Arnold Residence Hall
Arnold Residence Hall is one of Bryan's two suite-style housing facilities.
With a capacity for about 100 students, Arnold was built in 1972. The rooms have a connecting bathroom for every two rooms. The building is carpeted throughout with lounge, kitchen, laundry rooms, and storage facilities. All rooms are individually climate controlled.
Meet Arnold Resident Director Myra Goza here.
Quick Facts about Arnold
Floors: 3
Residence rooms: 51
Students per room: Two women per room. Arnold is a suite-style residence hall, so two rooms, housing four women, are joined by a shared bathroom.
Current Capacity: 102
Room Description: 14' x 16', Cinderblock walls and carpeted floors. Large desk console divides bedroom into sleep and study sections. Large storage capacity in rooms. Lots of shelving units and space.
Furniture/Amenities: Two Beds, two desks with tall built-in bookshelves, two chairs, two wardrobes, huge bay window, wireless internet throughout dorm and phone jack.
Community Areas: Kitchen (refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave, and cooking/serving supplies), computer lab and laundry room (washers, dryers, folding tables, and ironing board) all housed on the first floor. Study rooms are available on the second and third floors. Arnold's large lounge (with cable), housed on the first floor, makes being anti-social difficult!
Showers per student: About one shower for every four women. Bathroom layout: Tile floors, toilet stall, shower, two sinks, storage under sinks, large countertop, large mirror, shelving and towel racks (6).
Residents' activity of choice: Disney Karaoke, puzzles, MadGab and cards.
Arnold is well-known for: Being the “Heart of Campus", located centrally among Bryan's five residence halls and between Summers Gymnasium and Mercer Hall. It houses most of the upperclass Bryan women. There is also a money-back-guarantee that at least one Arnold woman will get engaged each school year.
Arnold's Resident Assistants
Kirsten Amling
Resident Assistant, Arnold First
Hometown: Santa Barbara, CA
Major: Corporate Communications
Hobbies/Sports: Dance (or stagemoving) ... Does that count as a sport? My hobbies are hanging with friends, planning events or parties and scrapbooking.
A word that best describes you: Energetic
Favorite food: Cheezits and for a close second, Popcorn with M and M's
Favorite tv show or movie: "The Office" not only because the show is so hilarious, but also because my friends and I all watch it together, no matter how busy our schedules are.
Favorite Bible verse: My current favorite is Galatians 2:20. I just love the simplicity and beauty of that verse.
Where you want to travel: Hawaii and the Bahama's. I love the beach and would love to see other beaches than just So. Cal.
A famous person you've met: Mrs. Bush when she was the first lady in the White House. I shook her hand, got a picture and a "behind the ropes" tour of the white house, how awesome is that?
What made you want to be an RA: I wanted to get to know some individual girls well and not just a big group of people a little bit. So I wanted the opportunity to dive in and develop relationships with the girls on my hall through hanging out, eating chocolate and just having fun together.
Any random fact about yourself: I am allergic to cinnamon.
What you love about Bryan: the people, definitely! Everyone here is so different and yet we see the blessings in that, I love looking around the cafeteria and thinking "All these people were made in God's image and yet look how different we all are" I am still meeting awesome people and love getting to know them.
Kirsten is a junior and a first-year resident assistant.
Ashley Maye
Resident Assistant, Arnold Second
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Major: Business Admin.
Hobbies/Sports: Reading, watching NASCAR and baseball, spending time with my family
A word that describes you: Personable
Favorite food: Popsicles
Favorite TV show or movie: The Cosby Show, While You Were Sleeping
Favorite music or band: Praise and Worship
Favorite Bible verse: Proverbs 3:5-6
Where you want to travel: Africa, Australia, or a NASCAR race
Something you want to do before you die: Have a garden and ride a train
A famous person you've met: John Kasay, the kicker for the Carolina Panthers, David Ring
Any random fact about yourself: I'm left handed and I use to live in Kenya, Africa
Why you like being an RA: The opportunity to love and serve Bryan students.
What you like about Bryan: The people; Bryan college really does live up to it's motto - Christ Above All!
Ashley is a junior and in her second year serving as a resident assistant.
Heather Laskin
Resident Assistant, Arnold Second
Hometown: Santa Barbara, CA
Major: Corporate Communications
Hobbies/Sports: I love to play tennis (even though I'm terrible at it), and I love to read. I also love to travel (does that count as a hobby?).
A word that best describes you: Sarcastic
A Favorite quote: "Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend that we don't know what to do." -Chris Wheeler
Favorite food: My mom's chicken salad
Favorite tv show or movie: The Office!
Favorite music or band: It depends on my mood, but I listen to all kinds: hip hop and rap, country, I love love love Michael Buble...
Favorite Bible verse: I love too many to have an absolute favorite, but one that has really been blessing me recently is Psalm 41:11: "By this I know that You are pleased with me, because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me."
Where you want to travel: Anywhere! I love to travel! I'd like to eventually visit all 7 continents.
Something you want to do before you die: I think it would be kinda cool to be in a movie...
A famous person you've met: Chuck Norris
What made you want to be an RA: I love to interact with people, see what God is doing in their lives, and help them grow in their relationships with Him.
Any random fact about yourself: I can poke my eyes out of my head a little. I think I just have unusually large eye sockets...
What you love about Bryan: I love that the people here really do care about you. It is so incredible to have peers and professors who will pray for you and encourage you in your walk with God. I have been challenged in all areas of my life: academically, spiritually, emotionally, and socially.
Heather is a senior and in her first year serving as a resident assistant.
Bailey P
ayne
Resident Assistant, Arnold Third
Nickname: BP, Belly, Bells, and Payne Train
Hometown: Pikeville, TN
Favorite Quote: "The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever." - Westminster Catechism
What is your favorite thing to do: Laugh!
Bailey, a senior, is in her second year as a resident assistant and will be serving as the women's lead resident assistant this year.
Nicole Walker
Resident Assistant, Arnold Third
Hometown: La Mirada, California
Major:Christian Ministry-Leadership Option
Hobbies/Sports: I enjoy Quad Skating/Rollerblading, reading, acting/singing/dancing, and scrapbooking.
A word that best describes you: friendly
Favorite quote: "The truest friend does not doubt, but hope." Emma by Jane Austen
Favorite food: I really like ravioli with white cheese alfredo sauce and mushrooms, spinach,and onions, all mixed in together.
Favorite music or band: I like the band Casting Crowns and I also like to listen to various Broadway show tunes.
Favorite Bible verse: 1 Corinthians 2:10-13 "For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
Where you want to travel: I would love to go to Canada and see Prince Edward Island. Or, I would love to spend some time traveling around Europe.
Something you want to do before you die: speak Russian fluently
A famous person you've met: Well, I kind of got a glimpse of George W. Bush at a county fair.
What made you want to be an RA: I wanted a greater opportunity to care for the girls on my hall.
Any random fact about yourself: I like to go and have tea at tea houses, or just to have tea with friends.
What you love about Bryan: I really like the interaction between professors and students; I like how the professors take the time to get to know the students.
What is your favorite flower: Camila
Nicole is a junior and a first-year resident assistant.