LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Char Laywa She/her/hersMA What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? My favorite memory of my time at LSTC is that I remembered for my first semester, Dr. Marvin Wickware’s class on Public Church 1. I walked around the neighborhood and asked questions for an ethnographic assignment during the […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Ji Bu she/herMA What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? One of my favorite memories from LSTC was when I served Holy Communion in Augustana Chapel. I will never forget that experience because in my community in Myanmar, women were not accepted in our community to lead the […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Paul Samuel Willey he/himMDiv with interfaith emphasis What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? The new student orientation in the fall of 2022. I was working as a small group leader, but I loved the trip we took to Lake Michigan; the opportunity to share a meal and […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Benjamin Taylor Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? I have a few favorite memories of my time at LSTC. One of my favorite memories was meeting and falling in love with my now-wife and mother of my son, Di Kang. Di is also […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Jepenri Tambunan He/Him/HisMA What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? I was warmly welcomed and served on my first coming to LSTC. It made me feel comfortable as a newcomer. What was the most meaningful class you took? Emotion, Justice and the Church. How did you feel supported […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Cecie Suknaic-Saulnier She/herMaster of Divinity, with emphases in Feminist Theology and Biblical Studies What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? For J-term in 2022, I traveled with LSTC to Holden Village for a course taught by Dr. Ben Stewart. The group that journeyed to Holden spent two weeks […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Stephen Styles He/HimMA What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? The planning and facilitation of LSTC’s first monthlong celebration of Black History Month in February 2020. It felt good to raise a lament and be heard, secure funding and to be part of the team that brought it […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Kalpana Christian Sharma, aka KC She/herMA What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? Being able to learn online, balancing work and studies, and through the ACTS system, being able to take classes with other schools What was the most meaningful class you took? How did you feel supported […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Katie Butler she/her/hers M.Div What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? My favorite LSTC memory is the J Term trip I took to Holden Village in 2022. The bond that was created there has lasted through us all spreading out across the country and to get to experience God’s […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2023 Krystle Moraska she/her/ellaMaster of Divinity, Environmental Ministry and Latiné/Hispanic Ministry Emphases. What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? When my family and I were invited to the International Students’ Christmas party. It was the first time we felt at home since moving to the United States. The intergenerational, […]
