As the spring semester comes to a close, new Inter-Residence Hall Association officials are already envisioning their plans for the fall.

Elected as presidents of the three associations were Jeff Greiner, Union Drive Association; Keith Twombley, Towers Residence Association; and Jenny Larson, Richardson Court Association. The presidents were selected April 3.

Larson said she is excited to work with the largest residence hall association of the three.

“I want to make sure that everything done within RCA is done the way students want it,” she said.

As a political science major from Rockford, Ill., Larson said her life is government.

“My big thing is student government, and oddly enough, it is not at all for personal gain,” she said. “I absolutely love RCA. The sole reason I do this is for the 3,000 people I can represent.”

Larson has heard student complaints about the safety and lighting around RCA as well as concerns of food service.

“My first step is going to be to get all of the exec and all of the hall presidents and vice presidents together to organize Welcome Week and get started on a really good foot for next year,” she said.

Greiner, junior in history from Atlantic, said his ideas to increase communication include creating house e-mail lists and forming a stronger bond between executive members, house cabinets and residents. “I am really approachable, and I hope that no one would have a problem coming to me with concerns or issues or just to say `Hi,'” he said.

Like Larson, Greiner said he hopes to work with executives and hall representatives to make connections and improve communication. “I am going to work strongly with my execs and hit the communication issues right away,” he said. “I want to make sure the execs are visible to all residents [so] if they want to have an event, they know who to talk to.”

Leadership from past years in the residence halls varies but Greiner said he has some big shoes to fill. “I think there has been a good ground work laid for me to work from,” he said. “I have been very impressed with the competency with the previous presidents.”

Twombley, sophomore in computer science from Des Moines, said he is a big believer in honesty, justice and communication.

He has already started to make changes, Twombley said.

“I think one of the first things I am going to do is improve the Web site,” he said. “Our campus is a very connected campus, and I think they should be able to contact us easier. I want everyone in Towers to know about the Web site and where they can go to find out about their government.”