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Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transition | Jean Rattigan Rohr

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life February 16, 2017

Dr. Jean P. Rattigan-Rohr is the Executive Director of Community Partnerships, Director of the Center of Access and Success, and Associate Professor of Education at Elon University. She is also the founder and director of Elon University’s “It Takes a Village” Project. Rattigan-Rohr’s research area includes literacy development of traditionally marginalized students, parental involvement and […]

Stuff Happens…Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Kelsea Johnson

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life March 3, 2017

Kelsea Johnson is a Washington, DC native and proud member of the Elon community. She serves as Student Government Association’s Senior Class President, and is an active participant in LEAF at Elon. LEAF (Lutherans, Episcopalians, and Friends) has been an important part of Kelsea’s Elon experience since her freshman year. After graduating this May, Kelsea […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Emma Warman

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life March 17, 2017

Emma Warman, Elon senior, talks about her study abroad trip to Senegral and the sexual assault that shattered her experience. Her story of transformation includes healing and support following the assault, and a determination to make things better for others. “What I hope that you can take from my story, is it’s not about me […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Jason Aryeh

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life April 11, 2017

Jason K. Aryeh, assistant professor of dance, tells his story of challenge and transformation as a young African who grew up in a village where LGBT-identified individuals were perceived as deviant, and physical violence against them was commonplace. Aryeh shares experiences of well-intentioned friends who seek to “cure” him rather than accepting his identity. He […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Peter Tremblay

Teaching & Learning Technologies December 7, 2016

Fr. Peter grew up outside of Buffalo, NY in a devoutly Catholic family. He has four brothers, one of whom is a fraternal twin. He spent his academic career studying theology and philosophy and is an avid woodworker and furniture maker. Prior to coming to Elon he was ordained in 2012, served in a parish […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Charlie Cheema

Claudia Sparks February 13, 2017

Charlie Cheema is from Wilmington, NC, but he has lived all over the East Coast. He attended the North Carolina School of Science and Math, a public boarding school in Durham for high school. He is a sophomore Human Services Studies major with a minot in Adventure Based Learning, and is also currently creating an […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Jennifer Brigman

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life February 7, 2017

Jennifer Brigman is a Licensed Professional Counselor, currently serving the students of Elon over on south campus in counseling services. Hailing from rural eastern NC, life has provided Jennifer with many and varied experiences in religion and spirituality, which have converged to form her rich love for diversity. Growing up in the hyper-conservative Bible Belt […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Iliana Brodsky

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life April 14, 2017

Iliana Brodsky, a senior majoring in Religious Studies and Music, tells her personal story of Passover. “My story is the story of Passover. It’s the story of oppression, of bondage, and of slavery, and the story of liberation and of joy and of all the work that’s implicated in that, and of all the work […]