Scholars Abroad provided first-year students an early start to the Harding experience before stepping foot on the Searcy campus. S cholars Abroad, a two-week trip to Greece and Italy "I never get tired ofseeing the eyes ofstudents lighting that some incoming freshman experienced together, up when we are actually in a place of biblical significance, visited the Harding campus in Porto Rafti, Greece, sitting on Mars Hill, reliving that moment when you can and Rome, Italy, all while taking classes for a 3-hour picture it, and seeing that look in their eyes," Cox said. Bible credit. "That's what is most satisfying to me as a professor." Honors Symposium, a two-week camp at Harding Sophomore Nathan McSpadden, who went on the University that offered college credit for students after their Scholars Abroad trip in summer 2018, said that he went junior year of high school, was how students got involved into the trip with high hopes and that they were definitely in the Scholars Abroad "Bonding together is the most fulfilled, especially when the trip. At the end of the group went to Mars Hill in symposium, students were important thing....The more people Athens, Greece. given the opportunity to "It was cool standing travel abroad the summer you know, themore at home you there knowing thac ifl had after their senior year of high feel at Harding." a time machine, I would see school, allowing them to Paul preaching to all these explore the world with other -Monte Cox people," McSpadden said. incoming freshman. "The trip really gave me a Dr. Monte Cox, professor, dean of the College of new respect for Paul." Bible and Ministry, and founder of Scholars Abroad, McSpadden said chat he would recommend going on emphasized the importance of building relationships with che trip because it made the Bible come to life and helped other students while on the trip. students build friendships and relationships corning "Bonding together is the most important thing. ... into college. The more people you know, the more at home you feel When senior Anna Carr participated in Scholars Abroad, at Harding," Cox said. the group traveled to Israel. She said she loved it because Cox also mentioned that the Scholars Abroad trip she was able to meet many people from symposium and offered a taste of the international programs for students Scholars Abroad before starting at Harding. that had just graduated high school and served as a "You come already feeling like you fit in [somewhere]," reunion for students who attended Honors Symposium Carr said. "Ir's a really good jumpstart to gee into school the previous summer. seeing tons more familiar faces than just starting out." story by Dailey Thomas Aspart ofthe Scholars Abroad trip, students visit historically significant sites in Greece on June 9, 2018, including Mars Hill and the Parthenon in Athens. The Scholars Abroadgroup spent two weeks in Greece and Italy. I photo courtesy of Grant Countess Along with Dr. Monte Cox, professor and dean ofthe College ofBible and Ministry, some ofthe students from the summer 2018 Scholars Abroad expedition take a moment to soak up the sun at Sounion on the southern tip of Greece on June 13, 2018. Cox founded Scholars Abroad in 2002 as an opportunity for former Honors Symposium students to earn Bible credit as incomingfreshmen to Harding. I photo courtesy of Grant Countess 97 I HONORS COLLEGE
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