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OAUCHO Committees

Much of OACUHO’s work is grounded in the efforts of various standing and ad hoc committees. If you are interested in joining any of the committees listed below – be sure to sign-up. Once you’ve completed your submission, the Committee Chair will be in touch.

The level of commitment varies by committee and role. Typically, committees will meet and work via email and conference calls. Login to the Members Area to register for a particular committee.

Membership Engagement Committee

Kristen Mendonca, Membership Engagement Director 
KristenMendonca3@cunet.carleton.ca  

Work of the Committee:

  • Review current awards and recognition activities while providing recommendations for new areas of development
  • Promote awards and recognition opportunities available to members of the association
  • Facilitate nomination and application process for awards and recognition activities
  • Serve as the selection committee for OACUHO awards and recognition activities

 

Communications Committee

Bianca Anderson, Communications Director 
bianca.anderson@utoronto.ca 

Work of the Committee:

  • Provide recommendations regarding all forms of communication within the membership (e.g. publications, website, listserv, newsletter, etc.)
  • Contribute to the ‘The Pulse’ newsletter

This is an especially exciting time to join because of the launch of a new association website. This committee provides direction on the content and tools of the site.


 

Professional Development Committee

Stephen Prentice, Professional Development Director
s3prentice@uwaterloo.ca

Work of the Committee:

  • Contribute to the annual professional development plan
  • Ensure that meaningful professional development opportunities are available to all functional areas within student housing
  • Participate in the planning of various professional development events such as the Fall Business Meeting and the annual Spring Conference
  • Develop evaluation and assessment tools to measure the impact and the effectiveness of professional development workshops/events
  • Create needs assessment tools to better understand the professional development needs of members
  • Promote and facilitate the process for members to apply for grants available for research and initiatives that will impact student housing in the province