EMPOWERED TO SERVE
Leadership begins with service. During 2017-18, Roan Scholars and Alumni lived out that idea, impacting and inspiring others by filling key student leadership roles on campus, volunteering and interning with nonprofits, and driving positive change in their communities.
CIERRA LINKA: Greeneville, Tenn. (Holston United Methodist Home for Children) Adventure-Based Counseling
TIFFANY COOK: Blountville, Tenn. (Sullivan County Health Department) Community outreach, evidence-based research
RUBI ESTRADA: Linville, N.C. (Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation) Community liaison, fundraising support AUSTIN RAMSEY: Haryana, India (Christ Mission India) Infrastructure development
ADAM ROSENBALM: San Mateo, Belize (Love Share) After-school literacy, nonprofit finance
Summer of Service
CONNOR MCCLELLAND: U.S. Virgin Islands (All Hands and Hearts) Disaster recovery
LARISSA COPLEY: U.S. Virgin Islands (All Hands and Hearts) Disaster recovery
KATIE BARLOWE: Kakamega, Kenya and Jinja, Uganda (Love Share) Learning support, nonprofit development
Read more about their work on roanscholars.org
Each Roan Scholar spends at least six weeks during the summer after his or her first year at ETSU serving with a nonprofit or service-oriented organization, making an impact while building leadership skills. During summer 2018, Roan ’21s served around the globe (see map above) in ways that took them outside their comfort zones, expanded their horizons, and taught them many new things about the world and themselves.
4 | ROAN ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18
