Off on the Ri ht Foot Student Impact Gets Students Moving in the Right Direction oe Freshman leaves his house at 4 a.m. t Tl1e c limax of the preparation period displayed itse lf in Thursday. beginning a 1 5-hour drive. Destina tion? Harding differen t ways. leaving a lasting impression on participants. University in Searcy. Arkansas. Purpose? To a 11end ··1 knew Harding was a spiritual place. b ut Studen t Impac t college. o why is l1e coming s ix days before c lasses s tart? Student Impac t. t pon his arri va l . Joe's yellow Gr mlin is swarmed by uppe rc lassmen and unloaded in a matter o f minutes . This h e lpful. but seemingly insignificant , event marks the unofficial beginning of th e s tudent o ri e nt at ion p rogram. It is also Joe's first impress ion of I a rdin g 11-x.Hv IJtJ JaSOI 1 mm "Impact has always been my f auorite time of the !:}ear ... I met so many new friends! It made it all worthwhile." Denise Pierce, Co-director was tl1e beginning o f it for me. " freshman Tracy Sipkowski sa id. Oth r s tudents talked abou t the ··captur the fl ag·· game and th appearance of l1ypnot is t Gil Eagles . t But for many. new rela tionsl1ips were the l1ighlight. "My energy group leaders made the difference ... freshman Moll y Madde n said. The serv ice project also served as good bonding time. Many s tuden ts Unive rsi ty. q; tudent Impact. a program that was started It the personal touch that Baine and Pierce put into the t o years ago. was coordinated this year by Scott Ba ine and program. The overwhelming e \ 'idence suggested that a Denise Pierce. both seniors. Wi th support from a 30- mixture of thes fac tors is wha t made such an impact. 'The member steering committee. 300 upperc lass volunteers Christian atmosphere and th fri ndly people made Hard ing and the en tire facu lt y and s taff. Student Impact 1994 right!'' Rachel Ramsey. freshman. said. f; Meanwhile... followed the theme. "Moving in the Right Direction:· For with Joe Freshman unloaded and moved into his dorm nine montl1s . Baine and Pierce pa1ientl y p lanned for and room. theeagervo lunteerslookup toseearedVolkswagen awaited Augus t I 9. the arri val date of 925 new s tudents. bug approa ching . Susi Transfer ge ts out and .. t L al1 Mangrum S1uden1 Life 178 S1 ud en1 1mµac1
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