tudent Impact was a one-week event three months in the making. and probably no one knew that better than Student Impact co-ditors Karen Baur and John E. Sullivan, who th spent the surruner in Searcy making preparations for this year's £restunan and transfer orientation program. Baur, a senior from St. Paul, Minn., said it was difficult to be away from home for so long. "It was hard to give up my whole summer because J live so far away that holidays [and summers] are the only time [ ever get to see my family," Baur said. "It was hard, but in the end it was worth being in Impact." While planning a week of events may have seemed easy at first Baur said she and Sullivan needed every minute of the summer. "If you think about all that happens at Impact, you realize it's a Jot," she said. "Planning theme dinners, finding people to speak at devos, arranging food plans with Aramark, setting up two nights of entertairunent ... ifs really incredible all we had to do. Everything you could think of, we had to do." Sullivan, a senior, said the constant planning was the most difficult part of the job. "Tt was always tough deciding what to do next, finding the appropriate time to do the next thing ... that was the hardest part," Sullivan said. Baur said they could not have pulled the orientation program together without the help of the Student Impact Steering Committee, and Sullivan agreed. "The steering committee [members] and their work ethics are what made lmpact/' Sullivan said. "They worked beyond our expectations." Baur, a child and family sciences major, and Sullivan, a youth and family ministry major, were both paid and given internship credits for their time spent as directors. While Sullivan said those were convenient perks, his real motivation as a director was his desire to help others. "We worked every day, but I saw it as more of a service opportunity," he said. Sullivan also said the people he was trying to serve - the freshmen and transfers - ended up being an inspiration to him. "They are awesome," Sullivan said. "They could be the best class of all at Harding. I see a lot of desire to serve God and to get out of their comfort zones." A December graduate, Baur said she felt confident she was leaving the future of Harding in good hands. "I have so much hope for Harding because we have a great frestunan class," she said."We have so many leaders from them." -MEGHAN MICHAELSON STUDENT LIFE - 12 Servanthood motivates Student Impact leaders REAGING TO SUBCONSCIOUS SUGGESTIONS,\eIlior John E. Suliivan and freshman Penny Cronk drive their"buses" Aug. 21after entertainer Stephen Wood hypnotized them. Student Impact sponsored the"Woodytism"show for freshmen and transfers, but the performance drew a crowd of around 2,1XX) from ali claSSifications. ·A. INGRAM CAKED IN MUD, sophomore Ann \\\n~er pulis her hair back to keep it out of her fuce Aug.22 atthe Student Impact Sil ly Olympics.Students involved inth eorientation program enjoyed activities including a slip-n-slide and mud fight at Silly Olympics. ·A. INGRAM
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