Download Tennessee Association of Residence Halls. Cade Herron

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A bid about life, grocery carts, and being the next :
Associate Director of Publications
for the Tennessee Association of Residence Halls.
Cade
Herron
Hey TARH!
My name is Cade Herron, and I am eagerly putting forth this bid to serve as the next Associate
Director of Publications for the Tennessee Association of Residence Halls. In many of my prior
experiences in housing, the power of proper marketing cannot be understated. These experiences at
ETSU included being a part of two Hall of the Year hall councils, an advisor for two other highlyactive hall council, as well as being a resident director in one of the most engaged communities on
campus for the past year and a half.
Engaged residents happen, but engaged communities happen
by no accident of those leading that community. Engagement
evolves from exposure, exposure evolves from effective
marketing. Effective marketing does not mean creating the
newest invention- bigger is not better, new does not mean
improved. It means being efficient with the tools that are
already in place, being proactive in finding better tools, and
understanding the limitations of those tools.
While our tools are sufficient for those who are devoted state
leaders, much can be done in terms of outreach and
education that can show new delegates and emerging leaders
that TARH is not just another cute housing acronym- TARH
stands for something. By re-committing ourselves toward outreach and providing more incentive for
universities to stay connected with TARH throughout the year, TARH can increase its profile not only
with delegates, but also to those looking to be more involved and educated with our state
organization.
Currently, I am a 2nd year graduate student at East Tennessee State University and am pursuing a
master’s of education in Sports Kinesiology, with a Sports Management concentration and an
emphasis on motorsport operations, as well as a certificate in Storytelling. I will be completing my
current educational goals in May 2015.
The term “squeaky wheels” resonates quite a bit with me- I was always a squeaky wheel growing up.
If there was something I needed, someone heard about it. If someone
needed something, I advocated for it. If there was a squeaky wheel on
a grocery cart, I fixed it- my uncle collected grocery carts. Every now
and then, he would return one, too. But I also have quite a few squeaky
wheels in my residence hall that are always in my lobby, playing video
games, doing homework, or attending programs. They obviously get
“it”, that sense of community and belonging that so many tragically don’t
witness their first year on campus. These residents in the lobby are the
squeaky wheels, they get the grease, they get the mentorship that they
know to ask for. But what about those who don’t know to ask for it?
Again, I am very eagerly submitting this bid to become the next Associate Director of Publications
for TARH, not just for the squeaky wheels of TARH, but also for those not voting.
Squeakily yours,
Cade Herron
• Host instituation: ETSU
• 2nd year graduate student
• Pursuing master’s in sports
kinesiology
• Contact information
• Email:
[email protected]
• Facebook.com/CadeHerron
• Snapchat: acherron90
• XBOX Live: mariomath1990
• Phone number: 423-741-8107
• Resident director for Dossett Hall
and West Hall
• Marital status: Married
• Dale yeah
• Cade loves the taste of Diet
Dew
• He’ll trade anything for it.
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NACURH 2012, delegate
SAACURH 2012, co-advisor
NACURH 2013, delegate
TARH 2014, co-chair
• National Residence Hall Honorary
• Inducted in 2012
• Currently an active voting member
• Member of OTM selection
• RHA
• Sponsorshipi for SAACURH 2012
• Member of two Hall of the Year-affliated Hall
Councils
• Governors, 2009-2010
• Dossett/West, 2011-2012
• Advisor of Dossett/West Hall Council
• Since Fall 2012
• Co-chair, TARH 2014
• ETSU Department of Housing and Residence Life
• Resident Director, Dossett/West
• Oversee the operation of both buildings and
marketing of programs within halls.
• I have access to all Microsoft office programs, including
Word 2010 and Excel 2010.
• I am becoming more reliant upon Google Drive every
day.
• I am becoming more flexible and literate in the realm of
social media.
• Webpage building and graphic design are among my
strengths
• Know-how from marketing in residence halls and from
marketing with outside agencies.
Goals for position:
• To create a new, functional website by 4/1/2014
• To create a “what to expect” guide for new
delegates that NCC’s can use to prepare their firsttime delegates for SAACURH/NACURH.
• To be an advocate of projects that benefit TARH
delegates.
• To provide NCC’s and advisors up-to-date
information about our upcoming state conference.
• To keep in consistent contact with the conference
co-chairs/advisor for up-to-date information on the
website.
• To set guidelines for creating a social marketing
committee that will help administer the
relaunching of the website page.
Goals for TARH:
• To find easier ways to manage/deseminate
information
• To accurately inform delegates and those
interested in the state of business for TARH.
• To be approachable and flexible for staff and for
those outside of the building.
PO Box 70723 - Johnson City, Tennessee 37614-1710 - (423) 439-4446 - (423) 439-4690 (Fax)
Dear TARH State board and NCCs,
As the advisor for the East Tennessee State University Residence Hall Association, it is my
pleasure to offer my support to Cade Herron’s bid for Associate Director of Publications.
Having seen the work that Cade has done throughout his college career to provide leadership
opportunities and programming for students on his campus and in his state, I feel very
confident in his ability to be a motivated, encouraging, and excellent leader for TARH.
Over the course of my time with RHA and ETSU, I have seen Cade really develop and
flourish as a leader. In addition to me serving as his advisor for the TARH 2014 conference, I
also supervise Cade as a RD at ETSU. Cade is an inspiring leader to his staff and motivates
them on to success. His hall has gone from a trouble filled community to one of the best
communities on campus. In terms of his involvement with RHA, Cade has attended numerous
conferences, invested on our future leaders by presenting at our Hall Officer training, and
taken on a huge leadership roles by and co-chairing TARH 2014. Cade is very invested in
technology and I have full confidence after working with him on TARH 2014 tasks that he
can effectively communicate with all schools in the state in addition to maintaining and
running a website.
Cade served a co-chair for TARH 2014 and has directly worked with the conference on the
whole. He was very involved with every decision that was made and motivated the team to
put on a fantastic conference. He never once waivered in his excitement about TARH being
held at ETSU, even when snow became a factor that we had to deal with. When one of his
chairs resigned with less than 10 days to go before the conference, Cade found 2 new people
to help take over the responsibilities and had them excited to be on staff in less than 12 hours.
Cade’s contagious enthusiasm, his unending energy, and his dedication to serve TARH and
grow the organization make him a well-rounded and excellent candidate for the AD of
publications. I highly recommend him for consideration of this position and I wish you best of
luck in this year’s elections!
Sincerely,
Alicia Luc
Area Coordinator, Housing & Residence Life
Advisor, Residence Hall Association