfi@nacurh.org. He's the one to talk to if your files haven't arrived, if a file that was supposed to be sent electronically never got attached, a file sent is not the one you ordered, etc. For technical issues regarding the ordering system itself, contact Matt, our resident tech dude at nic_tech@nacurh.org
:: Money Issues ::
How much are dues, and when must I pay them?
Starting with the 2008-2009 affiliation year, dues will be $110 for large schools, $85 for small schools and $35 for associate member schools. A large school is defined as having 1000 or more students living on campus, while small schools have less than 1000 living on campus. These fees are for both RHA and NRHH affiliation as passed at NACURH 2007. If you do not have an NRHH chapter and would like to start one, please see the category in the RFI entitled ‘NRHH Chapters'. The affiliation year lasts from the end of one National Conference to the end of the next.
How do I get an invoice?
Click here, for a generic large school dues invoice.
Click here, for a generic small school dues invoice.
Click here, for a generic associate school dues invoice.
I still have a question about money.
If you have other questions regarding dues, please email nic_finance@nacurh.org.
:: NACURH.org Login Questions ::
What if I don't have a login?
All you need to do is go to here and submit the form. Make sure you already have a NACURH Forum username before you do so. For more details, please check out this document.
What if I forgot my password?
Click here to retreive a lost password. Please note that the NIC can not retreive lost passwords as they stored encrypted.
Does my NACURH.org login work on the NACURH forums?
Yes! In fact, you must have a login on the NACURH forums before you are able to login at NACURH.org. For issues pertaining to the forums, check out the Forum FAQ page.
:: What is NACURH? ::
How is NACURH structured?
The operating structure of NACURH is comprised of eight regional affiliates and two national offices. Each region is responsible for all schools in its geographic area. The two offices, the National Information Center (NIC), and National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), each handle various association-wide responsibilities.
On the regional level, each region is led by a Regional Board of Directors (RBD) elected by the school representatives from that region. Each Regional Director and their Associate Director of Finance also sit on the National Board of Directors (NBD). The NBD is comprised of the RD and ADF from each region, the Director and ADF of each of the national offices, as well as three national executives elected by the NBD from their own ranks. These executives are the National Chair, National Associate for Finance, and National Associate for Administration. In addition, the NBD Liaison from the national conference staff, the Conference Resource Consultant, and the National Advisor also sit on the board.
In most circumstances, each of the eight regions receives one vote, with the offices and national executives participating in debate. For more details, please refer to the NACURH Consititution and Policy Book.
:: Regions ::
For more regional information, look here.
:: The NIC ::
The NIC office phone number is 573.341.9772
Mail materials for the NIC to:
NACURH Information Center
42 Farrar
601 West Tenth Street
Rolla, MO 65401
:: Alumni ::
Check here for information on the Association of Alumni and Friends of NACURH
:: I'm Lost ::
If you still have questions and don't know who to ask, please email nic@nacurh.org