The National Communications Coordinator, commonly referred to as NCC, is one of the essential positions on a universityResidence Hall Association's executive board. The NCC is the primary means of communication between their RHA and the National Association of College and University Residence Halls. The NCC does this by maintaining the school's affiliation status, choosing delegationsto go to :wikt:conference|conferences, serving as the RHA's vote in conferences, and relaying information and networking opportunities to the RHA from NACURH. The NCC could be part of the executive board or be a member of the RHA; this is dependent on the structure of the school's RHA, and the full duties of the NCC are also dependent on the structure of the school's RHA. Some General Responsibilities Include:
Serve as the liaison between RHA, NACURH and the regional affiliate
Attend and vote at regional and national conferences, in particular, NCC Business Meetings or Regional/National Boardroom Meetings
Serve on committees and task forces within the region or NACURH, such as It's On Us, philanthropy, spirit, legislative, or other committees as created by the regional director or NACURH chair.
Participate in monthly/quarterly/semesterly video conference chats with other NCCs and the coordinating officer of NCCs within their region's executive board
Dependent on the structure of their RHA, NCC's may:
Be the vice-president or member of the executive board of the RHA
Coordinate funding for RHA or delegations to conventions
The NCC is the voting member in NACURH for the RHA and works to impact the national organization and its regional affiliate with items such as budgetary issues, legislation and voting on awards and other bids. The NCC may be elected or hired according to their school's structure, commonly in one of the following ways:
Elected or hired at the same time as other executive board members; typically this occurs mid-to-late spring semester
Elected or hired in late fall or early spring semester separate from the other executive board; when this occurs, they are usually brought onto the executive board for a semester of training as the National Communications Coordinator - In Training, or NCC-IT, and attends the spring Regional Business Conference with the NCC, if affiliated with NACURH.
