The sidewalks that were overflowing with students just over a month ago are now quiet. Most residence halls are empty, classrooms are silent, and finding a parking spot has suddenly become easy (except around the multiple construction sites!)
That doesn’t mean the campus is completely asleep. Throughout the summer, I occasionally see youth camps visiting, prospective students and their families touring campus during freshman orientation days, and future Illini imagining what life here might look like. It’s a reminder that another semester – and another opportunity to reach students with the Gospel – is just around the corner.
See the entire July newsletter here.