Major: Marketing/ Logistics
Year: Senior
Hometown: Bay Village, Ohio
    
What I hope for the board? During my service as a CLC Board member I would like to accomplish many things.  Most importantly, I would like to increase CLC’s presence on campus.  CLC is truly a dynamic organization that has the potential to benefit many students.  
  
Favorite Book: The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
Favorite Music: Jack Johnson, The Fray, Goo Goo Dolls

Favorite Quote:The happiest people are not the ones that have the best things; they are those that make the best of things.

Year: Sophomore
Major: Biology (Minor in Religious Studies)
Hometown: Gahanna, OH

Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
Favorite Music: Christian Rock (Matt Maher, Newsboys), Pop, Jazz and Classical

Favorite Quote: "I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” Albert Schweitzer  

What I hope to accomplish as a member of the board? The sky is the limit, right? As the Prayer and Social Board member I want to make CLC even more of a social gathering and spiritual meeting place. Every person has their own unique gifts to contribute to life. We become stronger with each person that we meet. I want to create new lifelong friendships and build a deeper faith-life. I want to use my God-given gifts and talents to the highest potential.

Fun Fact about Me:I collect Mr. Potato Head’s!

Major: Communications
Year: 2011
Hometown: Grove City, PA

Why am I a part of CLCs? I originally became a part of CLC in order to meet new people and learn more about my faith.  CLC more than fulfilled my expectations.  Many of my closest friends I’ve met through CLC.  That close-knit group of people paired spiritual exercises has allowed me to explore my faith and grown in my relationship with God. 

Favorite Book: The Kite Runner
Favorite Music: I like almost everything, although I’m not a huge fan of country or rap.

What you hope to accomplish during your service as a CLC Board member? As a CLC board member I hope to encourage others to join in this amazing community.  I want everyone at John Carroll to have the opportunity to experience the feeling of growing closer to God through friends in faith.

Favorite Quote: “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

Major: Finanace
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Favorite Book:Harry Potter Series
Favorite Music (genre)/Band:Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band

Favorite Quote: You never know what temporal days will bring. Laugh, love live free and sing. - Anberlin

Fun Fact About Me: I love to Scuba Dive. I have been on over 80 dives in 5 countries. I am also ambidexterious.

Major: Biology
Year: Senior
Hometown: Chagrin Falls, OH

Favorite Book: Harry Potter, Screwtape Letters, Pillars of the Earth
Favorite Music: Country or Pop/John Mayer

Why am I a part of CLCs? I love the unique and unbreakable tie that binds friendships rooted in Christ

Favorite Quote: "I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world."
-Jesus (John 16:33)

Fun Fact About Me: I watch Jeopardy almost every night and I love to do Monday and Tuesday’s crossword puzzles from the newspaper. 

Major: Biology
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: New Albany, OH

Favorite Book:Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Favorite Music (genre)/Band:Country

Favorite Quote: “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt

Why I like CLCs: The thing I like best about CLC is that they provide an opportunity for students all over campus to get together and share similar beliefs and to help each other grow and learn in their faith.

Fun Fact About Me: After college and Nursing school I want to join the Peace Corps.

Majors: Sociology & Religious Studies (double major)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Center Twp, Pittsburgh, PA

Favorite Book: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Favorite Music:John Mayer, Brandon Heath, and the like.

Why I decided to be a CLC leader:CLC has not only been a weekly quiet time to reenergize and reevaluate, but it has also opened the doors to many unique and lasting friendships.

Favorite Quote:  Rejoice in the beauty of yourself. Life is just much happier that way.” Unknown

Mission for my CLC: Our goal is to create a comfortable environment so that we may grow and share our lives in Christ.  We pray for open minds and open hearts so that we may understand the workings of God through each other.  Lastly, we hope to relax and have fun and let God do the rest!

Fun Fact About Me: Although we almost froze to death, I once camped overnight on the Great Wall of China.

Majors: Religious Studies & History
Year: Senior
Hometown:  Cleveland, Ohio

Favorite Book: Jacob The Baker   by Noah benShea
Favorite Music: Folk Music

What I like best about CLCs are… CLC’s are a wonderful opportunity to simultaneously take time away from our busy schedules as college students and at the same time engage fully in a different form of community. CLC’s allow us as students to develop spiritually and socially in ways that traditional activities cannot. We are given support and give support all along the journey toward finding God’s purpose for our lives today  and in the future

Favorite Quote: “What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men and women. That is what love looks like.” - Saint Augustine -

Our CLCs mission: The mission of our Christian Life Community is to create a community which finds God in the everyday life. We seek to become a community that talks about and experiences the presence of God in our lives and in the world around us. As a Christian Life Community, we will seek to find God’s endless love and compassion in order to share it with one another and with the world.

Major:Early Childhood Education
Year: 2010
Hometown: Cranberry Township, PA

Favorite Book: Tuesday’s with Morrie
Favorite Music: Pretty much everything—Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews, Taylor Swift

Why I’m a part of CLCs…CLC is the perfect opportunity to put all of your college stresses aside and reflect and pray with other students.  I always walk away with great friends and a feeling of closeness to God.

Favorite Quote:“Love baby, Love. That’s the secret.” Louie Armstrong

Fun Fact about Me: I play the guitar.

Major:English
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Mercer, Pennsylvania

Favorite Book:Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Favorite Music:Indie, Folk, Bob Dylan

Why I decided to be a CLC leader:I decided to be a CLC leader because I had an amazing experience in my CLC my freshman year. We had a really small, close group that helped make campus feel more like home. I love the idea of helping to give someone else that experience.

Favorite Quote:In this life we can do no great things. We can only do small things with great love. -- Mother Teresa

Fun Fact About Me: I play the bass guitar.  

Major: Economics & Spanish
Year: Senior
Hometown: Grandview Heights, OH

Favorite Book: The World Is Flat
Favorite Music: Rock/Country

Why I decided to be a CLC leader:                                           
I really like the sense of community that is formed by the CLC’s and since I have had such a great time being a member I thought it was time to try to help others have that same experience

Favorite Quote: “If you want to know where your heart is look where your mind is when it wanders”

Mission Statement for my CLC: A group brought together to share, and through sharing is brought together by experiences.  Our CLC is a safe place to be accepted, find a sense of community, and build your spirituality.

Major: Accountancy
Year: 2011
Hometown: Bellevue, OH

Favorite Book: Jane Eyre
Favorite Music: Alternative/Classic Rock

Why I’m in CLC: CLC is my weekly retreat that illuminates the rest of my life through exploration of the relationships between myself, God, and others. 

Favorite Quote:“Live as if you were living for the second time and had acted as wrongly the first time as you are about to act now.” – Viktor E Frankl

Fun Fact About Me: I know to juggle and make balloon animals.

Major: Business
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Rochester, NY

Favorite Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Favorite Music: One Republic, DMB, Coldplay

Why I am a part of CLCs: CLC’s set aside time to reflect on our lives spiritually, an aspect of our college careers that is important to sustain. And to reflect in community with peers from different faith journeys has allowed me to grow in my relationship with God. In sharing my faith with such a close and open group of friends, I am able to better see God’s inspiring impact in my life and in the lives of others. CLC’s have the power to amaze each individual and learn in ways different from the classroom. When such open and honest people take an active role like this in their faith lives, our lives outside our CLC seem to be better understood. And I can only hope to make our future CLC members feel this way too.

Favorite Quote: "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." -Anatole France

Fun Fact About Me: I will be studying abroad in London for my Fall '09 semester.

Major: Psychology / Economics
Year: 2011
Hometown: Bedford Heights, OH

Favorite Book:At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
Favorite Music: Rock

Favorite Quote: “Here's to the Crazy Ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing that you can't do, is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or, sit in silence and hear a song that hasn't been written? Or, gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? We make tools for these kinds of people. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” –Steve Jobs

Fun Fact About Me: 1)  I like deep conversations that make people think. 2) I like being outgoing and hyper

Major: Environmental Science
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Marietta, OH

Favorite Book: Water for Elephants by: Sara Gruen
Favorite Music: LFO, Dream Street, the classic unknown boy bands

Why I’m a CLC leader…I like spending time away from a hectic schedule to truly enjoy the company of others. It is rare to find such a time and I enjoy the sense of community. It is the ideal time to reflect on the past week and get to know one another.

Favorite Quote:The mountains are calling and I must go- John Muir 

Fun Fact About Me: I spent this past summer chasing squirrels around on a golf cart and dead-heading geraniums.

Major: Political Science
Year: 2012
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio

Favorite Book:A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, Twilight series
Favorite Band: Everything, especially Jack Johnson, Taylor Swift, and Sugarland

What I like best about CLCs…CLC is a great way to set aside at least an hour a week to reflect upon your week, remember the positives, and remind you that blessings are ever present in your life.  While doing this you are surrounded by great people who become like family and a great team of cheerleaders who support you in good times and bacd times throughout the year.

Favorite Quote: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Elanor Roosevelt

Fun Fact about Me: I secretly want to be a country/rock singer when I am older.