Stories of Transition

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Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Charles Irons

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life April 5, 2017

Charles F. Irons, Professor of History and the Chair of the Department of History and Geography, talks about the three encounters that were so transformative that they make him cry to this day. Professor Irons teaches courses on slavery, the Civil War, American religious history, and the nineteenth-century South, and his research is on the […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Carolyn Rauch

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life November 8, 2016

Carolyn Rauch is a senior history major at Elon University, with minors in Leadership and Education. Carolyn belongs to Lutherans, Episcopalians and Friends (L.E.A.F) and Epsilon Sigma Alpha service sorority. She also has been an Elon 101 Teaching Assistant for three years. After graduation, Carolyn is planning to attend graduate school to complete a Masters […]

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 | Jaimie Biermann

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 11, 2016

Jaimie Biermann is in her fourth year working at Elon University and is the Community Director for the Oaks Neighborhood. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication studies from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Science in Student Affairs and Higher Education from Indiana State University. On campus, Jaimie is also […]

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 […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transformation | Michael Williams

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life November 23, 2016

Michael is in his 18th year as Director of Campus Center Operations. He is from the Bluegrass State of Kentucky. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Carson-Newman College (TN) and a Master’s Degree in Education from Union College (KY). Michael is active in his church and holds positions as Steward Pro-tem and Sunday […]

Stuff Happens… Stories of Change, Transition, and Transfomation | Yuko Miyamoto

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life April 21, 2017

Yuko Miyamoto, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, talks about the tricky question, “Where you are you from?” Miyamoto came to Elon in 2005 after finishing her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has a Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Texas at Houston-MD Anderson Cancer Center […]

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 […]