Grace is from Peoria, Illinois, and is a senior pursuing her bachelor’s in English. She loves to read and enjoys writing stories that warm the heart and show the love of Christ. Outside of all things English, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing board games, and baking spontaneously. Grace is thankful for the opportunity to have represented The Image in the role of Senior Editor and hopes it brings glory to God through demonstrating the creativity and talent of the students of SAGU!

Ciao! Rakel Bryant is a junior at SAGU majoring in English. She is so excited to be a part of the God Moments and Short Story editorial team this semester. She has previous experience being an editor in chief of her high school’s newspaper, and she is also a published author! As a Sicilian, Rakel loves words both written and spoken, so she can’t wait to read the stories you all have to share! 

Gloria is a distance education student and lives in Lancaster, Ohio. She is in her junior year pursuing her bachelor’s in English with a minor in Biblical languages. In addition to Greek and Hebrew, she also enjoys delving into French whenever she can. Gloria loves to be outside gardening in her backyard, bike riding, or hiking with her family. When she’s inside, she’s likely to have their pet cockatiel, Bobbie, snuggling on her shoulder or be practicing violin with her church worship team. 

Sydni Errickson is a sophomore at SAGU and an English major with a literature emphasis! She served as one of the Poetry editors for The Image and as part of the design team. She is also the mastermind behind our social media account. Sydni is so excited about this year’s issue and fully expects this to be the best edition yet! She wants to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed and a YIPPEE for all our hard work :) 

Carrie Eudy is a senior English major at SAGU. She has enjoyed being an English major with SAGU’s unique English department these four years. For The Image, she served as the Memoir and God Moments editor. She has enjoyed this process and getting to work with this great team! Some fun facts about her are that she is from Central Valley, California, and after she graduates from SAGU, she plans on continuing to law school. This literary magazine has been a great experience to be a part of, and she has learned so much. 

McKayla is a junior at SAGU, receiving a B.A. in English. Stereotypical of her degree, she loves to write fantasy and hopes to one day be published. For now, she is consigned to sticking her nose in textbooks, working hard to pass college. When not working on schoolwork, she writes her novel or draws her characters while listening to folk music. Although her head may be lost in an imaginary land half of the time, she loves to talk to her fellow students about various topics ranging from books to politics. One thing she would like to leave the readers of The Image with is this: "Those who tell stories transform the world. Keep writing." 

This semester Joseph served as the Art/Photography, and God Moments editor for The Image. He is a junior that loves to read and has ambitions to become an author one day. Though this is his second semester at SAGU, Joseph is grateful for the chance to write for The Image. He hopes to do his best to serve and represent The Image and the audience of the online newspaper. 

Anna Grace is a senior receiving her bachelor’s degree in English with an associate’s degree in TESOL. She attended SAGU on campus for her freshman year before deciding to become a distance education student for the remainder of her time at Southwestern. She loves watching sweet rom-coms, baking yummy treats, and reading children’s literature. She is passionate about sharing the sweetness of Jesus worldwide. While unsure of what life will look like upon graduation, she is learning to trust the Lord more each day. 

Born and raised in Bolivar, Missouri, Grant Nordan is a graduating senior who majored in Intercultural Studies. Before filling an editorial role for Art/Photography and God Moments for The Image, Grant was involved in the on campus organization SMA for all four years of his undergrad. With his passion for photography, discipleship, and campus unity, he hopes that this issue of The Image not only creates a window into campus life but also into the amazing things that God regularly does in the lives of SAGU students.

This semester, LaTrel Tibbet served as the Memoir editor for The Image. He is a senior and football player for the school as well. He was born in New Orleans but lives with his family in Houston. This is LaTrel’s second time ever being a part of something big for the campus besides football. His job for The Image was to review and find the best memoirs to be read by the campus. He wants to bring joy out of people while reading these submissions.