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Stacie
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People I Love...
Hi there! :)
As you read this entry, I hope things have been great for you! :) Well, before any more time passes, I thought it may be good to share with you about a couple very special groups of people in my life. :)
The first group of individuals consists of my discipleship group. This is an AMAZING group of girls that started meeting last year (their freshman year). I feel so honored to "lead" this group of women...I learn so much from them. I love how we can study Scripture together, ask questions of one another, be honest with one another, pray for one another, and encourage one another. These girls have definitely demonstrated Christ's love and character to me! :)
Also, I work in the Office of Student Success here at APU. One of the main roles of this office consists of planning and implementing our New Student Orientation program. Along with this, we have about 100 fantastic orientation leaders called Alpha Leaders and 10 incredible Alpha Counselors (students who lead the Alpha Leaders). In addition, we have two fantastic undergraduate interns, a graduate assistant, program coordinator, and director. I love working with the student leaders in the Alpha program--they are quite phenomenal! If you choose to attend APU as a freshman, I am excited for you to be able to have the opportunity to connect with one or more of these students! :) (Transfers, you aren't left out...there are Team Transfer Leaders who you will have the opportunity to connect with as well)! :)
It has been truly inspiring for me to see the way APU is structured to intentionally connect new students with other students...so new students feel supported and encouraged along their journey! :)
I hope your journey of choosing a college is one filled with excitement and clarity! :)
Grace, peace, and love,
Stacie :)
Places to go...People to see! :)
Hello again! :)
Well, not only are there a variety of activities going on at APU, there are a number of things going on in the surrounding communities...that are especially fun WITH people from APU! :) This past weekend was LOTS of fun! :) On Friday evening, I had the opportunity to go to a Rascal Flatts concert in the San Diego area with a few of the students I work with! :) The show was wonderful...and the company was even better! :) Don't forget...their new album comes out September 25. :)
Saturday was also a blast! :) I went with a handful of women who work at APU to a beautiful hotel in Laguna Beach for dinner! The view was gorgeous, and I feel SO grateful that I have the opportunity to work with these incredible women and, more importantly, call them friends! :) We enjoyed every moment of our time together! :) I feel so blessed to be able to more deeply understand the character of Christ through the people God has placed in my life! :)
I hope you are experiencing fun adventures of your own! :)
Grace, peace, and love,
Stacie :)
It's the most wonderful time of the year...
Although Christmas is often termed as "the most wonderful time of the year" and, don't get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas, but New Student Orientation and move-in time at APU can definitely be categorized as one of the most wonderful times of the year for me! :) I love this time of year when returning students come back to campus and new students arrive! There is such a great excitement and energy that comes with students being present! I may be bias, but I think we have the best students at APU!!!
We just concluded the formal part of Orientation this past Friday night. Our last official Orientation event was so much fun! It was a carnival/fair-type event called the "Cougar Country Hootenanny"! What a great time we had with a ferris wheel, giant slide, the largest game of Twister I have ever seen, churro/snow cone/popcorn carts, and so much more! It was great to see so many wonderful people having so much fun...all in one place! :)
Another definite highlight of my week took place on Saturday evening. We had a Women's Worship Night! Wow! What an incredible evening. It was refreshing to see so many women gathered in one place to sing praises to our Lord, pray for one another, be still, encourage one another, hear Scripture readings, and hear a devotion from one of our campus pastors--Jamie! :) Not to mention that the room was so beautifully decorated with lights and artwork from some of our very own talented students! I was truly blown away by the worship team of female students that had put so much time and energy into leading us in worship music! :) God was definitely present! :)
Well, I pray that your school year is off to an amazing start!
Grace, peace, and love,
Stacie :)
