Stories from Campus
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Moraine Valley Community College – Power of Planting in Partnership

“I got here, and it was like, dead,” said Juliet, a Moraine Valley student who was disappointed when she started college that it was nothing like what she saw in the movies. “It [was] hard to seek community.”
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Why I’m Replanting InterVarsity at My Alma Mater – Called to Return

I’ve met Jesus in many places throughout my life.

At church camp when I was 10 years old. At youth group worship nights. In the loft of my home church where we did Sunday school and in the worn pews of the chapel.

But I didn’t truly know Jesus—truly understand his character or how to have an intimate relationship with him—until I met him at the University of South Florida (USF).

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A Day in the Life of a Contact Card

You probably haven’t thought about the things I have seen. The connections made. The smiles, the surprises, that look someone gets in their eyes when they feel seen and wanted for maybe the very first time.

Oh, dear students, how key I am to the mission you are on! I am a tether, a lifeline between you and a fresh face, a homesick individual awash in a sea of endless possibilities and ever-present absences. I am hope itself.

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From Uninterested to All-In: Celeste’s Story

Through her experience with InterVarsity, Celeste went from a church kid uninterested in pursuing her faith in college to a fully committed student leader pursuing God’s purpose in her life and future career.
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Equipping the Outsider: Kaitlyn’s Story

Through InterVarsity, Kaitlyn learned that the key to feeling included was learning how to include others.
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Every Tribe, Every Tongue: International Student Ministry at the University of Utah

When the time came for Andy to leave Taiwan and pursue a Bachelor of Science in Biology as an international student in America, he longed to find Christian community.
Elijah sitting on steps with two friends

From Loss to Life-Changing Community: Elijah’s Story

Elijah’s experience in InterVarsity brought him from a closed-off freshman angry at his parents and grieving the death of his best friend, to a sacrificial leader living in a close-knit ministry house and guiding others to Jesus through his leadership at ASU.
Magdalena, Teila, and Ana

Meet Three Arts InterVarsity Students Who Want to Bring Art Back to the Creator

Since its founding in 1886, SAIC has produced some of the most influential names in the art world. Arts InterVarsity provides a space for Christian students at SAIC to nourish both their spiritual and artistic life.
group photo of Karleigh Creasey, Jaya, Jenna Ritzer, Zoey Buchan (gen 2 and gen 3 core leaders for basketball)

A Crowd Draws a Crowd: Growing Athletes InterVarsity at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Jason began praying for athletes at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls back in 2018. Now, in 2025, over 140 student athletes are involved in Athletes InterVarsity at UWRF. That’s one-fifth of all athletes on campus.
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Why Every US Region Needs Campus Ministry

After speaking with eight InterVarsity campus ministers representing seven states, I found that no region in the U.S. has a "greater" or "lesser" need for witnessing communities.
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