The AUSA Podcast

Welcome back to The AUSA Podcast, we're very excited to kick off our second season! We kinda sorta miss winter break—we hope everyone's was sweet and restful—but we're so glad to be back. Hopefully you all had a BLAST during Winter Welcome Week and a not-too-crazy first week of classes! Join Brenna and Luke as they introduce the newest member of the CAT, Isabel (not to be confused with Isabella)! Isabel talks a bit about herself and the time she spent in Kenya over break, and then we move into a discussion on what this season of the podcast will look like! 

We believe that no matter your vocation, major, or role on campus, we are all called to creating and cultivating culture, and that mostly, whether we know it or not, we are always doing something to affect the spaces and people around us. This season, we want to take a look at some of the ways different organizations and individuals on campus think of and go about culture making—Student Activities, Residence Life, Student Development, Campus Ministries, Student Government, etc. Of course, we'll flesh out that term a little more before we get started, but we're excited for this season and we hope you are too!

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!

Here are some of the resources we talked about in this episode if you’re curious about doing some in-depth exploring of some of what we talked about on your own!

Books: Culture Making by Andy Crouch

Welcome back to The AUSA Podcast for our final episode this season! For our last week, Brenna is joined by Luke, Parker, and Isabella for a conversation about rhythms. Everyone has rhythms, and whether you make it a point to practice them or not, they affect how you interact with God, yourself, and the world. What we do forms us into who we are, so it’s important to be mindful about those practices (again, intentional or not) that are shaping us. We talk about what rhythms we have in place, how we prioritize practicing rhythms, how we feel when those rhythms change, and how we combat the shift that comes with break.

From all of us non the Student Activities team, have such a restful break! We are grateful for all of you, and if break is particularly hard for you, know you’re not alone. The holidays can be tricky and messy for a lot of people—some of your Student Activities friends included—so we get it. You’ve got this! Finish strong on your finals and rest it up over winter break. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for listening in to a great season, and for being patient as we get this thing started. We’ll see you next semester with more episodes and more events!

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!

Here are some of the resources we talked about in this episode, and a few more that go along well if you’re curious about everyday spiritual formation and rhythm making:

Books:

You Are What You Love by James K.A. Smith

Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren

Rhythms of Renewal by Rebekah Lyons

The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas

Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton

God in My Everything by Ken Shigamautsu

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Other:

Brenna’s “Meeting with Myself Worksheet”

Practicing the Way’s “Rule of Life Workbook”

After a week off, welcome back to The AUSA Podcast! We hope you enjoyed our series on Rest, Work, and Play. Happy Thanksgiving Week! We’re sad that we’ve only got one episode left in the season after this, but we’re very excited for turkey and parades and football and family and friends and…. This week, Brenna is joined by Braelyn, Michael, Kat, and Annalee to talk all things Thanksgiving. Of course, we touch on the favorite foods and beloved traditions, but we also chat about the ways in which the holiday season can be hard, the necessity for thankfulness and gratitude year round, and what those practices of gratitude might look like!

Unfortunately, since we’re moving into break, we don’t have any events to keep you up to date on. We are grateful for all of you though, and we hope that you have an amazing Turkey Day with the people you love. If Thanksgiving is particularly hard for you, know you’re not alone. The holidays can be tricky and messy for a lot of people—some of your Student Activities friends included—so we get it. You’ve got this! Finish strong on your finals and rest it up over winter break. We’ll see you back next week for one more episode!

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!

Welcome back to The AUSA Podcast! Today, to finish up our series on Rest, Work, and Play, Luke and Brenna sit down to talk about Play with an AU Alum and former member of the CAT, Sam Walker! We usually don’t think of “play” as something we do as college students or adults, but like Rest and Work it’s actually a way to worship. Join us as we chat about what play is, why we play, what it looks like to play, and how—again, like Rest and Work—play looks different everyone!

At the end of the day, Rest, Work, and Play are all so deeply connected—it’s hard to do one without the others. We hope these conversations have been helpful for you and that you’ve been able to take something tangible away from them that you can practice in your life!

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!

Welcome to this week’s episode of The AUSA Podcast! Today, we’re continuing our series looking at Rest, Work, and Play! This week, Luke and Brenna sit down with Guest Service’s own Bethany Turner to talk about Work! This is a long one, but it’s a good one so bear with us. Because Work is so important, we wanted to bring this to a large scale and move through the entire story of the Bible, taking a look at what God’s intentions for work are, how we’ve veered away from them, how Jesus brings us back to them, and how our work will be redeemed in light of the Cross. Thanks for listening, see you next week as we wrap up our series with an episode about Play!

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!

Welcome back to The AUSA Podcast! Happy Homecoming! We hope you had a restful Fall Break. This week, we shake things up a bit and have some of our friends from the CAT (Drew, Isabella, and Katelyn) to interview our fearless leader, Brenna Morris! We realized that you hear Brenna's voice every week, but you might not know a thing about her, so we wanted to change that.

As always, we end out the episode by giving an overview of all of this week's events! This week is homecoming, which means we've got some really fun things planned. To start, tonight we have have a rescheduled Sunset Yoga on the Front Lawn! On Wednesday, we have the Cross Up! Come over to the softball field to see AU faculty/staff versus students face off in kickball. Thursday night, on the main campus for the first time ever, we have Fall Fest! Come on out to enjoy all things Fall—cider, carnival rides, lots of fun vendors, and more. And finally, Friday night, we have the long awaited Homecoming Dance! That is gonna be right downtown so grab yourself a bite to eat and come join us for a fun night! We’re really excited for this week and we hope you are too! See you there!

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!

Welcome back to The AUSA Podcast! Join us this week as we talk about what community looks like and how to practice it well with some special guests from The Audibility Podcast! Jae Cox and our very own Luke Heisler started Audibility their freshman year and over time it has become a popular platform that seeks to foster conversation and engage in discussions about community, culture, and of course, coffee. Check them out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! 

As always, we end out the episode by giving an overview of all of this week's events! Later today (Monday), we have the guidelines for entries to the 48-Hour Film Festival! Tonight, we have Sunset Yoga on the Front Lawn! Pro tip: RSVP for snacks. Wednesday night, we’ll gather together and watch all the entries you made for the 48-Hour Film Festival, a team-favorite event last year. Friday morning we have a pop-up shop where we’ll have AU “1911” hats and long sleeve tees for sale! Saturday night we’ll be watching “The Princess Diaries,” a classic! And finally, next Monday night, we’re doing Powder Puff and a tailgate! If you want to play, go ahead and sign up on AUnited, and if not, come watch! Dr. Bert Epting and Coach Bobby Lamb will be our referees for the game, so a good time is sure to be had. We’re really excited for this jam-packed week and we hope you are too! See you there! 

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!

Welcome back to The AUSA Podcast! Join us this week as we conclude our series introducing the Residence Life staff! This year, AU has all brand new Residence Directors, so we wanted to provide an environment to give them a chance to introduce themselves, and for you to get to know them a little bit. Today, we sit down to talk with Anne Patterson and Austin Barrett—the Director of Residence Life and the Assistant Director of Residence Life respectively—bringing our conversation about why ResLife matters to an end! Thanks for tuning in to this series, we hope it was insightful for you guys as it was for us. Make sure to show your appreciation to ResLife whenever you get the chance, they do some important work.

As always, we end out the episode by giving an overview of all of this week's events! Tomorrow (Tuesday), we have Coffee Night; come join us at 7:00 at Thrift Plaza and learn how to make some delicious coffee! On Friday night, we're going to TopGolf, so go ahead and RSVP for that on AUnited while there are still spots! And finally, Saturday evening, we have the Soccer Double Header over at the soccer field (the first 20 people to get to the girl’s game get a free tee shirt)—come on out and cheer on the Trojans! We'll see you there! 

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!

Welcome back to The AUSA Podcast! Join us this week as we continue our series introducing the Residence Life staff! This year, AU has all brand new Residence Directors, so we wanted to provide an environment to give them a chance to introduce themselves, and for you to get to know them a little bit. Today, we sit down to talk with Cassie, Jonathan, and Molly about their transition to AU, why ResLife matters, and the things that make their living spaces unique! Thanks for tuning in, we can’t wait for you to meet all of the new ResLife staff!

As always, we end out the episode by giving an overview of all of this week's events! Tonight (Monday), we have Open Mic Night in the Quad, come out to hear your classmates make some music. And then on Wednesday, we have a Take Five! On Thursday, (this Thursday and every Thursday!) AVI is having Late Night Snack in the culinary center from 9-11! And finally, on Saturday, join us for the Volleyball game and cheer on the Trojans!  We can’t wait to see you there!

To keep up with all things AU Student Activities, visit our Instagram, @au411!

To get text reminders and updates about events, text AU411 to 54855! We promise—no spam, only fun.

For more information about events and to RSVP, head over to AUnited!