Student Spotlight

After fighting for the Indiana Residential Hall Organization Conference (IRHOC) to be held at Indiana State University, two students have successfully won the bid and are preparing for the weekend commencement.

Junior communication major Carl Mitchell and senior criminology and criminal justice major Crystle Hall have spent the past year planning the IRHOC, which takes place today through Sunday on-campus.

"IRHOC's mission is to help develop leadership in the residence halls and to increase networking and interaction between schools within the state of Indiana," Mitchell said.

Mitchell and Hall both gained interest in planning the conference after they attended the 2010 IRHOC at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

"Shortly after we returned, Crystle and I started exploring the option of hosting the annual conference here at ISU," Mitchell said. "Then last year at Purdue University, Crystle and I, along with our awesome conference staff, bid for the conference and got it."

The conference holds different activities throughout the course of the weekend.

"The conference has five parts: opening ceremonies, which include roll call, a conference staff introduction and a keynote speaker," Mitchell said. "The conference also has programming sessions, entertainment, a banquet and a dance."

Anyone can fill out an application on OrgSync. Ultimately, the Hoosier Communication Coordinators are the ones in the delegate picking process.

"ISU will have four residential assistants attending the conference as part of ISU's delegation," Hall said. "This conference is a great opportunity for them to attend and get program ideas that are presented on college campuses across the state, as well as other student leaders."

Looking towards the future, there is a chance that Indiana State University could have similar opportunities in the future.

"There is a bidding process that takes place each year," Hall said. "Since ISU is hosting this year, there is a possibility that we could bid again in the near future and host again."