First year student Drew Prachar joins the podcast to talk about his experiences over his first semester at CSP. He shares how he came to choose CSP, the ways he's grown and changed as a college student, and the activities and faculty members who have made an impact on him thus far.

Alumna Jeri Bates has built a career in the recruiting and human resources world, finding a fit with her natural giftedness and inspired by her experiences at CSP. She continues to be an active alum and encourages other alumni to use their gifts and experiences to serve CSP students.

Alumnus Daniel Mueller serves as President & CEO of Volm Companies and shares his story of being a student at CSP, pursuing his career, and giving back to CSP through Volm. As a significant donor to CSP, Volm has provided scholarships and internship opportunities for CSP students and recently committed to an academic program start-up gift.

With a double major in Biology and Theology, legacy student Bella Woodford shares why she chose CSP and how her academic pursuits are preparing her for a life of service.

As a dual degree alumna (BA in English and MFA in Creative Writing), Danielle Sarim developed close relationships with faculty in the English department and beyond. These individuals helped her explore her calling as a writer and develop new skills and mindsets about her art, where she explores her natural curiosity for people and the world. In this episode, she talks about her experiences at and love for CSP and how these have guided her in her career.

Student Charlene Botones shares how she's found her home at CSP, from the moment she set foot on campus as a visiting student to the present. As a psychology major with minors in communications and music and involved in a number of extracurricular activities, Charlene is active and engaged as a vital member of our community.

Leah Martin earned her B.A. in studio art and an M.A. in Organizational Management at CSP and has spent the past 15 years as part of CSP's enrollment management/admissions team. In this episode, she shares how significant a part of her life CSP has been and how the passion of faculty and staff drive student success.

Rev. Vue Lee came to CSP as a traditional student when he was 33 to pursue a course of study in CSP's pre-seminary program. Through his experiences at CSP, he began a Hmong Bible study, and went to seminary to become a pastor. He now serves as the mission executive for the Minnesota South District of the LCMS, where he comes alongside churches and leaders to help them with outreach and evangelism efforts.

Paul von Kampen serves as the Director of Choral Activities and Director of Church & School Relations Through the Fine Arts at CSP. He shares about his passion for music and how students can be part of something unique and special as members of music ensembles. As the lead for A Concordia St. Paul Christmas, Paul lays out his vision for this festive concert, which will be held December 8-10. Order your free tickets for this event by visiting www.csp.edu/tickets.

Happy Thanksgiving, listeners! We're taking a week off from posting a new episode and replaying Pakhoua Vang's interview from earlier this year. We return next week (Nov. 28) with a new episode featuring Paul Von Kampen.