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We have asked a few people from different corners of the University to tell in their own words how the Study Center has made an impact on their lives. We hope you will take a moment to read through each story as a testament to God's good work in the Study Center, on the U.Va. Grounds, and beyond and to give a glimpse of the difference your gift is making:
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Natalie Kirchner
Undergraduate student, Resident
"The Study Center has shaped the way I think about my faith in light of my academic calling by first of all reminding me that academics are relevant to my faith. As a relational person, it can be very easy to think that relationships are most important and schoolwork can fall by the wayside. The Study Center focuses on the bridge between the academic and the spiritual."
Read Natalie's story here.
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Jason Eldred
Graduate Student, Teacher, Father
"The Study Center library is a great place to read and write amidst a group of professing Christians. In a state school that is historically and self-avowedly secular, the simple pleasure of being able to work and have conversations with other Christians was a nourishing gift."
Read Jason's story here.
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JOHN OWEN
Professor, Author, Board Member
"My faith has led me to reject a cynical tradition within the study of politics that insists that politics is always and only about power or money. It is true that many leaders care about nothing but their own power, but I believe, with St. Paul, that the political realm is under God."
Read John's story here.
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Donell WoodsonInterVarsity Campus Minister, Partner in Ministry
"The Study Center, especially the staff, have created a welcoming environment for myself and the students. I appreciate the care taken to engage and involve minority students in the everyday life of the 'Stud'."
Read Donell's story here.
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Jodie Berndt
Alumni, Parent, Donor
"As a young married couple, we began supporting the Study Center financially--I think we gave $15 a month. Back then, we could not have dreamed how that investment would pay off as we saw the Study Center flourish--and, 25 years later, play a role in impacting the spiritual lives of our own children."
Read Jodie's story here.
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