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 the student apartments

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 the student apartments

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

Community & Economic Development

Hometown

Pensacola, FL

Favorite class taken at Covenant

Community Development 210 is my favorite by far. Dr. Fikkert and Dr. Corbett are great mentors and because of their incredible experience they have many stories and wisdom to share. This class has challenged me and humbled me. CDV210 is an introductory class to the field I am passionate about, and Dr. Fikkert and Dr. Corbett do not sugar-coat anything. I really respect the truth we are exposed to in this class. This class has also really helped me grow spiritually by challenging what I believe, and why I believe what I do. CDV is real life, everything in this class is applicable to everyday life.

What the residents can expect

The residents at the student apartments can expect to grow in a community of accountability, reliability, and love. They can expect to be challenged spiritually, and to grow in Christ. I hope the apartments will feel like home, a comfortable place they can come back to at the end of the day and feel loved. They can also expect to hold me accountable. I am excited to grow with all of them!

What I'm all about

I am all about energy. I love to be active - I run, do yoga, and I love to dance. I enjoy chai, photography, journaling, prayer, the beach, sunshine, hiking, caving, and intramurals. I am enthusiastic in getting to know new people, and I value my friendships. Above all I am crazy about my Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ, and am excited about my walk with Him.

Major

Business

Annapolis, MD

Favorite class taken at Covenant

Principles of Management with Dr. Quatro because the relational and organizational tools I learned have been applicable in my everyday life and because I really felt that Dr. Quatro was investing himself both personally and professionally in our lives.

What the residents on my hall can expect

I’m really hoping that I can be a help in building a community in the apartments between Godly men and women who live and work together toward the greater goal of advancing God’s kingdom. I’m also really looking forward to getting to know everyone who will be down there with me!

Conversations at 2:00am, sharing a meal with a friend, speaking in different accents, straight talk when the mood is serious, playful banter when it’s not, Thai food, good movies, close friends, good times, and Jolly Ranchers.