Author Archives: Megan Griffin

I am a freshmen from Rockville, Maryland and I will most likely be majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in Public Health in order to pursue my hope of becoming an occupational therapist. I am involved with Varsity lacrosse, AutismSPeaks, and Lead here at Elon

A New Look for Periclean Alumni Relations

Hello Pericleans and friends of Periclean (: This week, Chace Blackburn (class of 2018) and I (class of 2016) wanted to introduce ourselves to everyone as the new student assistants for Alumni Relations. We are both very excited to begin working on the alumni dimension of Periclean. I was excited about this position because I am a senior who is … Continue Reading

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2016 Update

This week in Periclean.. we celebrated Dia de Independencia by sending our friends in Honduras a greeting (: We also went to the fiesta hosted by El Centro! There was great music and company! But of course, it wasn’t just a fiesta for the entire class. Currently, we are working in our committees to get various tasks done. We are … Continue Reading

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Class 10

The past few weeks we have broken up into committees for the majority of our class. We have found that this is an efficient way to get work done for each initiative we have committed to. We are excited about the work we are doing with Summit in Honduras, Hope for Honduran Children and LUPE. We are also developing our … Continue Reading

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Initiatives!

We are currently working toward completing various initiatives that will hopefully benefit our class, our partners, and the country of Honduras. We have split up into three different committees to discuss our various initiatives. We are supporting LUPE (check out their Facebook https://es-la.facebook.com/lupenc) by attending Spanish classes led by Suyapa. We hope to create lesson plans to help local women learn … Continue Reading

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Visit from Suyapa

We had the pleasure of talking with Suyapa at our class on Tuesday. We had a really good conversation with her, about the work she does in the local communities, as well as her personal experiences which have shaped her generosity today. Suyapa hosts spanish classes for children (between the ages of 7-16) on saturday mornings to learn the mechanics … Continue Reading

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Our second class of the semester was also very productive! We continued to work on the planning for the Periclean in Residence event. We broke up into groups and worked out several details pertaining to the week ahead! We have been brainstorming panel questions, deciding on meals to share with our panelists, and discussing details with Dr. Monico. Dr. Monico … Continue Reading

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Class of 2016 update from week 2: 2/11/14

Week 2: 2/11/14 Submitted by: Dawson Nicholson (mnicholson3@elon.edu) and Megan Griffin (mgriffin10@elon.edu) Absent:  Facilitators: Morgan Abate and Erin Lanzotti II. Fake break trip with Hope for Honduran Children-Meredith, Christian and April A. Treats from Honduras B. What we did – Visited Flor Azul farm and orphanage, visited new HFHC Transition home – Took video footage and interviews for Sundance Film … Continue Reading

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We’re getting to know Honduras!

Lately in class we have been updating each other on various news articles regarding current events in Honduras. We have been trying to get a broad overview of the country and some issues the people face by discussing various aspects of the Honduran news, including the arts, US-Honduras relations, human rights, technology, and much more. Sharing information about Honduras with … Continue Reading

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