Looking back on my time at UW-Madison, there’s a lot my high school senior self wouldn’t expect. I didn’t row all four years like I planned; I only did one semester. I also added a religious studies major alongside global…
I’ve felt a little silly writing this grad reflection to share with this community, as I’ve really only been a part of Pres House for about 30% of my college career. But the gratefulness I feel for this group of…
When I started attending Pres House in the Fall 2025 semester, I had just one simple thought in mind - I wanted to try something different. I honestly had no idea how much this place would come to mean to…
From the several times you may have seen me on this stage playing guitar or singing, you can probably guess that I love music. As a child of two band and choir kids, music is as ingrained in my being…
This is probably blasphemous for me to admit on the pulpit of a church that I’ve attended for four years, but I consider myself to be agnostic. So you might be wondering - how did a straight, agnostic dude find…
The bare minimum to have a community is just a group of people. People together make a community, and people are community. It's not the place or the activities. The center of a community is people. When I came to…
Rather than sitting alone in my dorm room on my first night of college, I decided instead to be adventurous: I was going to visit this place in Madison called the “Pres House,” who were hosting an open house night…
When thinking about what to share with you all today, I started making a list of possible stories I could tell: my first time at Pres House, joining Freshman Connection, going on BWAP, applying for Council, my first retreat, and…
There are many reasons why I like Pres House. Food, of course. Fun events. Great people. Worshipping God, of course. I really enjoy myself here, truly. But, as I begin to think about what my life will look like after…
I started attending Pres House my freshman year of college, went on fall retreat, did Freshman Connection, and then went MIA until junior year. I was afraid to return, and I put it off for a while, feeling guilty for…