1. sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Welcome to the 8 th annual 2015

2. Contest Criteria Rooms were judged on: Style Creativity Attention to Detail Best Use of Space Overall Impact Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

3. Contest Demographics This year, we had more rooms entered in the contest than ever before. Here’s the total count: 2015: 180 rooms/281 students Last year: 160 rooms/230 students Starting year (2008): 64 rooms Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

4. Contest Demographics Bailey Coit Cone Cotton Gray Grogan Guilford Haywood Highland Hinshaw Jamison Jefferson Suites Lee Students in 25/25 Halls Participated Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Lofts on Lee Mary Foust Moore-Strong The Spencers Community Phillips-Hawkins Ragsdale-Mendenhall Reynolds Shaw Spring Garden Apartments Tower Village Union Weil-Winfield

5. A Special Thank You to all of our preliminary judges, who selected the hall winners: Ian Aitken Nikiah Barnes Pierre Campbell Ryan Collins Will Dodson Jeanette Evans Maggie Gillespie Matthew McKay Li Miles Emily Nanna Shannon Nelson Katie Patschte Jameson Sellers Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

6. Thanks to the final judges and others who helped with the contest! Timothy Johnson Director, Housing and Residence Life Guy Sanders Associate Director For Administrative Operations, Housing and Residence Life Phillip Garrison HRL Assistant Director of Technology HRL Front Office Staff JUDGES: Casey Fletcher Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Student Affairs Ashley Hill Visual Arts Specialist, Office of Campus Activities and Programs Timothy Johnson Director of Housing and Residence Life Gretchen Pugh Graphic Designer, Student Affairs Emily Totherow Assistant Director for Occupancy Management, Housing and Residence Life Erik Unger Assistant Director, Intramural & Club Sports Department of Campus Recreation Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

7. AND NOW FOR THE WINNERS OF EACH RESIDENCE HALL Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

8. Hall Winners – 1 st Place The following first place winners will each receive one of the gifts on this table. When your name is called, please move to the front table, where you will select a gift at random. Please sign the sheet beside your name (with Kory) to acknowledge that you have picked up your gift. First, the winners from the apartments and suites: Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

9. Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place BAILEY 229a Kristen Dillon

10. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place COIT 123 Michaela Suttles & Mary McKenzie Finger

11. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place COTTEN 226b Lisset Auilar

12. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place GRAY 205a Caroline Stamm

13. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place HAYWOOD 303c Michol Brower

14. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place HIGHLAND 001d Nicholas Winstead

15. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place HINSHAW 302a Mizani Washburn

16. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place JAMISON 329a Jessica Pruitt

17. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place JEFFERSON SUITES 642a Serena Mohiuddin

18. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place LEE 241d Tierra Martin

19. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place LOFTS ON LEE 309a Raquel Bruening

20. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place SHAW 240a Ashley Witherspoon

21. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place SPRING GARDEN 210b Lauren Salazar

22. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place TOWER VILLAGE 305c Kailyn Mckinney

23. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Apartment/Suite – 1 st Place UNION 201b Stephanie Nguyen

24. Hall Winners – 1 st Place And now, the winners from the traditional halls: Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

25. Traditional Hall– 1 st Place CONE 903 Prescillia Messa/Laura McDaniel

26. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place GROGAN 610a Jayla Howard

27. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place GUILFORD 226 Caitlyn Ramsey Peralta/Holly Thacker

28. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place MARY FOUST 317 Cameron Parker/Mariah Glynn

29. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place MOORE/STRONG 115 Emily Rivers/Holly Prater

30. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place N. SPENCER 156 Alexandra Romero/Alyssa Sanchez

31. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place PHILLIPS/HAWKINS 205 Kayla Hoyle/Ciara Dorante

32. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place RAGSDALE 319 Macy Pegram/Merideth Burkhart

33. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place REYNOLDS 377 Jessica Myers/Brianna Harrelson

34. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life Traditional Hall– 1 st Place WEIL 306 Aileen Dawkins/Brittany Wall

35. Grand Prize Winners Winners who received first place in their residence hall group were automatically entered into the final level of judging for the OVERALL BEST DRESSED ROOMS. Grand Prize winners were selected in the following categories: – Apartments/Suites – Traditional Halls Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

36. Grand Prize Winners Grand Prize winners will receive an additional prize. AND NOW FOR THE GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

37. Apartments/Suites Grand Prize The apartment/suite grand prize winner described her room as, “ Colorful with a Bohemian vibe.” This winner put herself creatively into every aspect of her room. The judges loved the jewel tones in the wall hangings and matching pillows, flowers, dream catchers and artwork. They felt that the room was well organized and the color was well-executed. Every detail of her room was addressed and reflected a tidy, cultural theme and all elements worked well together. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

38. Congratulations to Lauren Salazar of Spring Garden 210b.

39. Traditional Hall Grand Prize Here’s how the traditional hall grand prize winners described their room: “ Colorful and Fun!” The judges loved the use of vertical space in this room, from the beads at the entrance to the zigzag display of photos in the dormer walls. They especially liked the personalization of the room with multiple photos organized in a simple, but creative way. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

40. Congratulations to Cameron Parker and Mariah Glynn of Mary Foust 317.

41. And now for the Spartan Spirit Award! This year’s Spartan Spirit Award goes to one of the rooms that received the most likes on facebook. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

42. Congratulations to Andrew Wentz and Alejandro Lopez of Reynolds 859. They will receive the Spartan Spirit Facebook Award. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

43. All of you who weren’t winners in any other category were entered into a drawing for a prize. We will draw one of those names now and that winner will receive the final prize of the evening. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

44. We will contact the hall winners and grand prize winners to get volunteers for a photo session with you and your friends, and to take short videos of you in your room. A sign up sheet is also available. It’s a lot of fun to work with the photographer and your photos and videos will be used on the HRL website and in promotional printed items that we send out. Sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life

45. Housing and Residence Life would like to thank all of the residents who participated in our 8 th annual contest and wish you continued success for a great academic year. Please check out the Housing and Residence Life website for a list of all winners and for photos of the HALL WINNERS’ ROOMS: http://hrl.uncg.edu Thank you ALL!