The Periclean Scholars Class of 2017 is back and better than ever!  Over Winter Term, our cohort traveled to all corners of the globe, from India to Australia to Ethiopia.  But now we have returned and are ready to continue our initiative to address global issues, especially in our region of focus, Namibia.

We began the first day of our spring semester by catching up with our classmates, as many of us had not seen each other for 2 months! Then, we discussed pressing matters, including our syllabus and the induction for the Class of 2018 Pericleans.  After a few words of motivation from our mentor Carol Smith, we broke into committees to further go over the syllabus and our goals for the semester, both personally and on the overall class level.

To end our first day back together, we rejoined as a group, making some final points to close out the period.  We have quite of few goals for this semester, including hosting our first fundraisers, deciding on an issue of focus, and starting to establish relationships with local partners.  The Periclean Scholars Class of 2017 has rejoined and is refreshed, ready to get rolling with our work this semester.

 

Hello! My name is Logan Quackenbush, and I am from Orlando, Florida. I am a current sophomore majoring in Sport Management with minors in Business and Professional Sales. I am very involved at Elon; I am a tour guide, Periclean Scholar, Vice President of the Rotaract Club, and I am a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

I wanted to become a Periclean Scholar for several reasons. One because I wanted to become more involved at Elon. Another reason is because I absolutely love to help other people. I started a community service club at my high school, and we did several community service projects such as Meals on Wheels, Relay for Life, and The Million Meals Challenge. I believe that the Periclean Scholars program is a great way for Elon to have a positive impact in the world. The program is also a great way to meet other Elon students with the same passions for serving and also give them an opportunity to actually plan the service project themselves.

Words can not even describe how excited I am to be apart of this program. I believe that this group will work together really well, and that we will make one of the biggest impacts on the world that Elon is apart of because we all share the same passions for service. I am also looking forward to learning more about the country of Namibia. I love to travel and experience different cultures, and this program fulfills both of those passions. I can’t wait to get started!!