Karie Harpest

Residence Life Staff + Residence Life + Community Life + Student Life

Karie Harpest

Resident Director, Huston Hall

Name: Karie Renea Harpest

 

Hometown: Greenville, Ohio

 

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Education from Cedarville University; Master of Arts in Media and Communication from Dallas Theological Seminary

 

Favorite candy: sweedish fish, gummie worms, peanut m&m’s, and reese cups

 

Sports: I love sports-volleyball, basketball, swimming, ice skating, football - I love playing too, but I’m not great.

 

Hobbies: I love reading, singing and acting!

 

Where you want to travel: I’d love to visit California!

 

Any random fact about yourself: Hmm…I’ve donated my hair to locks of love-twice.

 

A word that best describes me: Enthusiastic

 

Best residence life memory from college: When I was a resident assistant, I always decided to throw an end-of-the-year celebration with the girls in my hall. One year, we chose to spend the weekend at a hotel. That night was filled with junk food, swimming, talking and laughing. As a group we also had the opportunity to share the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) with some other people that happened to be staying at the same hotel. That memory sticks in my mind because we all had a blast laughing it up, but then we had the opportunity to be a light to broken people as the body of Christ working together.

 

What are your passions: I absolutely love dramatizing Scripture and making it come to life for people. Another passion of mine is theology in music and making sure the songs we sing teach truth.

 

Something you want to do before you die: I’ve worked at camp for several years and I’d love to be a Camp Director at some point in my life. I just love the type of impact you can have with kids at camp.

 

What made you want to be an RD: To have the opportunity to live life with college students and encourage and spiritually challenge them. I also look at the life of Christ and see how he discipled a few and then those disciples changed the world. As a resident director, I have the opportunity to disciple a few (resident assistants) and they can therefore go out and impact the girls in their hall. I’m so excited to serve here at Bryan College!

 

What you love about Bryan: All the amazing people and their desire to grow in the love and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

  

Learn more about Huston Hall and the Huston Residence Life Staff here.