Committee chairs were announced at Thursday’s meeting of the Residence Hall Association.

RHA Vice President Brian McGuigan said members were chosen last week and were officially welcomed as chairpersons at the meeting.

McGuigan said these chairpersons helped RHA grow as a group and come together on issues better.

“They’re here to help build a better community within RHA,” he said.

Before McGuigan announced the chairs and members of each committee, he provided the RHA assembly with a description of each of the committees’ duties.

The new committee is the Environmental Awareness Committee, which is responsible for coordinating conservation efforts in residence halls on campus.

Michael Andrews, chair of the committee, said he is excited about the opportunities to help students live on a cleaner, healthier campus.

“We are going to try and improve our energy conservation and recycling efforts on campus,” Andrews said.

Andrews is not the only committee chairperson looking forward to leading their group through the rest of the semester.

Andy Laird, co-chair of the Financial Advisory Committee, said he appreciates the opportunity co-chairing this committee and what it will offer him in furthering his involvement with RHA and the school.

Laird said one of his goals is to get students informed about the final exam kits the Financial Advisory Committee provides.

“We’re hoping to get more people involved with the sale of these final exam kits,” Laird said.

He said these packs are designed to provide students with energy to get them through finals week.

Ashley Appel, the other co-chair of the Financial Advisory Committee, said she thinks this program is important, but also wants residents to be involved in other aspects of the committee.

She said she wants residents to be involved in some of the budget preparation and some other parts of the committee.

RHA President Jarrod Scherle will chair the RHA President’s Council, which is a committee made up of each of the residence hall presidents, and said he hopes to provide hall presidents with guidance in leading their halls.

Being a chair on a committee is good for members to work as committee chairs because it provides them with leadership experience and gets them more active on campus, he said.

“It’s a great way for residents to get involved in RHA,” Scherle said. “It’s also a great resume builder.”

RHA will meet at 5 p.m. next Thursday in Stevenson Hall.

Levi Bulgar, Vice President for Business Affairs, speaks to students of the Resident Hall Association about voter registeration, Thursday night at the RHA meeting in Taylor Hall. Karla Browning/The Daily Eastern News

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