So this past weekend in Fargo, North Dakota, the RBD and RBD elect gathered to share ideas for the rest of this year and get the "newbies" ready for next year. After the car ride up there (all 10 hours of it) we had a little bit of a break while we waited for everyone else to get it. We had a quick campus tour because Becky was in a banquet. We got to see many of the halls on campus as well as some of their classrooms, definitely nap-worthy rooms! They were some really comfy chairs especially compared to the nice wooden chair I am sitting on currently in the library at UNI. We had a great dinner at a local Mexican restaurant and got to know each other better. The night concluded with a hilarious dancing game on the Kinect. It was my first time playing and I thought I did relatively well (thankfully there is no video to prove me wrong).
The next morning was full of fun meeting time, and a great breakfast. We began by discussing what current RBD members are doing. Then we moved to the MACURH assessment. That had many great opinions and suggestions for next year and I'm excited to begin working on some of the ideas through that. The biggest thing that I took away from it was just trying to get to know as many people as possible. I know I won't be able to connect with everyone, but I want to make sure people feel comfortable coming to me with anything.
We then went over a general timeline of what needs to get done throughout the next year. I realized that as soon as bids are ready to be posted that I am going to be ridiculously busy, but I am so excited for it. Jacob and I then went over the website and I was even able to make some updates!! I still have a lot to learn and lot of updates that I want to make to the website to make it more user friendly, but baby steps right?
The RBD elect talked about goals and expectations for the next year and played a pretty intense game of hangman. This was followed by lunch and the rest of the afternoon we talked about current legislation and NACURH U programs for NACURH (which is 50 days away!!!!). We also had a great dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. I asked for a playmaker and as a team we got first place in trivia for one of the games!!! GO MACURH!!!!
We finished our evening off talking about the committees and a few last minute details before the midnight business cutoff. After a few short hours of sleep, it was time to head out in the morning. The trip back itself is worth a separate blog post, so be on the lookout for that!
Have a great day MACURH!
-Jill
The next morning was full of fun meeting time, and a great breakfast. We began by discussing what current RBD members are doing. Then we moved to the MACURH assessment. That had many great opinions and suggestions for next year and I'm excited to begin working on some of the ideas through that. The biggest thing that I took away from it was just trying to get to know as many people as possible. I know I won't be able to connect with everyone, but I want to make sure people feel comfortable coming to me with anything.
We then went over a general timeline of what needs to get done throughout the next year. I realized that as soon as bids are ready to be posted that I am going to be ridiculously busy, but I am so excited for it. Jacob and I then went over the website and I was even able to make some updates!! I still have a lot to learn and lot of updates that I want to make to the website to make it more user friendly, but baby steps right?
The RBD elect talked about goals and expectations for the next year and played a pretty intense game of hangman. This was followed by lunch and the rest of the afternoon we talked about current legislation and NACURH U programs for NACURH (which is 50 days away!!!!). We also had a great dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. I asked for a playmaker and as a team we got first place in trivia for one of the games!!! GO MACURH!!!!
We finished our evening off talking about the committees and a few last minute details before the midnight business cutoff. After a few short hours of sleep, it was time to head out in the morning. The trip back itself is worth a separate blog post, so be on the lookout for that!
Have a great day MACURH!
-Jill
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