USI Residence Life

BOXVILLE

A Homelessness Awareness Program

The Program

Boxville was once an annual program co-sponsored by the Student Housing Association and Housing and Residence Life. The program brings awareness of homelessness to residents of University of Southern Indiana. This year, Housing and Residence Life and the Resident Assistant Staff of McDonald West are hosting Boxville, for a second year.

The program will start at 9pm Monday, November 9th, with two guest speakers who will speak of homelessness in America and in the Evansville area. The program then goes nonstop until 2am Tuesday, November 10th. Please note, that at least one member from your team have to be in attendance for the guest speakers.

Once the Box Homes are up, they are then judged, based on a criteria listed on the following page. Then the student organizations and groups will be recognized for their efforts and creativity.

The Rules

Boxville can be broken down in 2 categories- Box Homes and The Collection Drive.

The Collection Drive; completed by Housing Area or Student Organization. The Collection Drive will go from October 20-November 9, 2009. Collection Boxes are set up for each area:

-McEast/McWest: Residence Life Community Center

-North/South: Housing and Residence Life

-Each Residence Hall has a box in the hall lobby

-Other Student Organizations please bring your items to the event on November 9.

The staff will count and tally the point value of the items brought by each organization or group.

No perishable items, please.

The Box Homes Box Home building can start no sooner than 9:00pm (after the guest speakers) on November 9, 2009 and must be completed by 12am. There can be no building during the presentations by the guest speakers and at least one member of your team, must be present for their presentations.

Contents that hold up the Box Homes can only include cardboard and duct tape. The first twelve organizations or groups to register will receive ONE roll of duct tape. All other organizations and groups will need to provide their own tape. Every organization is responsible for bringing their own cardboard. At the end of the event, the card board will be recycled.

Decorations are allowed, but they cannot hold up the structure in any way unless they are made from cardboard.

The size and shape of your Box Home is completely up to you, as long as it is large enough to hold all of the helping/participating members. It also cannot exceed the allotted area for your group or hall.

The Box Homes MUST BE TAKEN DOWN before your group leaves for the night. You must clean up after yourself. We will walk you through how to dispose of your boxes properly in the appropriate places. Not cleaning up after your group may result in forfeit of prizes and awards. The cardboard will be recycled at the end of the event.

For the complete Boxville Guide, including the description of the event, awards, and point system for the Collection Drive, please click here: Boxville Guide

Please Register Here:

Any questions, please contact Kourtney Barrett Eastham at kbeastham@usi.edu or 468-2051

8600 University Boulevard - Evansville, IN 47712-3596 - 812/464-8600