The ’14s grilled cheese and cookie event was a success! They ran out of cookies in just an hour into the event and have made the event a monthly happening.
–Remember, Periclean, that whenever you do a fundraising event, grab a poster from the Periclean Corner and spread some info about how class and its mission!
For the ’15s and ’16s: Every class should have two elevator speeches. One for what it means to be a Periclean scholar in general, and another about your particular class’s mission. Mia Watkins is a resource for you. Her job is to do media stuff for Periclean. She can video tape and put the presentation together for you – she’s a communications student and is proficient in Final Cut, Photoshop, etc. Past videos are on the Pericles website.
Letter competition: Elon is #1 in the southeast. One thing we weren’t ranked as #1 though is writing. We can do better. The quality enhancement program for Elon over the next few years is to focus on writing. The letter competition is part of this focus. It is part of our responsibility to write to officials who have an effect on your focus country. Who is your ambassador? What do they need to know? Every semester, each class should have amazing letters written and sent to officials. The goal is to have meaningful communication with political leaders. We have an archive of letters that have been sent out by Pericleans and the responses that they generated. It doesn’t have to focus on national officials – they could be in the UN, and the state level, etc. Dr. Arcaro can send four letters to nationals – this may turn into an internal competition. Go back to your classes and charge them with this!
Celebrate Periclean Scholars is an event for not only current Pericleans, but also for the current freshmen who may be interested in joining. Each class needs a representative to speak and give an update about their class. It would also be great to have an elevator speech! If you have an
An alumnus with Periclean significance will be receiving the Young Alumni Service Award at Homecoming! We’re going to make the night into an event! Mark your calendars! Homecoming is on Saturday, November 9th, and we’re going to have a dinner together on the 8th.
Charge to classes: Write 100 words by next Wednesday summarizing what your class is doing. This summary is going to be included in the upcoming newsletter.
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