{"id":1197,"date":"2026-01-23T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/01\/23\/2026-01-23-first-lady-around-campus\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:07:13","slug":"2026-01-23-first-lady-around-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/01\/23\/2026-01-23-first-lady-around-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"First lady around\u00a0campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Natalie Hanna<\/a> · Staff Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Lady Lingo, Amy Frank and the senior women leading this semester\u2019s Bible Study on the book of Philippians. \u2014 INSTAGRAM<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With a new president comes a new first lady, and Grove City College\u2019s new first lady is Yvonne Lingo, a woman who has jumped right into the large role and has immediately gotten involved in Grove City\u2019s community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of her main contributions on campus is leading the senior women\u2019s Bible study, which she has continued with Amy Frank in Brenda McNulty\u2019s wake. Lingo and Frank worked with seven senior women during the fall semester, training them to lead small groups for the spring study. \u201cWorking with these women has been such a joy, and I feel very blessed to be able to walk alongside, pray for and encourage these young women during such a pivotal year in their lives,\u201d Lingo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaina Donnell, one of these seven senior women, said she is looking forward to connecting with other senior women through prayer and their study of Philippians. She says it is very important to meditate on concepts such as prayer and community directly through the word of God to gain a biblical understanding of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donnell really enjoyed spending time with Lingo as she worked with her and the other Bible study leaders last semester, saying Lingo was a blessing to her personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMrs. Lingo is a delightfully friendly and outgoing person who \u2026 cares deeply about helping those around her to understand the confidence they can have in God\u2019s good plan for them and His deep love for them,\u201d Donnell explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bible study is entitled \u201cJoy for the Journey\u201d and is written by Frank herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs seniors finish their final semester and prepare for life after college, we want to remind them that after they leave this place and pursue God\u2019s calling out in the real world, their identity will need to be firmly rooted in Christ,\u201d Lingo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lingo invites all senior women to join her and Frank as they officially begin their study of Philippians in Rathburn between 7:30 and 9 p.m. this Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the Bible study, Lingo is also co-leading her first-ever Fiver this semester with Katie Van Dam, director of student engagement. They are walking through the book of Ruth together and already explored the significance of Ruth in Scripture during the first week, meditating on the theme that God loves to redeem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe loves to use ordinary people to bring His plan of redemption to the world. Ruth was the great-grandmother of King David and mentioned in the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1. I am excited to unpack all the wisdom in the book of Ruth and God\u2019s heart for the outsider with these students,\u201d Lingo commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lingo is continuing to get involved in various aspects of campus life and is loving getting to know students. She has especially enjoyed meeting with students over coffee or lunch and building friendships and praying together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harker and MAP North also hosted two women\u2019s dorm nights in the fall, and Lingo is working with resident directors to set up more of these evenings in MEP, the rest of MAP and the Colonial Hall Apartments. She said the students are amazing and bring her lots of joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure to follow our first lady on her Instagram page @firstladylingo_gcc and keep an eye out for her on campus and say hello!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top: The president and first lady at Moonlight Breakfast. \u2014 INSTAGRAM<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bottom:
Bottom: Lingo meets with Gamma Chi girls for pumpkin carving. \u2014 INSTAGRAM<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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