Alex Martin NRHH President of the Year

Eastern Illinois University GLAURCH Regional Business Conference 2018

Hosted by: Eastern Michigan University

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1. iPhone (Contents) 1. iPhone (Contents)

2. iPad (About Alex)

3. MacBook Pro (On Campus Involvement)

4. Apple TV (On Campus Involvement)

5. Apple Watch (NRHH Involvement)

6. iPod Nano (Quotes/Goals)

7. iPod Touch (Letters of Support)

8. MacBook Air (Works Cited Page)

Alex with two of his

best friends at Camp

New Hope.

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2. iPad (About Alex) Major: Accounting

Year in school: Junior

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Artist: Kendrick Lamar

Fun Fact: He started leadership on campus as an RHA

Representative

Hometown: Washington, IL

Favorite Food: Anything and everything

Favorite Apple product: iPhone 8

Quote: “The people who are crazy enough to think that

they can change the world, are the one’s who do”.

–Steve Jobs

Alex at NAURCH 2017 with the delegation

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3. MacBook Pro

(On Campus Involvement)▪ Illinois Residence Hall Association (Executive

Resource Consultant)

▪ Phi Involvement Sigma Pi National Honor

Fraternity (Public Relations Chair)

▪ Student Standards Board, and Weller Hall Council

(Co-Advisor)

NRHH E-Board 2017-

2018

NAURCH delegation

2017

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4. Apple TV

(On Campus Involvement) ▪ Resident Assistant August 2016-Present

• Responsible for safety and supervision on 32

residents

▪ Develops and conducts programs on diversity,

academic development, and social

development

▪ Responds to crisis situations and

communicates with local law enforcement and

paramedics as needed

▪ Enforces university policy and responds to

situations using established safety protocols

Alex in Weller Hall as a Resident Assistant

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5. Apple Watch

(NRHH Involvement)

▪ NRHH President August 2017-Present

▪ Organize general assembly, executive

board meetings, annual banquets, campus-

wide programs, and chapter committees

▪ Oversee executive board members by

providing assistance and support when

necessary

▪ Ensure adherence to the chapter

constitution, chapter by-laws, and national

constitution

NRHH E-Board & Advisor

Alex and 2016-2017

NRHH President Greta

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6. iPod Nano(Goals) Goals: It’s important for the NRHH President to have goals in mind

for the chapter and ideas for programs and new projects, as well as

ways to help the chapter increase its numbers. Alex has gone above

and beyond to help the Louis V. Hencken NRHH Chapter of Eastern

Illinois University and all of his E-board members.

▪ Recruitment: One of the biggest problems plaguing our NRHH was

the low numbers of those involved and wanting to join NRHH.

Alex has worked tirelessly to create changes to the

nomination/induction process to get more people involved and

excited about NRHH. Currently we have over 60 nominations for

15 open spots. On top of that he has been preparing what is to be

one of the best induction ceremonies for EIU’s NRHH yet. We are

very excited for all these potential new members thanks to Alex’s

hard work.

▪ Member of the Week and Snap Jar: Alex created two items of

recognition that have really helped our chapter grow closer. The

member of the week is a moving paddle that recognizes a

member’s outstanding contributions to the chapter. When a

member wins the paddle, they sign the back and choose who to

pass it onto next. The snap jar is passed around during the

meeting and member write down people, events, or really

anything that deserves recognition and they are put in the jar.

▪ Green Bandana Project: Every year, the president of our NRHH is

encouraged to create a program that means something to

themselves. They year, Alex has chosen to do the Green Bandana

Project which creates awareness and support for mental health.

Tables will be set up for a week in high traffic areas on campus. At

these tables students can take a pledge to support those with

mental health issues and help them find campus resources that can

help them. Those who take the pledge can then wear the bandana

or tie it on their book bag to show others that they can be one to

talk to about mental health issues. Students who take the pledge

also take a pamphlet that they can use to help direct anyone who

needs it to the proper campus resource. Alex has been working to

create a successful program that can help someone who really

needs it.

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7. iPod Touch (Letter of Support)

To whom it may concern,

It is with great pride that I write this letter of support of Alex Martin for National Residence Hall Honorary

(NRHH) President of the Year. I have had the great pleasure of being one of the advisors for The Louis V. Hencken

Chapter of National Residence Hall Honorary at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) and being the direct advisor over our

NRHH President, Alex. This past seven months I have had the privilege of working with and witnessing Alex serve as

a passionate, supportive, and creative President for the EIU chapter of NRHH.

As an advisor it makes a huge difference if a student is passionate about the organization they are serving. As

president, Alex has served the EIU chapter of NRHH with so much passion that it was contagious. First with his

executive board members, Alex started working hard getting his newly elected executive board motivated over the

summer by checking in with them and challenging them to be prepared to hit the ground running when they returned to

campus. Alex then turned his attention to his general assembly members, encouraging these members to serve their

community both on and off campus. Passion is a great foundation for a President but being supportive and creative are

just as important for this prestigious role in an organization.

Being a supportive President helps keep morale high and the organization successful. As President, Alex

checked in with his executive board on a weekly basis. During these check-ins he would see how their individual’s

projects were going and seeing how he could be helpful in reaching a successful conclusion. As for the general

assembly, Alex keeps separate space during meetings for members so share announcements, accomplishments, and

service opportunities. Creating this supportive space during meetings lets members feel ownership over the biweekly

meetings. As a President Alex is supportive and passionate, adding creativity is what has really set Alex apart from all

other Presidents I’ve had the privilege to work with.

Constitutional changes and updates, comparing and investing service hours for the chapter, and facilitating a

revised and fresh new recruitment and selection process for our chapter. The changes and updates made to our

constitution were necessary to make sure we were still preaching what we practiced and continuing to hold ourselves

to be the top one percent of leaders on our campus. While working on constitutional updates, Alex came across a

discrepancy between our chapter and the other chapters in our region. We were hugely under representing ourselves in

the service pillar. Changing the amount of service hours required can be scary to current members, but Alex compared

what we were doing currently to other chapters as well as laid out a transitional plan to increase our hours. After these

changes were presented to our general assembly, there were a few tweaks and questions, but overall the changes were

made for the better of the group. Lastly, Alex has been working extensively on putting a fresh spin on our selection

and induction. Changing interview to writing bids about themselves helps make our NRHH chapter more of an honor

and less of a job position. Our chapter is really excited for all the changes and updates that have been made this year.

Thank you for taking time to read my words about Alex Martin, our NRHH President. I truly believe that

Alex has been an outstanding NRHH President this year and is an amazing candidate for the NRHH President of the

Year. Additionally, Alex is in good standing with Eastern Illinois University. I hope I have painted you a picture of

the passionate, supportive, and creative President that Alex has been this year and I hope you all see how wonderful of

a candidate he truly is.

Sincerely,

Lauren Bergholz

Complex Director – Thomas/Andrews Hall’s

NRHH Advisor - Louis V. Hencken Chapter

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