Residence Life staff make history at provincial conference

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/res_life.jpg” caption=”Residence Life staff”]Ten members of McMaster's Residence Life staff made history last weekend by being the only school to claim the top two awards presented at the annual Residence Life Conference. The 25th annual conference was held at the University of Guelph Jan. 28-30.

The McMaster delegation defeated 43 other groups to become the first delegation to win the “25th Anniversary Award”, given to the group that “embodies the spirit of passion, leadership and achievement that the Residence Life Conference has come to represent.” The other award, for “Top Presentation” includes a monetary prize and a trip to present at the Ontario Association of College and University Housing Officers.

Pictured back row, from left are Kevin Beatty, training and development manager, and McMaster community advisors Alastair Dykstra (Brandon Hall), Sara Gracie (Woodstock Hall), Jonade Naeem (Brandon Hall), Andy Moonsammy (Hedden Hall), Mostafa Khader (Brandon Hall), Shekufeh Zonji (Brandon Hall), Adrienne Li (Matthews Hall), Robert Donald Morrison II (residence manager, Brandon and Edwards). Front row, from left, are Jeremy Sandor (Woodstock Hall), Amy Roefs (program assistant), Nitasha Puri (McKay Hall), and Michael Bird (Edwards).

Nitasha Puri and Jonade Naeem also were awarded the Julianne Pettigrew Award.

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/res_life.jpg" caption="Residence Life staff"]Ten members of McMaster&#039;s Residence Life staff made history last weekend by being the only school to claim the top two awards presented at the annual Residence Life Conference. The 25th annual conference was held at the University of Guelph Jan. 28-30.<p><br />
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The McMaster delegation defeated 43 other groups to become the first delegation to win the "25th Anniversary Award", given to the group that "embodies the spirit of passion, leadership and achievement that the Residence Life Conference has come to represent." The other award, for "Top Presentation" includes a monetary prize and a trip to present at the <a href="http://www.oacuho.on.ca/pages/links.html">Ontario Association of College and University Housing Officers</a>.<p><br />
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Pictured back row, from left are Kevin Beatty, training and development manager, and McMaster community advisors Alastair Dykstra (Brandon Hall), Sara Gracie (Woodstock Hall), Jonade Naeem (Brandon Hall), Andy Moonsammy (Hedden Hall), Mostafa Khader (Brandon Hall), Shekufeh Zonji (Brandon Hall), Adrienne Li (Matthews Hall), Robert Donald Morrison II (residence manager, Brandon and Edwards). Front row, from left, are Jeremy Sandor (Woodstock Hall), Amy Roefs (program assistant), Nitasha Puri (McKay Hall),  and Michael Bird (Edwards).<p> <br />
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Nitasha Puri and Jonade Naeem also were awarded the Julianne Pettigrew Award.

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