Morrill Tower is a great place to

live during your time as a student

at The Ohio State University.

Being one of the largest

residence hall on campus with

over 1,100 residents, you will

have the opportunity to meet

and build friendships with people

from all sorts of backgrounds.

It may seem a little daunting to

live in a building with so many

people, but your building staff are

here to support you on your

journey. Between your Hall

Director, two Assistant Hall

Directors, Resident Manager,

twenty Resident Advisors, and

several Office Assistants, you are

sure to not get lost in the crowd!

Are you interested in planning

fun events for your fellow Morrill

Tower residents to attend? Do

you want to gain experience

planning events and potentially

hold a leadership role that you

can put on your resumé? If you

answered “YES!” to either of

these questions, then you should

consider joining the Morrill

Tower Activities Board,

affectionately known as MTAB.

If you are interested in joining,

please attend an informational

meeting on August 20th at 9pm

in the Morrill Tower Vending

Room.

Welcome to Morrill Tower!

I N S I D E

T H I S

I S S U E :

Welcome! &

MTAB 1

Meet your

Staff! 2

Meet your

Staff! cont’d 3

Meet your

Staff! cont’d 4

Meet your

Staff! cont’d 5

Meet your

Staff! cont’d 6

Meet your

Staff! cont’d

& FYI’s &

Important

Dates to

Remember

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MTAB (Morrill Tower Activities Board)

U N I V E R S I T Y H O U S I N G

Morrill Tower A U G U S T 2 0 1 3 W E L C O M E N E W S L E T T E R

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Heather Dwyer, Hall Director Hello Morrill Tower Residents!

I am so excited to have you all

living in our community this

year! I am the Hall Director

for Morrill and look forward

to getting to know you all!

Here are some fun facts about

me:

I went through the Second

City training center and did

improv comedy for 3 years.

I am scared of heights.

I was a varsity cheerleader

in high school.

I got hit by a car twice while

riding my bike...once when I

was 10 and again when I was

16.

I’ve always wanted to be on

Saturday Night Live.

I love Fall and all things that

accompany it!

I sing in the shower...loudly

and without restraint.

I went on a study abroad

trip to Mexico when I was in

graduate school.

I took 3 years of German in

high school but can barely

remember any of it now.

I would really like to swim

with Great White Sharks

sometime during my life.

I love the Christmas season

and love to decorate my

apartment.

Zayd Abukar, Assistant Hall Director Hello residents! I’m Zayd

Abukar (pronounced like

“Paid” with a “Z”) and I will

be one of your Assistant Hall

Directors this upcoming year!

A little about me:

I completed my undergraduate

education at the University of

Louisville, and am currently a

second-year master’s student

in the Higher Education and

Student Affairs program here

at Ohio State! I was the

Assistant Hall Director in

Bradley-Paterson last year, and

absolutely cannot wait to

continue the work that I do in

helping students and doing my

part to maintain a strong

community here in Morrill

Tower! I am an avid sports fan

(particularly basketball), so

don’t be surprised if you find

me in the RPAC playing a few

pick-up games, or in the

Vending Room watching OSU

football and basketball with

you all. I have a great sense of

humor (love me some

stand-up comedy), and one of

my favorite quotes of all time

was said by Bruce Lee: “if you

love life, then don’t waste

time. For time is what life is

made up of.” Think about it!

GO BUCKS!

Chris Wood, Assistant Hall Director I am so excited to be one of

your Assistant Hall Directors

this year in Morrill Tower!

I just graduated from

Otterbein University this past

May with a degree in Speech

Communication and a Music

minor. During my time at

Otterbein, I was involved as an

RA, Orientation Leader,

member of Greek Life, and in a

multitude of other things.

Some interesting facts about

me include that my hometown

has just over 600 people—and

it doesn’t have a stoplight or

gas station. I have also never

been to a wedding, although I

will have been to two by the

end of 2013 (I’m actually in a

bridal-party in December).

I try my best to be a positive

person in all aspects of my life,

living by the motto of “It could

always be worse.”

I want you to know that I am

always a resource for all of the

students here in Morrill

Tower! Please do not hesitate

to stop by and say hello when

I’m in the office or send me an

email if you have any

questions, although your RAs

can help you, too!

I look forward to meeting all of

you soon!

P A G E 3 Andy Pope, Resident Manager Role: I oversee the management of the front desk.

Major: Business

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: My life is defined by my obsession with cookies! I can often be seen at Sloopy’s, or

around campus, with tons of cookies!

Ariel Kinder, Resident Advisor Floor: 4th Floor

Major: Nursing & Disability Studies minor

Year in School: 5th Year Senior

Interesting Fact: My favorite color is purple. I love to bake and cook, so I am super excited for our

new kitchen this year in Morrill!

Katie Morris, Resident Advisor Floor: 5th Floor

Major: Human Resources & Psychology minor

Year in School: Senior

Interesting Fact: I have been a vegetarian for almost 13 years and my main passions in life include

community service and weight lifting!

Rachel Cohen, Resident Advisor Floor: 6th Floor

Major: Political Science, Strategic Communication, & General Business minor

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I love politics, Columbus culture and food, and have a movie collection that’s even

better than the one behind the front desk—so if there’s ever anything you can’t find, feel free to stop

by!

P A G E 4 Anthony Tenney, Resident Advisor Floor: 7th Floor

Major: History

Year in School: Sophomore

Interesting Fact: I graduated from Saint Marys Memorial High School in Saint Marys, OH, but have

lived in six different states throughout my life including Colorado, Virginia, Alabama, Hawaii,

California, and of course Ohio.

Megan Jones, Resident Advisor Floor: 8th Floor

Major: Accounting (Honors) & French minor

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I love to travel and actually spent most of this past summer in Australia. I also am

obsessed with my dogs!

Chris Chang, Resident Advisor Floor: 9th Floor

Major: Chemical Engineering w/ Pre-Med focus

Year in School: Sophomore

Interesting Fact: I am the first person in my family born in America. I am also red-green color blind.

Andrew Braun, Resident Advisor Floor: 10th Floor

Major: Microbiology & International Studies

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: This past summer I have been interning at the Cleveland Clinic working in a

neuroscience lab that studies Glioblastoma Multifrome (Brain Cancer).

P A G E 5 Victoria Carthorn, Resident Advisor Floor: 11th Floor

Major: Theater & Pre-Law

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I love theater and I have a pet snake!

Yi Zhu, Resident Advisor Floor: 12th Floor

Major: Accounting & Spanish

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I had a 2-month global internship this summer in Santiago, Chile.

Protiva Rahman, Resident Advisor Floor: 13th Floor

Major: Computer and Information Science

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I am originally from Bangladesh, but was born and raised in Dubai, United Arab

Emirates.

Mimi Lamantia, Resident Advisor Floor: 14th Floor

Major: Dance and Pre-Med

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I love dogs. I have four dogs. I love dancing. I love dancing with my dogs.

P A G E 6 Matt Duffey, Resident Advisor Floor: 15th Floor

Major: Welding Engineering

Year in School: Senior

Interesting Fact: Three of my ancestors were on the Mayflower, I have traveled to over 16 countries,

and I have not missed a home OSU Football Game since 2008!

Kristin Bruggeman, Resident Advisor Floor: 16th Floor

Major: Industrial/Systems Engineering

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I am a member of Ohio Staters, Inc. which is one of the oldest student organizations

on campus.

Kan Liu, Resident Advisor Floor: 17th Floor

Major: Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering & Computer/Science Engineering

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I interned at the Air Force Base in Dayton working on spacecraft development, and I

finally skydived this summer—it was one of the dreams on my bucket list.

Shavonda Johnson, Resident Advisor Floor: 18th Floor

Major: Criminology & Sociology

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I have a black-belt in Martial Arts and I love to change my hair style all of the time!

P A G E 7 Eliese Kendrick, Resident Advisor Floor: 19th Floor

Major: Social Work (Honors)

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I have had my hand in a lot of things, which also means that I have many interests so

it’s hard to pin a label on me. I plan on having more than one career.

Michael Leonard, Resident Advisor Floor: 20th Floor

Major: Finance & Leadership Studies minor

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I am an avid runner, having participated in both cross country and track throughout

middle and high school. I will be running in the Nationwide Children’s Hopsital Columbus Marathon

for the second time this October.

Jess Patel, Resident Advisor Floor: 21st Floor

Major: Operations Management

Year in School: Sophomore

Interesting Fact: When you get to know me, you’ll find out that I love to travel. One fun thing that I

did this summer was travel to Nepal, China, India, and the Netherlands.

Lindsey Oates, Resident Advisor Floor: 22nd Floor

Major: Journalism

Year in School: Sophomore

Interesting Fact: I love life, dancing, singing, being goofy, and meeting new people!

P A G E 8 Dottie Paynter, Resident Advisor Floor: 23rd Floor

Major: Human Nutrition and Community Health & Business minor

Year in School: Junior

Interesting Fact: I plan to go into Higher Education and Student Affairs after my undergrad! I also plan

to one day move over seas and participate in some long term mission work! I love playing soccer and

anything outside. I am so excited for an amazing school year!

Morrill Tower FYIs... The main lobby and front desk for the residence hall are located on the 3rd floor of Morrill Tower. This is also where your

personal mailboxes are located.

On the 2nd floor of Morrill Tower, there is a cafeteria called Morrill Commons. They are open the following hours:

Monday-Thursday: 7am-10am, 11am-2pm, 4pm-8pm

Friday: 7am-10am, 11am-2pm, 4pm-7pm

Saturday-Sunday: 10am-2:30pm, 4pm-7pm

You will not have access to the first floor daily from 11pm-7am.

The three elevators on the south work for floors 1-14 & the three elevators on the north work for floors 1-3 & 15-23.

Important Dates to Remember... August 17: Mandatory First Floor Meetings in the evening (specific times TBA) & West Fest 2013 (location TBA at First Floor

Meetings)

August 18: Student Involvement Fair 4pm-8pm at the Oval (we will walk over together after the fire drill; bring anything you

may need to the fire drill that will occur at approximately between 3:30pm & 3:45pm)

August 19: Convocation 10:30am at St. John Arena & First Year Student Columbus Welcome 11:30am-3:30pm via Buses to

Downtown

August 20: Community Commitment 8am-2pm at the Ohio Union & Buck-I-Frenzy 11am-4pm at the RPAC & Morrill Tower

Activities Board (MTAB) Informational Meeting 9pm in the Morrill Tower Vending Room

August 21: First Day of Classes! & Drums & Dough 7pm-9pm at the Ohio Union

August 24: Buckeye Kick-Off 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Shoe (Football Stadium)