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**Remember! Each floor/house must be represented with a community representative. If a floor does not send a representative to Monday night association meetings, the RA will need to go in their place. However, the RA does not have any voting power for their floor.

If you are interested in being a Community Representative, please reach out to your RA and/or RGC Member!**

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Who are Community Representatives (CR’s)?

Community Representatives focus on floor-specific community development and student advocacy. They gather feedback from their floor and voice residential concerns. They provide valuable insight on funding proposals and student experiences on the Hill!

One way to think about Community Representatives in relation to RGC and OCHC is the following pyramid chart.

Here in this chart, the residents of the Hill matter the most (your constituents, your community members, etc.). However, it is hard to gather insight from all of them, so on a city or town level, the Community Representatives do that. They gather insight from their floor or house and parse through that data to present and advocate during Association Meeting. At Association Meeting, the RGC members hear about the insight gathered from the Community Representatives and use it to inform decisions made on a Hill-wide level, AKA during Tuesday Night Meetings.

Community Representatives are a vital part of informing decisions that impact residents and are a necessary part of student government work here on the Hill.

Benefits of Getting Involved as a Community Representative (CR):

Develop key skills in the following areas:

• Leadership
• Communication
• Public speaking
• Event planning
• Prioritization

Boost your resume:

• Show employers you have experience with leadership and community involvement. In addition, being a CR demonstrates great interpersonal skills, leadership and organization.

Become a competitive applicant for other leadership opportunities:

• Residential Life wants to see involvement and advocacy work within your community. Being a CR is a great way to get introduced to ResLife and work with your building to address residential concerns

Social Connections, Professional Development and Networking:

• Get hands on professional development assitance. We provide resume, public speaking workshops, professional photos and more.
• Attend our CR appreciation events and make new friends in your building!

Community Representatives’ Responsibilities

• Attend Association meetings on Monday night
• Voice out their building’s floor/house concerns, compliments, and questions
• Help problem solve common issues (how to fill out a work order, what/when to talk to a dining manager about an issue, how to report faulty WiFi, etc)