41 The Life of Campus The Campus Life association had a successful fall semester full of various activities, concerts, and events that included and catered to a wide range of the student body. Student workers and a new director, Jane Chandler, went out of their way to curate a new, inclusive vision for the organization. Senior Brenley Colbert shared her experience working with Campus Life while at Harding. “This is my first year working with Campus Life, and we do have two lead staffers so it has been nice to get their input from previous years,” Colbert said. “Jane Chandler has designated each of us to a certain area, which allows us to work together, but be in charge of our own separate tasks.” Colbert was one of the many student workers that felt the change in leadership to be a smooth transition. As director, Chandler made students in the organization feel heard and was open to suggestions and new ideas based on what students were looking for. “What really works is that Jane is very open to new ideas and how to make Campus Life better for students,” Colbert said. “We are able to come in with our own ideas, give feedback to her, and listen to the students for what they want to see.” Junior Evan Carter spoke on how Campus Life has made it a point to work with and include all students. Carter enjoyed working different events held by Campus Life, but more importantly he was able to see the effect of what the organization on campus. “Our biggest goal was to reach everyone on campus,” Carter said. “There are a lot of people on campus who feel disconnected, and we really wanted to change that and help those people make friends through our events.” Senior Kassie Lamoureux shared her perspective of Campus Life over the course of the last four years as a student. Lamoureux expressed gratitude for the opportunity for activities outside of social clubs. “They [Campus Life] are always doing fun little activities to help motivate students,” Lamoureux said. “I can see that they’ve started doing a lot more to get students involved, especially outside organized social club events, so they are really making an effort to those who are not in clubs.” Campus Life served as an encouragement to students to participate in campus activities and create a space for every student to feel welcome within the Harding community. Story by Sophie Thibodeaux THE OF CAMPUS Campus Life offers new activities and changes leadership. Jane Chandler became the Director of Campus Life in the 2023-24 Year. Chandler said, “I like being the Director of Campus Life because I love planning events and activities that will shape and enrich a student’s experience at Harding!” Chandler introduced the Campus Life Passport, which allowed students to attend Harding sporting events for a chance to win a free study abroad trip among other prizes. Photo courtesy of McKenna Oliver Beginning in 2007 as the Campus Activities Board, the Campus Life had brought life and fun to campus through special events, activities, and concerts. Headliners such as Taylor Swift, Jason Mraz and David Cook had been brought to the Benson stage. Photo from 2010-2011 Petit Jean Photo from 2008-2009 Petit Jean Photo from 2008-2009 Petit Jean Life
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