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  • Of The Month Awards (OTMs)

    The main purpose of OTMs is to recognize the outstanding contributions of the student leaders and professionals within the residence halls. That recognition can come from a variety of forms such as recognizing a single leader, group of leaders, or an effective program hosted by leaders. OTMs serve to congratulate and acknowledge the accomplishments of all of these individuals, while encouraging the continued effort and greater achievement. OTMs are split up into a variety of categories that campuses can use. Only sixteen categories are recognized on the NACURH and regional levels including a variety of student, professional, program and organizational categories.

    OTMs come in a sixteen different NACURH recognized categories including:

    • Community Service Program
    • Diversity Program
    • Educational Program
    • Passive Program
    • Graduate Assistant
    • Social Program
    • Organization
    • Spotlight
    • Residential Community
    • Advisor
    • Executive Board Member
    • First Year Student
    • Institutional Faculty/Staff
    • Residence Life Faculty/Staff
    • Resident Assistant
    • Student
    • Student Staff

    OTMs are voted on at the campus level at the end of every month. Winning campus-level OTMs are sent to the regional OTM voting committee to vote on regional winning OTMs. These regional winning OTMs are sent to the national level through the National Association of College and university Residence Halls for national recognition.

  • This Year's OTMs

    Below are our campus-winning OTMs for the fall 2025 semester! These OTMs were submitted by members and voted on by our general body. They will also be submitted to a voting board to be voted on regionally.

    • August OTM Winners:
      • Organization (Campus and Regionally) - Third Culture Association by Nivedita Srinivasan
      • Resident Assistant (Campus and Regionally) - Stephanie Daget by Maren Antee
      • Social Program (Campus) - RHA Casina Night by Lillian Paley
      • Spotlight (Campus and Regionally) - Marc Hartmann and Kristin Nauman by Loretta Sexton
      • Student (Campus) - Alex Nelson by Matt Hassenfratz and Maya Brink
    • September OTM Winners:
      • Advisor (Campus) - Daniella Parks by Alice Fitz
      • Empowerment Program (Campus) - Ganesh Chathurthi by Ridhima Prasad
      • Exec Board Member (Campus and Regionally) - Katherine Bryant by Maren Antee
      • Institution Fauculty/Staff Nominee (Campus) - Alexis Block by Noah Medrano
      • Passive Program (Campus) - Campus Cuts 9/22/2025 by Alex Nelson
      • Service Program (Campus and Regionally) - Court Appointed Special Advocate Dinner Gala by Grace Wilding and Sriya Potturu
      • Social Program (Campus and Regionally) - K-Pop Movie Night by Katherine Bryant
      • Spotlight (Campus) - Dunkin Staff by James Evans
      • Student Staff Member (Campus and Regionally) - Ugyen Deki by Meghan Engle
    • October OTM Winners:
      • Educational Program (Campus) - Research A Thon by Lillian Paley and Apolo Alverez
      • Empowerment Program (Campus and Regionally) - Hindu YUVA Diwali by Ridhima Prasad
      • Graduate Assistant (Campus) - Ila Kerchenski by Nivedita Srinivasan
      • Institutional Faculty/Staff (Campus and Regionally) - Kathy Petras by Malcom Miller
      • Recognition Program (Campus and Regionally) - Custodial Appreciation: Gratitude In Bloom by Alice Fitz
      • Social Program (Campus) - Homecoming Tailgate by Ava Johnson
      • Student Staff Member (Campus) - Andrew Manteau by Xitlalic Lara Anguiano
    • November Campus Winners:
      • Advisor - Allie Lyncha by Ridhima Prasad
      • Empowerment Program - UCCross The World by Heena Dave
      • Educational Program - Swahili Workshop by Malcolm Miller
      • First Year Student - Lily Casares by Alice Fitz
      • Institutional Faculty/Staff - Emmitt Jolly by Nivedita Srinivasan
      • Organization - Sara Desai by Ariana Lyngdoh
      • Recognition Program - Thwing 45: A Celebration of Connection by Grace Wilding
      • Service Program - Labre Homeless Outreach by Weber Chen
      • Social Program - CWRU family thanksgiving
      • Spotlight - Kelvin Smith Library Therapy Dogs by Lillian Paley
      • Student - Alyssa Hansraj by Ariana Lyngdoh
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