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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)