NEACURH

North East Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Acronyms and Abbreviations

NEACURH is an acronym for North East Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls. NEACURH and NACURH use acronyms and abbreviations such as SALT, POY, RBD, AD... the list goes on! The organizations have so many of these letter combinations that it is often compared to Alphabet Soup.

To help our members and our readers, this guide has been put together to assist with those random letters which are put together to show that they DO mean something. You can print this page and use it when you are at conferences or even as part of your everyday language. But no matter what, you'll always be in-the-know!

The acronyms and abbreviations have been organizaed into the lists below. If you do not see one that you think should be listed, please contact an RBD. Then we will add it for everyone to see!

General

RHA An acronym for Residence Hall Association, or in NEACURH, the overarching term for whatever groups represents the students living on campus (other acronyms include: RSA, IRC, RHSA, RHC, etc). Each institution may have a different structure, but the goals are the same: to improve the residential living experience!

Regions

CAACURH Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
GLACURH Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
IACURH Intermountain Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
MACURH Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
NEACURH North East Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
PACURH Pacific Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
SAACURH South Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
SWACURH South West Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls

National Offices

NIC NACURH Information Center
NSRO NACURH Services and Recognition Office

Corporate Partner

OCM On Campus Marketing

Major Services

RFI Resource File Index
VTI Video Tape Index

Major Recognition/Awards for NACURH Member Schools

AAFN Association of Alumni and Friends of NACURH
COY Chapter of the Year
CTD Commitment to Diversity
FYE First Year Experience
OTM Of The Month
OTY Of The Year
POTY President Of The Year
POY Program Of the Year
SALT Student Award for Leadership Training
SOY School Of the Year
StOY Student of the Year

NEACURH Regional Board of Directors (RBD)

AD NRHH Associate Director of the National Residence Hall Honorary
ADAF Associate Director of Administration and Finance
ADPR Associate Director of Programming Resources
RCC NE Regional Communication Coordinator for New England
RCC NY Regional Communication Coordinator for New York
RCC Pub Regional Communication Coordinator for Publications
RCC R & R Regional Communication Coordinator for Retention and Recruitment
RCC SP Regional Communication Coordinator for Special Projects

National Board of Directors (NBD)

CRC Conference Resource Consultant
NA National Advisor
NAA National Associate of Administration
NAF National Associate of Finance
NAN National Associate for NRHH and Special Initiatives
NBD National Board of Directors

Associated Professional Organizations

ACPA American College Personnel Association
ACUHO-I Association of College and University Housing Officers- International
NEACUHO Northeast Association of College and University Housing Offices

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