WACUHO Annual Conference and Exposition
WACE 2024
Mission Statement
The Western Association of College and University Housing Officers (WACUHO) is the professional organization that is dedicated to exceptional collegiate residential experiences by promoting meaningful connections and providing innovative, relevant professional development and services to its members. In order to advance our mission, we strive to:​
Enhance professional competencies through innovative relevant programs and opportunities.
Vision 1
Provide the most innovative, current, and relevant resources to our members to better serve students.
Vision 2
Build and maintain meaningful connections that encourage personal and professional growth and fulfillment.
Vision 3
Develop leaders of tomorrow through a variety of volunteer service and leadership opportunities for members to apply their knowledge and skills.
Vision 4
Purpose
To encourage membership and participation in the Association without regard to any form of arbitrary discrimination.
To contribute to the improvement and coordination of the various aspects of student residence halls, apartments, theme houses and cooperatives, food service, developmental programming, administration, conference services, facilities, and related operations at member institutions on a regional scale.
To sponsor activities, services, and research that will aid its members and provide a means of exchanging and distributing professional information and ideas relating to the various aspects of student residence halls, apartments, theme houses and cooperatives, food service, developmental programming, administration, conference services, facilities, and related operations.
To support and encourage the professional development of Association members.
To ensure that the Association’s programs, services, and related activities represent the diverse student population it serves.
To work actively as an organization or in collaboration with other organizations or individuals outside of WACUHO to further the aims of the Association and its member institutions.
To support, encourage, and contribute to the academic mission of member institutions.
