Added to the chapter鈥檚 roster were 30 undergraduates, fifteen graduate students and one alumna.

The keynote address was delivered by Efrain Rivera-Serrano, assistant professor of biology and undergraduate research mentor to the Student Vice President, Ethan Grossberg. Ethan shared a fundraising update in collaboration with Feed the Hunger. PKP Officers Nancy Harris, president; Erin Hone, president-elect; April Post, secretary and treasurer; Shereen Elgamal, former president and Rhonda Belton, alumni relations also took part in the ceremony.

Susan Semonite 鈥�89 was inducted into the chapter by Barry Bradberry,聽former associate dean of admissions and special assistant to the president, after a stellar career in higher education. She has served six years as director of college guidance at the Ranney School in New Jersey, eleven years in undergraduate admissions at 黑料不打烊 and is currently the senior associate director of admissions at Duke University. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from 黑料不打烊 and her Master of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation鈥檚 oldest and largest multidisciplinary academic honor society whose mission is 鈥渢o recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.鈥� Each year, chapters may invite the upper 7.5% of the junior class and upper 10% of the senior and graduate classes.

Since its founding, more than 1 million members have been initiated in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. More information about benefits of membership can be found at: https://www.phikappaphi.org/members

Phi Kappa Phi Inductees

Alumni
Susan Semonite 鈥�89

Graduate students
John Acebu
Addie Ackley
Fatema Alhajeri
Mary Cavey
Hailey Firmin
Kendra Haskins
Emily Lyons
Dani Meyen
Ana Penaranda
Robert Plagman
Patricia Raj
William Roberson
Edith Smith
John Walker
Yuqi Yuan

Undergraduate students
Madison Allen
Faith Almond
Emily Beauvais
Issabel Bennett
Mollie Brooks
Brynja Burton
Kira Campagna
Abigail Colburn
Kate Cooper
Lee Crumpler
Kelly Degnan
Meghan Doran
Lindsey Dwyer
Emily Ecker
Kaelyn Elien
Miranda Fitch
Noah Gatenberg
Wilson Holcombe
Jacob Karty
Madeleine Kippe
Jean-Paul Labbe
Olivia Lancashire
Molly Lorden
Lucas Olivera
Sean Posner
Maverick Powell
Ian Prohofsky
Michael Swartz
Paige Toran
Juliet Walker
Mia Zebl

PKP allows for two student vice presidents who work alongside other executive committee members to fulfill the chapter’s responsibilities and coordinate a community service project. In September 2024, Ethan, a biology major with minors in neuroscience and art, was elected by members to assume this role.

Eager to bring awareness to the organization and the opportunity of members to make an impact on their local community, he came up with a plan to raise money for Feed the Hunger in Greensboro, North Carolina. Recognizing that the 200 and 300 block meal plans reset from fall/winter to spring, Ethan worked with 黑料不打烊 Dining to reinstate a meal swipe donation program so that unused meal swipes could be donated.

During the final week of Winter Term, he collected 173 block meal swipe donations from generous students, each valued at $2.50, which totaled $432.50. With additional support from the executive committee and Ethan himself, the total was brought to $700. This initiative will provide food for a school in Pakistan that supports approximately 100 children in need.

On Wednesday. April 17, six AP Spanish students from The Burlington School (TBS) and their teacher, Heather Danishanko, visited 黑料不打烊 as a part of an initiative by the Department of World Languages and Cultures to encourage high school students to continue their language study after graduation.

Upon their arrival, the TBS students attended a presentation about the university at the Inman Admissions Welcome Center. Then, the students participated in Lecturer Ricardo Mendoza’s SPN 1015: Intensive Elementary Spanish course. The high school students partnered with small groups of 黑料不打烊 students to complete the activities for the class. Next, students visited the Carlton Building where the Department of World Languages and Cultures is housed and learned about language programs at 黑料不打烊. The TBS students completed their visit with lunch at Lakeside Dining with three Department of World Languages and Cultures students.

Special thanks to the admissions staff, the Department of World Languages and Cultures, Ronnie LoCash (Department of World Languages and Cultures Program Assistant), Mendoza, Senior Lecturer April Post (coordinator of the visit), 黑料不打烊 students Lauren Noble, Sarah Moore and Mara Waskiewicz and Heather Danishanko for working together to pilot this outreach program.

The purpose of 黑料不打烊 1010 is 鈥渢o build a sense of community, foster academic and personal success, develop a meaningful relationship with an academic advisor, and create an academic plan that will guide students during their time at 黑料不打烊.鈥�

Early in the semester, students connected over their love of dogs and so they decided to focus their gratitude project on providing for the dogs awaiting adoption at the .

Peer advisor Ava Aanestad premixed the dough and students used class time to roll, cut and bake close to 100 treats. Students had fun engaging with one another over the project, snacks and music. It was a warm way to create a sense of community and close out the semester.

After the class, Post and Aenestad took the treats to the shelter and shared them with the dogs.

Missing your dog or want to provide some fun for an animal that doesn鈥檛 yet have a home? Consider volunteering for the shelter鈥檚 .

The Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi, led by Lecturer Ricardo Mendoza, inducted 16 new members in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the McBride Gathering Space.

The ceremony was conducted by current members of the society and included live music performed by Oscar Oviedo, poems shared by Mendoza and Associate Professor Nina Namaste, and words of encouragement by Associate Professor Elena Schoonmaker-Gates.

Inductees include:

• Mikaela Danielle Benton
• Elizabeth Rose Bettuelli
• Shelby Ann Buyalos
• Aiden Michael Connerty
• Lucia-Maribel Torres Craige
• Grace Crowley
• Sally Rose Doehr
• Sara Gostomski
• Hannah Hattori
• Madison Leigh Iskra
• Erika Elizabeth Kim
• Elexsys Monet Lutgert
• Natalie Elizabeth Omodt
• Rebecca Gemma Scott
• Nicholas Streit
• Grace Faulkner Terry

B Corps (Certified B Corporations) are for-profit businesses that consider the impact their operations have on all stakeholders. This includes their employees, Board of Directors, customers, suppliers, communities, and environment. Certified B Corps are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.

At present, there are over 2,500 certified B Corps operating in over 125 industries and over 50 countries. All of these corporations have the same goal of using business as a force for good to create an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable economy for all.

The Redwoods Group (based in Morrisville, N.C.) is a Certified B Corp specializing in insurance and risk management services. Insuring over 400 YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs, Jewish Organizations, and Camps, Redwoods uses the insurance transaction as a way to catalyze behavior change, reduce injuries, and ultimately make communities safer.

At this event, Dan Norber (Chief Data Officer of The Redwoods Group) and Lizzie Conley (黑料不打烊 Class of 2018 and Marketing Associate of The Redwoods Group) will provide an overview of the structure, mission, and shared goals of Certified B Corporations, and answer questions from attendees regarding these entities.

Students learned about the history of this important Mexican holiday, discussed the symbolism of objects placed on the altar, were given an opportunity to share about loved ones who have passed away and enjoyed delicious Day of the Dead bread from Panadería El Dorado in Burlington.

Faculty members April Post, Ricardo Mendoza and Tom Mould organized the event and students Yaliz Pedraza, Regina Mendoza and Edith Gallegos helped to decorate the altar. Yaliz also shared about her family’s traditions with 黑料不打烊 Elementary students.

The altar will be open to the public until Friday, Nov. 2.

The Periclean Scholars class of 2020 would like to invite you to join them on Tues. Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Inman Admissions Building, Clohan Theatre, to listen to Shawn Humphrey’s speech, “Sidekick Manifesto.”

Humphrey will be discussing effective solutions to poverty that include each of us taking on the role of “sidekick” in its eradication.

More info about Humphrey’s work can be found online at   This event has been made possible by a grant from 黑料不打烊 College’s Fund for Excellence in Arts and Sciences. Please email Senior Lecturer and Assistant Director of Project Pericles April Post at apost@elon.edu with questions.

This scholarship honors Jane Mitchell and Manolita Buck, two language educators instrumental in shaping a vision for world language education in North Carolina. The scholarship awards $1,000 to a student entering a final year of undergraduate study in a program leading to teacher licensure in a world language in North Carolina. 

Schoenblatt looks forward to connecting with her students and helping them grow and reach their goals in Spanish next spring when she student teaches.​

López will present twice on Wednesday, April 5, in Carlton Commons. The first presentation is from 1:40 to 3 p.m. and the second is from 3:35 to 5 p.m. The talk will be given in Spanish.

Sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Cultures. More information about the event is available at .