The Residence Hall Association is back to planning events such as Kids and Friends Weekend and Social Justice and Diversity Week at its meeting today.

The members will be planning Kids and Friends Weekend, which will be Disney themed, and Social Justice and Diversity Week. Dates for these will be discussed during the meeting.

Andrew Lilek, vice president of RHA, said he is excited to begin the new semester.

“The executive board is psyched to be back and we will be planning a lot of exciting events that everyone on campus can be involved in,” he said.

The meeting, which will be today in Thomas Hall, will include the committees giving their event’s reports, and representatives for each of the residence halls giving reports on their individual plans this semester.

The five committees of RHA include the President’s Council, Programming, Social Justice and Diversity, Community Service and Community Development committees.

RHA will also be planning an event for the spring called “Going Green.”

Rachel Fisher, Interim Director of Student Community Service, will also be at the meeting talking about events such as Martin Luther King Service Day happening at 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16 in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Featured service projects will last from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Also coming up this semester are Panther Service Day and 29 Dollars for 29 Days happening in February.

The Illinois Residence Hall Association will meet following the RHA meeting.

They will be planning their upcoming conference at DePaul University along with about 13 other schools, Lilek said.

Elizabeth Grubart can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].