Froggie Friday | June 20th, 2025
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- Jun 21
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Hey PACURH!!
Welcome to the first Froggie Friday of the 2025/26 year, we are so excited to get things started and share some important announcements from your new RBD team!
In this issue we’ll discuss
NACURH Annual Conference 2025
Bids for RLC 2025 and NACURH Annual Conference 2026
Your new RBD Executives
Regional Chat Dates
April 2025 OTM Winners
OTM Submissions
Froggie Love,
Samantha Smyth
PACURH CO for Communications and Technology

Thank you all for your incredible participation in the 2025 NACURH Annual Conference! It was a joy to see so many of you engaging in educational sessions and contributing in the Corporate Boardroom. We’d like to take a moment to celebrate institutions and members of our region for their successes over the past year
Dan Ocampo Academic Scholarship Recipients
Gizelle Rodrigues (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)
Makoa Muira (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)
Nicole Chan (University of California, Riverside)
NACURH Annual Conference Scholarship Recipients
Paige Chang (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)
Gizelle Rodrigues (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)
OTM Traveling Award: University of California, San Diego
Gold Diamond Pin Recipient: Katie Knoll (University of California, San Diego)
Silver Turtle Pin Recipient: Viviana Romero (Western Oregon University)
ADNRHH of the Year: Anthony Ching (University of California, Riverside)
CO of the Year: Viviana Romero (Western Oregon University)
Regional Conference Chair of the Year: Lara Keshav (University of California, Los Angeles)
Top 10 Educational Session: Paige Chang (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)
We can’t wait to see everyone again at our next conference, until then, keep up the good work!

Is your institution interested in hosting a conference? There are two upcoming opportunities that you should know about
PACURH Regional Leadership Conference 2025
Any interested institutions are encouraged to email pa_director@nacurh.org
NACURH Annual Conference 2026
Any interested institutions are encouraged to complete this intent form

We are excitedly preparing for the year ahead and looking forward to working alongside you and supporting your institutions as best we can during our terms on the RBD. If you ever have any questions, comments or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out to any of us!

We know how much you’ve all missed our monthly chats and we are so looking forward to bringing them back starting in July! Regional chats will be held on the second Sunday of each month at 2pm HST / 5pm PDT, please find the dates listed below and keep an eye out for an email containing the video conferencing information
PACURH Regional Chat Dates
July 13, 2025
August 10, 2025
September 14, 2025
October 5, 2025*
November 9, 2025
December 14, 2025
January 11, 2026
February 1, 2026*
March 8, 2026
April 5, 2026*
*moved to the first Sunday due to public holiday or conflict, subject to change

Congratulations to our OTM winners from April 2025!
Advisor: Alexandra B (UC San Diego)
Educational Program: Sustainable Spring (UC San Diego)
Empowerment Program (formerly known as Diversity Program): Trchnakir and Treats (UC San Diego)
Executive Board Member: Lisa Chen (UC Riverside)
First Year Student: Britney Sanchez Chavez (UC Santa Barbara)
Institution Faculty/Staff: Jackie Shay (UC Santa Barbara)
Organization: Seventh College (UC San Diego)
Passive Program: Sunday Stroll with the Heelers (UC San Diego)
Recognition Program: Thank You Cards (UC San Diego)
Residence Life Professional Staff: Isheeta R (UC San Diego)
Resident Assistant: Beloved Maina (UC Santa Barbara)
Residential Community: Marian Hall (Gonzaga University)
Service Program: Serving Up Kindness (UC San Diego)
Social Program: Bearls Birthday Bash (UC San Diego)
Spotlight: The Cog (Gonzaga University)
Student: Kevin C (UC San Diego)
Student Staff Member: Danielle C (UC San Diego)

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