AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR ALL WHO
HANNAH BUYSSE
Hannah Buysse is a super senior at University of Minnesota Morris. She studies Social Science, English, and Secondary Education. This is her fourth year involved with Lutheran Campus Ministries, and she is excited to see the community grow.
She hopes Morris LuMin can provide a welcoming and safe community for all people to explore their relationships with God, other people, and the environment. Christ's love and example call us to love others and advocate for social justice.
Hannah sees Lutheran Campus Ministries as a place to discover, question, learn, serve, and worship.
Solvi Wagstrom is a senior majoring in communications and art. This will be her third year living and being involved at Lutheran Campus Ministry, and she is interested in finding ways to continue LCM's mission to serve the community and keep everyone connected during the pandemic.
She wants LCM to be an inclusive, welcoming environment for Morris residents and university students, through which people from different backgrounds can meet, learn about the presence of God in their lives, and give back to their communities.
She is originally from Saint Paul, and is a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Roseville. Outside of LCM work, she is involved in various clubs such as Vamos Juntos and Floating World, and enjoys drawing, reading comics, and watching movies.
SOLVI WAGSTROM
ASHLEY OLSON
Ashley Olson is a Junior. She is in the Elementary Education program with an Endorsement in Middle-Level Social Studies with a minor in history. This is Ashley's second year with LCM and looks forward to continuing to be involved with events!
Olson grew up on a hobby farm near Willmar, MN. She has 1 younger brother, Austin. Ashley is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond.
She works at Runnings and at Redeemer Lutheran Preschool. Ashley enjoys being active in her church community and volunteering at their weekly Sunday school. Her hobbies are Rosemaling, coloring, camping, crafting, reading and watching movies.
Cora Kuras is an elementary education and psychology major who has been heavily involved in UMM's campus ministry InterVarsity.
She loves being outside and traveling, as well as working with children and animals. Kuras grew up in the small town of Silver Lake, MN and has attended UMM for 4 years.
Cora is super excited to continue working with LCM!
CORA KURAS
TATIANA WALKER-ROZO
Tatiana Walker-Rozo is from Minot, North Dakota. She's a senior at UMN, majoring in CMR and Spanish.
Tatiana is very involved with college groups such as InterVarsity, blood drive, SFL, and Saddle club. She's excited to be apart of LCM again this school year! Walker-Rozo is also a student athlete being apart of the Swim team.
She adores traveling and has been to 8 countries and wants to expand her understanding of the world to see different cultures.
MCKENNA LANGERUD
McKenna Langerud is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota Morris studying Biochemistry and Pre-Medicine. She plans to attend medical school after UMM and study to be a pediatrician.
She loves to be active, be outside, travel, and cook. She is also a student-athlete and competes on the UMM Cross Country and Track & Field teams.
McKenna is from East Grand Forks, MN, and is a member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Grand Forks, ND. She is excited to continue her journey in faith at LCM and be there to help make a welcoming and supportive community.
MARIE ANDERSON
Marie Anderson is a senior majoring in Communication. This is her second year involved with Lutheran Campus Ministry and her first year living at the Christus house.
Marie grew up on a farm in a rural part of Minnesota and has attended small town Lutheran and Presbyterian churches throughout her life. She enjoys the close-knit aspect of small communities and believes in the importance of church organizations as a way of creating relationships and spreading compassion to others. Both of which she feels can be found at LuMin.
In her spare time Marie likes to watch television, read books, learn about history, attempt creative projects, and spend time with others. She is looking forward to having the opportunity to do all of these things at LuMin this year!