Representative Rodney Davis spends time interacting with students at Lincoln College

 

[March 26, 2022] 

On Wednesday morning U.S. Representative Rodney Davis spent a couple of hours at Lincoln College. He began the morning meeting with college President Dr. David Gerlach and Vice President Dr. Donna Bradley.

It was a cold rainy day in Lincoln. The original plan had been to show Davis around the campus before he addressed the American History class of Dr. Ron Keller. However, due to the weather, Davis was taken instead to the student center where he met several LC students and spent a few minutes addressing the group.

After speaking to the group, he met some of the students one-on-one and posed for photos with them.

Among the students Davis met and spoke with was Klaudia Blaszczyk. She is a native of Poland and has a deep concern for what is going on overseas. Dr. Gerlach had said earlier that she has friends and family in the region and has worried a great deal about their safety. On Wednesday, she and Davis spoke on this topic and she talked to him about the people she knows in both Ukraine and Russia.

Dr. Gerlach said there are currently 66 international students attending Lincoln College. Among those is one student from Russia. He said the school is very aware of the conflict in Europe and is always concerned about how foreign affairs impact the students at Lincoln College.

After leaving the student center, Davis was taken to the Lincoln Center where he addressed Keller’s class for about 30 minutes.

At the end of the session, Davis took time to pose for a group photo with the students in attendance.

[Nila Smith with photos by Lauren Greenlund]