Happy Tuesday! Today is the first day of spring semester and what better way to start off the semester than to learn more about some of our current students? One of our past Winter Term interns, Natalie Simonds, had a great idea: “Students and their families are coming to Elon’s campus for a tour, loving their visit and hopefully their tour guide just as much. I am hoping that ‘Tour Guide Tuesday’ will give you all an opportunity to get to know your guides and possibly reconnect with the one that made your visit to Elon memorable.”
Without further ado, here are our first two guides, Shannon Foley and Billy Fidler!
SHANNON FOLEY
Hometown: Batavia, IL/Westfield, NJ
Graduation Year: 2013
Major/Minor: Business Administration, concentration in International Business, Minors: French
Why did you choose Elon? Elon was the last school I looked at, and the first time I visited North Carolina. When I came for my tour, being on campus blew me away, I loved everything about the university: Small school, grandiose opportunities, impressive business school, awesome study abroad opportunities.
What are you involved in? Admissions CVA (Campus Visit Assistant), Student Professional Development Center Student Ambassador, Greek Life
Fun Fact? I won tickets to a taping of SNL last fall
Favorite Admissions Duty? TOURS
Elon Experiences Completed?: Study Abroad, Internship
Think Fast Section:
We wanted to model the application process, so we asked our guides to think fast and say the first thing that came to their mind!
Favorite Place to Eat on Campus: Downstairs ‘Nades (Boars Head), Off Campus: The Root
Favorite Building on Campus: Moseley Center
Favorite Professor: Mark Snyder, International Business Management
Best Elon Tradition: Luminaries
Freshman Year I: … Was awkward.
BILLY FIDLER
Hometown: Goldsboro, NC
Graduation Year: 2013
Major/Minor: Exercise Science
Why did you choose Elon? Location! and the variety of majors that are offered
What are you involved in? Greek Life, Admissions, AAF (American Advertising Federation)
Fun Fact? I bungee jumped in Peru
Best Tour Story? I got a ham on Meal Dollars.
Favorite Admissions Duty? Tours
Think Fast Section:
Favorite Place to Eat on Campus: Octagon
Favorite Building on Campus: Koury
Best Elon Tradition: Luminaries
Freshman Year I: took the wrong BioBus.