By Naz Santiago, DASA Marketing Intern

The Inter-Residence Council (IRC) is composed of NC State students who live in university housing. From these communities, students are elected by their peers to join and be a part of their hall councils, which is a group of about 13 across NC state per living area, to serve and advocate for those communities and help the community grow within their area. 

The IRC is committed to advocating on behalf of all the residential communities at NC State and to provide them with leadership development opportunities and create a better sense of community. They also promote community engagement and implement community programming. 

“[Being part of the council] helps develop so many different leadership skills, and different tools such as networking, public speaking, how to go to a conference and present, how to advocate for other people, how to address higher departments,” said Maggie Lally, IRC president. “Every skill you learn here you are gonna be able to put into your back pocket when you go into the workforce after graduation.”

The IRC strives to serve their communities and create a space for their residents to be engaged. Students involved can start larger initiatives to help other students connect with larger departments and encourage and guide them on how to best serve their residence halls. 

Providing residents opportunities to connect and act as leaders, the IRC highly believes in advocating for residents, empowering their leaders, and building their communities.

Trey Dievendorf, representative for the Wellness Village, explained why others should get involved.

“I think others should get involved because our community is stronger when everybody’s voice is heard and everybody gets that kind of representation,” he said. “The more people we have involved, the more unique perspectives we hear, the more likely someone’s direct issue is going to be addressed and the more likely you are going to have your idea come out in a positive way and just see your direct influence and impact on your community.”

Join the Executive Board

The IRC is currently looking to fill two executive board positions in the fall and one in the spring. They are looking to hire excited and engaged campus residents who are coachable, willing to learn and have an open mind. You don’t need to have any experience to apply — you just have to live on campus and be at least a sophomore. Candidates cannot have less than a 2.8 cumulative GPA and cannot hold any additional paid positions. To learn more or to apply for a position on the executive board, go to https://orgs.ncsu.edu/irc/fallexecinterest/.

The IRC is currently looking to fill the role of vice president of media and marketing who will be responsible for maintaining the IRC website and maintaining and growing their social media presence. They are also looking to fill the position of vice president of National Communication Coordination, who will attend conferences, cross-communicate nationally and regionally as well as communicate inter-collegiately and coordinate all communications. 

If you have any questions or would like to apply, email your resume to irc-president@ncsu.edu.