Robinson Hall
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Built in 2006, Robinson Hall still has the unspoiled freshness of being the newest residence hall on campus and was designed with today's student in mind: providing plenty of places for hanging out with friends while retaining a quiet atmosphere for studying and resting. It is my prayer that you will find your place in our Robinson Hall family.
Kim Crowe-Tuttle
Resident Director, F.E. Robinson Hall ("The Palace")
Hometown: Originally Auburndale, FL; but Dayton, TN, is my hometown now!Education: BA in Christian Education from Bryan College and MS in Management from Liberty University
Favorite candy: Dark chocolate
Sports: Football (I love FSU and the Miami Dolphins)
Hobbies: Watching movies, party/event planning, decorating
Where I want to travel: Ireland, England, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington (the only three U.S. states I haven’t visited)
A word that best describes me: Ebullient
A random fact about myself: I am a certified scuba diver and nationally certified baseball coach
An interesting fact about my building: “North Hall” – as it was popularly referred to – opened its doors to students during August of 2006, but didn’t receive its official name until March of 2007.
My best residence life memory from college: Hanging out with friends – usually in the Lion's Den - playing UNO or video games or shooting pool or just spending time talking about life, hopes/dreams, and the nature of God.
My passions: People and communication
Something I want to do before I die: Parachute
What made me want to be an RD: I love challenging students to apply their Christianity to everyday choices as I build relationships with them. As an RD, I have the opportunity to do this in various ways: holding students accountable for their choices, providing a sympathetic or empathetic ear when needed, speaking the Truth in love, modeling a balanced yet realistic lifestyle which includes my struggles and failures as well as my successes, encouraging leadership and support skills, teaching everyday life lessons, and providing a “mom-perspective” when needed.
What I love about Bryan: As a former student (alumnus) and current employee I particularly love that our motto and purpose have remained the same: to provide a solid, applicable Biblical foundation to students which forces them to THINK deeply and use what they learn. Because Bryan is a close community that encourages faculty, staff, and students to develop close relationships which allows them the opportunities to sharpen and stretch each other.
Learn more about F.E. Robinson Hall here.
Joy Barnett
Third Floor RA
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Major: Psychology
Hobbies/Sports: Volleyball, playing piano
A word that describes me: Lively
Favorite food: Cream Corn
Favorite TV show or movie: The Voice
Favorite music or band: Michael Buble, Justin Bieber (BIEBER FEVER)
Favorite Bible verses: Romans 1:16
Favorite book: Thr3e
Where I want to travel: Israel
Something I want to do before I die: Drive a Little Debbie truck
A famous person I've met: Mark Schultz
A random fact about myself: I have 9 siblings
Why I wanted to become an RA: To become involved and get to know people better
What I love about Bryan: The people and the professors
Joy is a junior and beginning her first year serving as a resident assistant.
Krista Elsten
Fourth Floor RA
Hometown: Hendersonville, TN
Major: English Literature
Hobbies/Sports: Soccer is my favorite sport to play, but I love to watch football. I'm really into ballroom dancing, as well. Cha Cha is my favorite.
Favorite food: Any kind of pasta.
Favorite TV show or movie: Hitch
Favorite music or band: It changes all the time! Right now I'm going through a Norah Jones phase, but I'm starting to look into more folk music type stuff, a little bluegrass as well.
Favorite Bible verses: Psalm 113:5-9 and Romans 8
Favorite book: Black by Ted Dekker
Favorite quote: "We are all a little weird and Life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." - Dr. Seuss
Where I want to travel: Everywhere, but especially Italy and England.
Something I want to do before I die: write a book.
A famous person I've met: Julian Smith
A random fact about myself: Birthdays are a big deal to me. I love celebrating the lives of the people that I love.
Why I wanted to become an RA: I wanted to be an RA because of the service opportunity. I am so excited to get to know the girls on my hall!
What I love about Bryan: I love the relationships that I've been able to build. My friends, mentors, and professors here are Bryan are wonderful, and I don't know what I'd do without them.
Krista is a junior and beginning her first year serving as a resident assistant.
Jessalyn Huffman
First Floor RA, Robinson Lead RA
Major: Liberal Arts
Hobbies/Sports: I fancy myself a jogger, on occasion
A word that describes me: mysterious.
Favorite food: tomatoes!
Favorite music or band: Well, Joni Mitchell's way up there, along with Queen; but I don't like picking favorites.
Where I want to travel: North Korea
Something I want to do before I’m 25: Speak Spanish fluently
A random fact about myself: I hate picking favorites.
What I love about Bryan: As cliché as this sounds, one thing I love about Bryan is how conducive the environment is to learning. The professors really want their students to enjoy and grow through their classes, not just recite information.
Jessalyn is a senior and beginning her second year serving as a resident assistant.
Lia Johnson
Second Floor RA
Hometown: Davenport, Iowa
Major: Liberal Arts
Hobbies/Sports: I love to make food for people. I also enjoy ballroom dancing and playing guitar, even though I am not very good at either.
A word that describes me: thoughtful
Favorite food: If I am making it, my favorite food is pie because pie baking is quite relaxing. I am a big fan of Asian food.
Favorite TV show or movie: Anything related to the Muppets or Bollywood.
Favorite music or band: Billy Joel
Favorite Bible verse: "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9
Where I want to travel: Italy holds a special place in my heart after spending the spring semester of my sophomore year there. I would love to go back and visit the people and places that I love.
Something I want to do before I die: I want to fly first class.
A famous person I've met: I met the president of John Deere and his wife (Did I mention that I'm from Iowa?)
A random fact about myself: My sisters and family friends call me Marvin.
Why I wanted to become an RA: I wanted to become an RA because I thought it would give me a chance to serve the Bryan community in a way that made use of the gifts that God has given me.
What I love about Bryan: I love the relationships that have been built between the students and the staff and faculty. We are like a huge family!
Lia is a senior and beginning her second year serving as a resident assistant.
Kelsey Shorey
First Floor RA
Hometown: N. Attleboro, MA
Major: Psychology
Hobbies/Sports: Soccer, singing, guitar, traveling, reading, writing, acting
Favorite food: Italian, and anything peanut butter and chocolate
Favorite candy: pretzel m&m's!
Favorite TV show or movie: Pride and Prejudice (BBC version)
Favorite music or band: praise and worship, Colbie Caillat, Lifehouse, The Fray
Favorite Bible verses: Isaiah 40:31, "Those who wait on the Lord will gain new strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint."
Favorite book: Screwtape Letters, Just Do Something (Kevin DeYoung)
Favorite quote: "In the name of grace we have accepted casual faith; in the name of love we have abandoned the law, in the name of humility we have forsaken holy zeal. What many call wisdom is nothing more than an indifference to the holy, a fear to say the hard thing, an unwillingness to mortify the flesh, and a cowardly hesitance to do what might risk the scorn and wrath of man."
Where I want to travel: Nicaragua, Italy, Hawaii
Something I want to do before I die: Lead someone to Christ, become fluent in Spanish
A random fact about myself: I have 7 siblings
Why I wanted to become an RA: I wanted a platform for ministry. I wanted a chance to impact lives.
What I love about Bryan: I know this is cliche, but it's true, I love the community at Bryan. There is a unique environment here that is very warm and inviting.
Kelsey is a senior and beginning his first year serving as a resident assistant.
Jessalyn Pierce
Third Floor RA
Hometown: Columbia, TN
Major: Christian Ministry Leadership
Hobbies/Sports: Pretty much anything that involves clay, paper, yarn, buttons, paint, hot glue guns, or string I love doing. And I'm always game for some Ultimate Frisbee.
Favorite TV show or movie: Psych
Favorite music or band: Ben Rector
Favorite Bible verses: Ephesians 4
Favorite quote: "Put your ear to God's Word and listen to the rumble of His faithfulness coming." - John Piper
Where I want to travel: Europe/Africa
Something I want to do before I die: See the Northern Lights. Ohmygoodness. That. Would. Be. Legit.
A random fact about myself: I pretty much always go around the roundabout on campus twice in a row whenever I'm driving...because it's fun.
Why I wanted to become an RA: I wanted to become an RA because I love the idea of being a servant to the girls on my hall and having deep friendships with them.
What I love about Bryan: I love that it's small. I feel like I know the majority of the people here on some level. It's a tight community and it's a lot of fun. I also love how the entire population of Dayton shows up for steak/shrimp night in the cafeteria...and I love the squirrels that live on campus.
Jessalyn is a sophomore and beginning her first year serving as a resident assistant.
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Fourth Floor RA
Hometown: Cumming, Georgia
Major: Pre-medicine, Bible
About me: Everyday that we are given is a new opportunity...Seize the day! I’m all about waking up early to go for a run before the sun comes up. I love the outdoors; crazy about stars and sometimes I just sleep on my back porch to feel closer to God. I tend to be overly passionate about everything. Sometimes it makes choosing a direction hard and I’m tagged quickly as indecisive. I’m all about adventures and taking risks. Laughter is essential. There is little better in this world than the laugh-so-hard-you-cry feeling. Though I’m all for having fun, I have always taken life seriously and hard work is often the difference between try and triumph. The journey has just begun. I’m simply striving to be my best. I am such a broken person and I fail time and time again. God’s grace has overwhelmed me when I needed it most, and I would not be the person I am today without Him.
A word that describes me: Enthusiastic
Favorite food: Cheerios
Favorite Bible verses: Philippians 4:11, "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God."
Favorite quotes: "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things" (Robert Brault). "Correction does much, but encouragement does more” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).
Interests/Sports: Playing on playgrounds. Hiking. Completing things that look impossible. Live music. Learning new things. Gymnastics, Baseball, Track & Field, and Soccer!
Where I want to travel: Africa, Philippians, Israel, Crete, Barcelona, London, Caribbean… on and on..
Something I want to do before I die: Run a marathon
A famous person I've met: Nastia Liukin
A random fact about myself: I swear my feet are claustrophobic, so if you catch me wearing shoes, consider yourself blessed.
Why I wanted to become an RA: I use to be painfully shy but as I continue to grow in Christ I realized that there is a freedom in life. And everyday I’m learning better to truly live. I am passionate about helping girls grow into the young women they were meant to be. Hopefully be an extra encouragement in girls' lives to embrace the beauty of our uniquenesses and use them to bring glory to God.
Jenna is a junior and beginning her second year serving as a resident assistant.
