E-mail

chris.stern@covenant.edu

Years worked at Covenant

One year

Hometown

Chicago, IL

Church I attend

Concord Baptist

College(s) attended and degrees earned

Covenant College; Major in Biblical and Theological Studies with a Missions Concentration and an Economics Minor

Best residence life memory from my college days

Playing soccer with The Five Points and Chi Alpha

Favorite way to spend a Saturday: Sleep in; Bacon, Eggs, and Coffee for Breakfast; watch a Liverpool game, spend time with friends, dinner with my wife, watch a movie or a play game with friends, go to bed...

Three words to describe life in Andreas

Jocose, Accessible, Sanguine

Best thing about my job

Working in a context that is conducive to building deep and lasting relationships

E-mail

elizabeth.swing@covenant.edu

Years worked at Covenant

This will be my first year!

Hometown

Waxhaw, NC

Church I attend

Rock Creek Fellowship

College(s) attended and degrees earned

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BA in International and Global Studies with a concentration in Arts and Belief Systems and a minor in French.

Best residence life memory from my college days

I have great memories of doing secret santa with my suite mates freshmen year, getting surprised by a lot of hall mates with a giant cookie cake at 2am on my birthday, and of my entire building and the one adjoining cheering back and forth when we won basketball games!

Favorite way to spend a Saturday: I like to wake up semi-early on a Saturday, drink coffee lazily and read my Bible, eat a late (and delicious) breakfast, then have an adventure of some kind. This could be anything from going hiking at Lula Lake land trust to going hang-gliding (still on my to-do list!). Then I would hang out with people, eat ice cream, and stay up late talking and playing board games.

Three words to describe life in Andreas

confident, sincere, fun

Best thing about my job

This is my first year working at Covenant, but the thing I am most looking forward to most is getting to know students! I can't wait to build relationships and get to know people more personally and I secretly can't believe I'm going to get to do something that I love so much as my actual job!

Major
Biology

Hometown
Sioux Center, IA

Favorite class taken at Covenant
I really enjoyed Old Testament with Dr. Jones. He has vast amounts of insight to share. Old Testament helped me grow in knowledge and in my faith. What more could you ask for?

What the residents on my hall can expect

Residents on Bloodfield can expect to have a blast. Hopefully, you will disciple and be discipled by your brothers on the hall. We will live life together – it will be hard at times, but good. Very good.

What I'm all about

Great people, great times, great books, and a great God. I have experienced all these in abundance at Covenant and am looking forward to experiencing even more over the next year.

Major

Biblical & Theological Studies, Biology minor

Hometown

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Favorite class taken at Covenant

Old Testament World with Dr. Jones. This class has been a fantastic experience to understand the cultural context of scripture.

What the residents on my hall can expect

I’m always available to talk to or just hang out. Our hall is a great community of brothers enjoying time together, playing sports, and having inordinately large amounts of fun. Ithaca will be a place where, whether you’re down or having a fantastic day, there will always be someone to talk to you and encourage you.

What I'm all about

I’m all about being Canadian, which means hockey, curling, and snow. I love long conversations and having fun in creative and random ways. I enjoy being outside, juggling, reading, having discussions about Christ, and unicycling.

Major

Community Development

Hometown

Allentown, PA

Favorite class taken at Covenant

Probably Old Testament with Dr. Ward. I really loved going to class and learning from him. Every time I left class I loved God more, and felt encouraged in my walk with Him. Dr. Ward doesn’t make God and the Bible purely academic, he makes them real and applicable to our daily lives.

What the residents on my hall can expect

Lots of laughter, chocolate, tea, deep and not-so-deep conversations, being involved in each other’s lives and the Covenant community, a love of the sunshine on the veranda, fun.

What I'm all about

The awe of God, running, building relationships, Africa, languages, photography, nature, sunshine and rain, Andreas, learning both inside and outside of the classroom, hiking, and basically just loving people and God!

Major

English, History minor

Hometown

Tucson, AZ

Favorite class taken at Covenant

British Novel with Dr. Ralston. Aside from the copious amounts of literary knowledge I gained, the class stretched me academically further than I’ve ever gone before.

What the residents on my hall can expect

To laugh often.

What I'm all about

Camping, hiking, running, black coffee, guitars, honesty, and good conversation.

Major

Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology, Art and Education)

Hometown

Orlando, FL

Favorite class taken at Covenant

Popular Culture. I think it is so important to look critically at the things that are so easy to be passively affected by.

What the residents on my hall can expect

Kallah is the most fun hall on campus. (I am convinced of it!) It is a place of constant laughter and games. But it is also a place where we learn to love each other despite our flaws and intentionally seek the face of God. It’s my prayer that Kallah is a place where each resident grows deeply in their relationships with others. And as a result of this, I hope each resident would experience much joy while living on Kallah.

What I'm all about

Daily gaining a deeper understanding of what Jesus has done for me and striving to be intentional about walking in a manner worthy of the gospel. Coupled with that are the incredible words Grace and Mercy! God is unbelievably gracious to me... I’m definitely all about that! Other things I love: tomato soup with Ritz crackers, arts and crafts, Anthropologie, Golden Retrievers, finding joy in all circumstances, being stretched and challenged, and doing to others what you would want them to do for you!

Major

Community Development

Hometown

Ashland City, TN

Favorite class taken at Covenant

Third world economic development with Dr. Fikkert rocks my world. I love learning about the current status of the countries of this world and then learning and thinking about our response as Christians (and as economists, development workers, etc.).

What the residents on my hall can expect

Ruhama is Hebrew for “she has received mercy” (found in the book of Hosea). God gives me grace and mercy every hour of every day. My prayer is that the girls on Ruhama recognize that truth and graciously give their sisters in Christ the same love and compassion that we all so undeservedly have received.

What I'm all about

I like to move it, move it.