What can you do after graduation?
How an Elon education matters . . .
Check out the Kernodle Center’s new alumni blogs (http://www.elon.edu/e-web/students/service_learning/blogs) to find out how these recent grads are making their way, exploring civic post-graduate experiences, and changing the world:
Jen Romano ’07: Fulbright Scholar in Argentina, English, Teacher Licensure major
Katie Filkins ’08: Peace Corps Volunteer, Human Services major
Julie Ougheltree ‘07: National Civilian Community Corps, Corporate Communications major
Rachel Copeland ’06: AmeriCorps*VISTA, History major
The blogs should be interactive—post comments, questions, etc. to get conversations going.
Not sure it’s worth your time or Elon grads can make you think? Check out these quotes:
“Children are very vulnerable to the cycle of incarceration. . . . How do you explain to a 9-year-old that dad murdered someone and will miss your whole childhood?”—Rachel Copeland, Ameri*Corps VISTA
“It was my dream job. I would be working with the children that the world forgot about, and I knew that once I was there my “cushy” life in the Elon Bubble would seem petty and trivial . . .
No one usually takes the time to engage the “dirty and weary” in true conversation. Instead of dumping a paper bag in their lap, Michael and I ignored the stares of bustling New Yorkers, and sat down next to Max and Ryan, and truly listened as they told their story.”—Katie Filkins, working with the Center for Student Missions in Brooklyn before she leaves for the Peace Corps
“I knew that I didn’t know that much. I knew that I would be taking a chance. I knew that I would be giving myself to something bigger than myself. I knew that if I didn’t do it now, I never would . . .
As I learned from those affected by Katrina—stuff is just stuff, and you had better come to terms with that because you just never know when it could be lost forever. I visited my godmother in New Orleans . . . and she gave me a good piece of advice, having lost her home in Katrina. She told me, ‘I think everyone should take a walk through their house and identify about 10 things that would absolutely kill them to lose. Identify those 10 things and come to terms with the impermanence of everything else.”—Julie Ougheltree, with the National Civilian Community Corps
http://www.elon.edu/e-web/students/service_learning/blogs.xhtml