Last week, one of the most watched videos on youtube was a Hyundai commercial for the World Cup featuring Nick Vujicic. Ever heard of him? We read about Nick some time ago and were inspired by his incredible attitude and the obstacles he’s overcome to share the hope of Jesus Christ around the world. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘make a difference’
Life Without Limits
Posted: 22nd June 2010 by Nicole in College Living, College OpportunityTags: calling, failure, higher, Life Without Limbs, make a difference, Nick Vujicic, purpose
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History and the Holocaust
Posted: 8th April 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College LivingTags: A Higher Campus, culture, David Faber, Erwin Lutzer, history, make a difference, reading, story, wisdom
This Sunday, April 11th, is National Holocaust Remembrance Day. Whether you are a history major or not, it’s important for us as young people to look closely at the history of our nation and our world and learn from both our victories and our failures. I’ve been listening to Holocaust survivor David Faber on the [...]
Helping Haiti
Posted: 5th February 2010 by Nicole in College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: Haiti, make a difference, student action
Christa Brelsford is a graduate student at Arizona State University. A few weeks ago, she was in Haiti volunteering at the Cabois Literacy School when the catastrophic earthquake hit. Although she was one of the first Americans airlifted to a hospital, her injuries were so severe that surgeons had to amputate her right foot. She [...]
Young Wonders
Posted: 16th December 2009 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: CNN, college opportunities, make a difference, student action
Did you hear about CNN’s Top Ten Heroes of 2009? Every year, CNN hosts a global search for everyday individuals who are changing the world. More than 9,000 nominations were submitted this year from 100 countries. The heroes range from an Army veteran who distributes pediatric wheelchairs to kids in need to a breast cancer [...]
Use Darkness for Good: Million-Dollar Scholar
Posted: 24th November 2009 by Trevor in College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: college opportunities, focus, leader, make a difference, student action
When life is unfair, do you keep a positive focus? Do you see that darkness can be used to make you deep and strong? Derrius Quarles, who was recently offered more than $1 million in college scholarships, makes it a point to use pain as motivation to go higher and further. Derrius was 5 years [...]
Role Models?
Posted: 17th November 2009 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College LivingTags: change, Cloud and Townsend, David Jeremiah, make a difference, not conform, role model
Do you have someone in your life that you consider a role model? Someone who has seen more experience than you have, who has been through the fire and come out again, who models the person you aspire to be, who lives for Christ in the daily life? A parent? A relative? A teacher? Maybe [...]
Project Health: See & Help
Posted: 5th November 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: help, make a difference, power of one, student action, Time
Don’t undervalue your college experience. If anything, make the most of your time. That’s what Rebecca Onie, founder of Project Health, did. As a sophomore, during one of her weekly visits to Boston Medical Center, she asked a physician, “If you had unlimited resources, what would you give your patients?” The question and answers proved [...]
Agent Tim Online
Posted: 11th September 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College LeadershipTags: Daniel, higher, make a difference, student action
When college students speak up, others listen. In the same way that Daniel caused his friends and a nation to look higher, you have the same opportunity. If you’ll live with integrity in the details of your life, you’ll find that God will begin to expand your influence. He’ll use you to encourage others to [...]
Sterling College: Pies for People
Posted: 28th April 2009 by Trevor in College OpportunityTags: college campus, community, make a difference, Sterling College, student action
When campuses and communities come together, a lot of good can take place. Just ask the students, staff, and faculty at Sterling College who participated in the school’s first “Bake Night.” The volunteers, with the help of the Sterling College Kitchen, baked 60 organic butternut squash pies to give to those in their community who [...]
The Wisdom of Horton
Posted: 8th April 2009 by Nicole in College LeadershipTags: college campus, community, consumerism, Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who, ideology, make a difference, materialism, pro-life, wisdom
A few weeks ago, we decided to throw caution to the wind and rent the recent animated movie Horton Hears a Who! featuring the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell. However, when the Netflix DVD finally arrived in our mailbox, I realized I had accidentally requested the 1970 version of the movie rather than [...]