Tom Prior '14 anchored news and sports for Dateline SAU, was editor of The Buzz and played varsity baseball.
Of his many and varied undergraduate experiences at St. Ambrose, it was Campus Ministry that brought him back.
"I came to St. Ambrose just to play baseball. That was it. No other expectations. And then senior year, I ended up not even playing because I was so involved with everything else," said Prior, who is working as a graduate assistant with Campus Ministry this year while pursuing his Master of Organizational Leadership degree.
Prior earned his undergraduate degree in journalism, radio/TV and theology in May. He is working with Kaitlin Depuyt, the director of service and social justice, to help plan and coordinate service trips during school breaks, and will use his communication experience to promote opportunities like Service Saturdays.
"It was hard as a student-athlete to really get involved with all the extra trips and projects when I was an undergrad," Prior said. "So I'm really happy I get to be involved in planning those trips and projects now. And to help the new wave of lectors and Eucharistic ministers learn the ropes."
He also serves as the main organizer for the Brewed Awakening discussion group and assists Ambrosians for Peace and Justice. Prior said he really has come full circle from his start as a lector in his first year at St. Ambrose, to now helping director of faith formation Tammy Norcross-Reitzler train a whole new generation.
"Yes, baseball is what led me here, but through Campus Ministry and the Communication Department it really changed my whole scope of understanding what St. Ambrose is as an institution," he said. "My goal is to see these programs grow by the time I leave in 2016."
-by Emilee Renwick
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