Seeking Connections

Steiner Ball

Sandra Steiner Ball '84 

Major: Religion

What I love most about what I do: Those moments when, through God's grace, I am able to bring hope to those who feel hopeless and bring value and honor to those who feel they don't have worth.

The most challenging part of my work: Helping people to see what is possible! It is challenging and exciting to help move people beyond fear and see what is possible and how we can move into an exciting future together.

How Dickinson prepared me for what I do: Dickinson helped me to identify human experience in terms of a God of both reason and faith. My heart, soul and mind were enlightened—not just my academic performance.

How I chose Dickinson: Dickinson offered me the variety of opportunities; I wanted not just an academic education but an opportunity to be involved with music, theatre and social activities.

Favorite activity/organization at Dickinson: The Chamber Choir. I enjoyed the music, the challenge and the friendships.

What "seek connections" means to me:  To seek life, hope, energy and abundance in ways that move this world into a better way of being and doing for all people, not just for a few.

Favorite place on campus: My favorite place on campus was wherever my friends were. I enjoyed classes.  I enjoyed the social life.  I enjoyed the music, theatre and arts as a whole.

Accomplishments I was most proud of at Dickinson: I am most proud of graduating cum laude, ODK [the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society], the pottery that I created and showed as a result of a pottery class I took while at Dickinson, the performance of "The Gondoliers" and all the choir and chamber choir performances.

Accomplishments I am most proud of today: I am proud to be the mother of two outstanding young adults, Sarah and Becky Ball, and I am proud of being elected as a bishop of the United Methodist Church on Aug. 18, 2012, and being consecrated two days later.

Published August 22, 2012