Helping students can change their lives forever, ECC’s Student Life Coordinator Erik Enders gives a reason why he wants to help future students become more successful in school.
Q: What inspires you working at ECC every day in your position?
A: “The students inspire me because of the various things that students have to overcome before they even walk through the doors and into a classroom.”
Q: What year did you start your student life coordinator position?
A: “I started in the summer, in July of 2019. Almost about five and a half years that I’ve been here.”
Q: What is it like growing up in Indianapolis?
A: “Indianapolis is a great city. There’s a lot of cool events that happen in Indianapolis. And you know, I grew up in a nice neighborhood with a bunch of kids, so I had a lot of friends growing up.”
Q: What is it like working at a church?
A: “It was a great experience. I helped you know, along with the team that I worked on produce an international television broadcast and also direct weekly productions to record the services and also record in studio and edit the shows and do all kinds of stuff.”
Q: How do you find time with your four children?
A: “I just take time whenever possible to spend with them. For example, my youngest son was watching one of his shows last night and I just sat there and I’m with him for a while and hung out.”
Q: What are your future goals?
A: “I want to continue to do work that helps impact students in a positive way, whether it’s, you know, helping them, like I do now, learn skills and that will help them in the future, or to work on policies within, you know, educational institutions that benefit students or just helping students get resources to that to be successful.”
Q: Is there anything that I didn’t ask that you like to mention?
A: “One of the things that I benefited from the COVID quarantine was developing an enjoyment of cooking, like I would always do a little something every now and again. I really got excited about using my smoker and starting to cook a little bit more.”