Your Fall RA's...who are they really?

So they smile at you, carry your bags, go to class with you, get you toilet paper, and write you up. They are your RAs. But who are they really?

Name: Kathryn (Kat) Torma

Year in school: Sophomore

Major: Nursing

Hometown: Indiana

First crush: Guy from Casper (the one who had a crush on a girl named Kat)

Favorite dessert: Dairy Queen Reese’s Blizzard

Thing she’s most excited about this semester: Watching God work

Words of advice: “Surrender what you hold on to and watch God’s faithfulness come into being!”

Name: Rebecca (Becca) Gieser

Year in school: Junior

Major: Pre-pharmacy

Hometown: Park City, MT

First crush: Luke Purington

Favorite dessert: Mud pie / Classic New York Cheesecake

Thing she’s most excited about this semester: Dante’s birthday, September 11

Words of advice: “We are living in one of the most beautiful areas of God’s creation. Go out and explore. Climb mountains. Jump in the creek and give glory to God! This is your shot: travel the world and get everything you can out of the short time you have here.”


Name: Andrew John Matwijec

Year in school: Sophomore

Majors: Theology, Philosophy, German (plus Army ROTC)

Hometown: Manassas, VA

First crush: Ice skater Tanya Harding

Favorite dessert: Strawberry ice cream

Thing he’s most excited about this semester: Being an RA and touring Europe

Words of advice: Set goals- a deeper relationship with God. Make Him number one. Be disciplined. Have fun and grow!


Name: Elana Anne Lussier

Year in school: Sophomore

Major: Nursing

Hometown: Chelsea, MI

First crush: Ryan Lundquist. “We both had last names starting with ‘Lu’ so we were always lab partners and had lockers next to each other. We also went to each other’s soccer games.”

Favorite dessert: Moose tracks ice cream and No-bake oatmeal cookies

Thing she’s most excited about this semester: Hiking and seeing history


Name: Robert Baldwin

Year in school: Junior

Major: Biology

Hometown: Rockford, MI

First crush: Jenny Gilbreath

Favorite dessert: No-bake cookies

Thing he’s most excited about this semester: “I am most excited about traveling and experiencing Europe with all the amazing students.”



Name: Matthew Rudolph

Year in school: Junior

Major: Communications and Theology

Hometown: Peoria, Illinois

First crush: Her name was Kelley. “It all started in kindergarten…one thing led to another until eventually, I gave her a homemade ring. The rest is history”

Favorite dessert: Ice cream cake / Grasshoppers

Thing he’s most excited about this semester: Letting the Lord transform us all!

Words of advice: “Open your mind. Open your heart. Pray, ponder and receive Him this semester.”

Compiled by Matt Rudolph - RA