Mathis and Adjra Attend Housing Conference

Katelin Mathis, residence life coordinator of Missouri Hall, and JD Adjra, Ryle Hall director, attended the annual conference of UMR-ACUHO in Omaha, Nebraska, Oct. 29-31. The Upper Midwest Region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers is a regional professional organization for staff working in residence life and campus housing. The conference brought together professionals from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Manitoba. Mathis and Adjra participated in a wide array of educational sessions to strengthen their efforts to enhance the experiences of students living on campus. Mathis was recognized as a top five presenter at the conference. Her presentation focused on creating strategies for intentional visibility and engagement within a residential community as hall directors. Attendees left the session with a framework to create their own visibility plan to implement within their own residence halls.