OACUHO Committees

An important part of the work carried out by the OACUHO Board of Directors (BOD) is based on the recommendations and work of various standing and ad hoc committees. If you would like to sign up for a committee please contact Carol Ford, Association Manager at info@oacuho.com or sign-up online.  The Committee Chair will contact the committee in the early fall.

Committees will meet and work over email and conference calls.

Standing Committees (as found in the constitution)

Awards & Recognition Committee
Communications Committee
Corporate Member Relations Committee
Membership Committee
Professional Development Committee

Awards & Recognition Committee
Committee Chair, Dale Mullings, President-Elect

Work of the Committee 

• Review current award and recognition activities of OACUHO and make
  recommendations of new developments for awards and recognition (by December 2007) 
• Promote awards and recognition available to members of the association 
• Facilitate nomination and application process for awards and recognition 
• Serve as the selection committee for OACUHO awards and recognition

Communications Committee
Committee Chair, Chad Nuttall, Communications Director

Work of the Committee

• Discuss and make recommendations about all forms of communication to the OACUHO membership (publications, website, listserv, quarterly newsletter) 
• Contribute to the quarterly newsletter – ‘The Pulse’

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.

• Recommends the types of memberships (fees and benefits) available to
  corporate members 
• Assists in ensuring that corporate members receive benefits appropriate
  to their membership category. 
• Assists in the planning and coordination of the exhibit hall at the
  annual conference 
• Develops plan to recruit new corporate members 
• Develops a survey to assess the needs and interests of corporate members 
• Educates general membership and corporate membership on each other’s needs through out year and at annual conference

Membership Committee
Committee Chair, Jacqueline Mellish , Finance Director

Work of the Committee: 

• Review the schedule of membership fees and make recommendations on fees and the benefits and responsibilities of membership

Professional Development Committee
Committee Chair, Kate Kinsella, Professional Development Director

Work of the Committee 

• Develops the annual professional development plan (as outlined in Bylaw #1) 
• Ensures that meaningful professional development opportunities are
  available to all areas within student housing operations 
• Members of this committee will participate in the planning committee of
  various pd 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 PD workshops/events 
• Creates a needs assessment tool to understand the professional develop
  needs of members 
• Promotes and facilitates the process for members to apply for grant
  money available for research and initiatives that will impact student housing in the province Ad Hoc or Subcommittees and Task Forces (issue based)