05/06/2024
By Steven Sweat

The Office of Residence Life is excited to welcome back and recognize our UMass Lowell student/staff delegation who attended the North East Association of College and University Residence Halls (NEACURH) 2024 Spring Leadership Conference held at Cornell University in March. This conference invites student leaders actively engaged in the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) from colleges across New England to come together and discuss how to best support building a residential community on a college campus.

NEACURH is one of the eight regional affiliates within the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH), which is the largest student-run organization in the world. Our student delegation included Jennifer Alvarado Gutierrez, Amanda Brooks, and Mary Wanjiru, with Khadija Sinkinah and Steven C. Sweat as advisors. This was UMass Lowell’s first time attending in-person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through innovative programming, enhancing leadership training, and reflective discussion on personal leadership journeys, our delegates and advisors took back new ideas to enhance our campus residential experience.

We’re thrilled to share we received the following awards:

  • Best Group Case Study Competition Response: Khadija Sinkinah
  • Outstanding NEACURH Advisor: Steven C. Sweat

Are you a residential student leader who wants to get involved or know someone who is? Each semester, we recruit and motivate residents to step out of their comfort zone and uncover what they can do to enhance the on-campus living experience. Our delegates return to campus with more knowledge around sought-after 21st-century skills like teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving required within today’s workforce.

To learn more about NEACURH, feel free to visit their website (Link: https://www.neacurh.nacurh.org/). To learn more about RHA and NRHH, email RHA@uml.edu or NRHH@uml.edu, find us on UML Engage, or follow us on our Instagram handles @UML_RHA and @NRHH_UML.

We will be recruiting more during the Summer and into the Fall!