Residence Life

Residence Area Council (RAC) 

RAC is a student organization within each residence hall that serves to enhance the environment of the hall. RAC  presents social and educational activities in the residence halls, as well as addresses residents' needs and concerns. Elections for officers are held each year during Fall Semester.

1. Promote and facilitate exchange of ideas and information between the residence hall student and the SGA.

2. Plan, promote, implement, and encourage attendance in an on-going schedule of residence area extracurricular programming.

3. To assist in whatever manner necessary to positively maintain, enhance, and improve resident student life.

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Membership

1. The Residence Area Council shall be composed of one representative from each hall of the residence area, i.e., six hall representatives from each,  Fritz-Conrad, Living-Learning Center, Morgan, (one representative from each floor of the long wings), and Isenhour. Price Village will have ten Residence Area Council Representatives divided as follows: Unit A - one representative, Unit B- one representative, Units D,E, F - one representative, Unit G - one representative, Units H, I, J, K - one representative, Unit L, M, N, O - one representative, Unit U - one representative, Unit V - one representative.

2. The election of the residence area president shall take place within the first two weeks of the fall semester, at required hall meetings. The vote shall be by secret ballot, and the number of nominations shall be limited to twelve residents.

3. The election of the Hall Representatives shall take place before the end of the first month of school, and shall be directed by the Residence Area President under the supervision of the Residence Director/Area Coordinator. The elections will be held at a required hall meeting - nominations being limited to three residents, and the vote to be taken by secret ballot.

4. The election shall be binding except in the following instances:

   1. The nominee or elected person refuses to serve.

   2. The nominee or elected person does not have an academic or collegiate record as required by the student standards in The Cub.

   3. The election is held under pressure, intimidation, or by any means other than a secret ballot.

5.  Resident Advisors will assist in the identification of possible RAC representatives.

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To be nominated and elected to the office of Residence Area president, the student must have the following eligibility requirements:

1. The person must have a grade point average of 2.0 or better, and be a student in good standing within the college community. Freshmen and transfer students will be given the first semester to show their academic standing.

2. The person must be willing to devote a substantial amount of time to the pursuance of the purpose of the Residence Area Council.

3. The person must be willing to uphold the policies and standards of Lenoir-Rhyne College, and to the best of their ability, influence those whom they represent to do the same, and to participate in Open House staffing in their area.

4. The person must be willing to work with those around them; including the Resident Advisors and the Residence Director, and campus Residence Area Council Advisor.

5. The person must be able to devote certain amounts of time to the seat they will assume on the Student Government Executive Cabinet.

Duties of the RAC President 

1. To represent the Residence Area at meetings of the Student Government Executive Cabinet.

2. To officiate at the Residence Area Council meetings.

3. To, by example and influence, uphold and enforce the standards and policies of the Residence Area and Lenoir-Rhyne College.

4. To actively promote the betterment of the of the Residence Area and the College.

5. To attend and participate in Residence Director/Area Coordinator, Resident Assistant, and regular program development meetings.

Termination of Duties: 

The Residence Area President shall be asked to resign for the following reasons:

1. Abuse and/or neglect of Lenoir-Rhyne Residence Life policies and regulations.

2. The continuing neglect of duties, responsibilities, and authority.

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Hall Representatives Duties

1. To represent one’s hall at meetings of the Residence Area Council.

2. To expose themselves to the residents of the hall, so as to obtain ideas, information, or other concerns of their residents for presentation at Residence Area Council meetings, and to inform one’s hall of the actions of the RAC.

3. To, by example and by influence, uphold and enforce the standards and policies of the Residence Area and Lenoir-Rhyne College, and to participate in Open House staffing.

4. To be responsible to students on hall or in areas they represent, to the Residence Area President, the Residence Director/Area Coordinator, the Associate Dean of Students. Also, they are responsible to the officers of the SGA as a whole.

5. To actively promote the betterment of the Residence Area.

6. To produce a monthly Residence Area newsletter containing news of SGA/Residence Life information, etc.

7. To hold Bi-monthly hall meetings to discuss residence hall projects programs, SGA concerns, Residence Life concerns, etc.

8. To plan, promote, implement, and encourage participation in- Residence Area programs and 6 individual hall programs - per academic year in cooperation with SGA, Residence Life, LRC Campus Activities Board (CAB).

9. To participate in SGA General Assembly meetings in September, November, January, and March of each academic year.

10. To assist in the positive maintenance and improvement of the Residence Area environment, by assisting SGA/Residence Life/other LR officials.

Termination of Duties:

The Hall Representatives will be asked to resign their position for the same reasons as the Residence Area President.

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Advisors Duties

1. The Residence Director/Area Coordinator will be the Administrative Advisor to the Residence Area Council.

2. The Residence Director/Area Coordinator will advise and clarify the Residence Area Council on procedural matters, to be considered by the Council, within the Residence Area.

3. The Residence Director/Area Coordinator will have the right to ask the Residence Area Council member, if the time arises, to resign for any of the previous stated reasons.

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