RA: Tasia Pinkham

Courtney Setter notimated Tasia, because “In addition to her job outside the RA position and her classes, Tasia is also an amazing RA. She always goes above and beyond to decorate her floor and make it a welcoming environment. This year, her floor theme was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and her work shows because the decorations look incredible. Her facilitation of Starin’s complex wide program “Walking Sundae” was a huge success due to her organization and passion for the position. Tasia is also always the first one to volunteer and head committee’s and still keeps a positive attitude. Tasia is always one of the first staff members I go to with a concern or question because her genuine care for her staff members and residents is apparent. Her respect for people of all backgrounds is also reflected in her residents’ respect and admiration of her. Tasia is a great RA and I feel lucky to have her on staff with me.”
Bulletin Board: Drunkopoly by Ashlie Hoffman

Ashlie’s “Drunkopoly” bulletin board won September’s Bring Your Best, because “it was one of the bulletin boards I saw that actually made me stop and look at it. I think because of its familiarity I was drawn to see what had been changed from the original Monopoly board. It was also very informative and I saw when Ashlie was putting it together, she was working really hard on it and the craftsmanship shows that she really cared about how it would be presented.”
Program: Adopt-A-Team Volleyball by CBC

Cassie Steiner nominated CBC’s Adopt-A-Team Volleyball program! “As a complex, we have adopted the women’s volleyball team. At their first home game, we met in Bigelow Basement, made signs, got dressed up and practiced cheers! As you can see from the picture of our human tunnel that welcomed the team, we had quite the turn out! Since, we have dressed up and walked to the games together; the program was so successful that each game has become an event in which our residents regularly get involved!”
Door Dec: For Sale/Sold signs by Cole Kallio-Crotteau

Kelsey Ladika nominated these door decs! “I chose to do a for sale/sold sign door decoration for this upcoming school year as a fun type of play on move in. I felt that my residents would like it better if they saw that the room they were going to spend a lot of time in over the next 9 months or so was not just a room, but a place where they could have to unwind and treat as their home. Many residents thought it was an awesome idea and immediately felt better about living away from family because this room was theirs and no ones else (except for their roommate of course.) This was also the first time I had ever used Pinterest, so that made this experience that much more of a challenge.”