Cedars, November 2017

November 2017 5 CAMPUS nior Jam is a campus experience just like Campus Christ- mas is, and now we can work together to make things flow better.” Chrissy Faulkner, an event manager, said one of the greatest improvements of the transition has been the use of materials between the two sub-offices. Where SLP has many resources that it’s gained over the years through working with students, Event Services also has many resources that it’s acquired through putting on events for children and youths. Faulkner also pointed out that scheduling events has become much easier now, since the two offices of Cam- pus Experience put on a majority of the scheduled events on campus, and they can now collaborate and make times work together strategically. Physically, the SLP office suite was renovated in a way so that staff from Event Services could be in the same place as the rest of SLP. Now that the changes are complete, there is room for each of the event managers, which allows for closer communication between the new team. The office is located in the lower Stevens Student Center, SSC 154, and is connected to the Student Govern- ment Office. Loren Kuhn, who serves as an event manager as well, has been helping Cedarville put on events for six years. He focuses on CedarMania, Worship 424 and others. “The combination has been a great team growth op- portunity,” Kuhn said. “Now that we’re working together, there’s resources on both ends that we’d never have access to otherwise.” Each event manager focuses on specific events, but in order to effectively host 300 events, Cedarville staff have to work together. Kuhn says the transition has become a great opportunity for ministry with the rest of the Campus Expe- rience team.   “I think a lot of us in Event Services are very student and discipleship focused, so it’s an awesome opportunity to work with over a hundred students each week,” Kuhn said. The staff made it clear that the transition has been a learning experience, which as expected, takes time. Faulk- ner said being able to be more involved with students and student life has given her the best of both worlds. “I think we’re a weird entity on campus now, but I think we’re doing great things together,” Faulkner said. “Not ev- erything we do is for students, but everything we do can be done alongside students. We want the experiences we offer guests to be an experience for the campus here, and hearing directly from students we work with now makes that easi- er.” Zach Krauss is a junior pharmacy/music double major from central Texas and campus reporter for Cedars. He loves music, theatre, biology, community, and meeting new people. Online • M.B.A. • M.S.N. • M.Min. Residential • M.Div. • M.Min. • Pharm.D. Ready to take the next step? Start nowwith dual-listed courses, and you’ll save time and money. Access the free, fast-track application just for Cedarville students: cedarville.edu/gradapply Photo by Lydia Wolterman A student group leader helps excite grade-school students from area churches while waiting for the speaker in the Jeremiah Chapel during Junior Jam on Oct. 14.