October 2023 | Student-Athlete & Team of the Month
Each month we ask our AFH University campus liaisons for nominations of student-athletes and teams who excelled in service. Through our monthly nominations, we are able to acknowledge all of the good our student-athletes and teams are doing in their communities.
During the month of October, our Student-Athlete and Team of the Month challenged the status quo on what it means to serve as they created a holistic community with their peers and engaged in regular service in their North Carolina community.
Student-Athlete of the Month
Our October Student-Athlete of the Month is Erin Junkmann from Georgetown University. Erin is a community builder across the Georgetown campus, connecting others with mental health resources and creating other holistic ways to engage with peers.
“Erin has worked to connect the Georgetown female student-athletes in her role as president of the SAAC with opportunities to speak about mental health and connect with the brand SPRHA to unpack the shared aspects of the female student-athlete experience that impact performance, such as uniforms impacting the way we feel and care about our bodies thus limiting the way we play.
Erin has done a tremendous job creating a community and opportunities to connect with one another in a meaningful way, promoting our holistic well-being. Erin is also someone who consistently shows up to every athletic game she can watch on campus and unconditionally cheers on her fellow Hoyas.“
Team of the Month
The October Team of the Month is the Davidson field hockey team. Together the team has positively impacted their community in North Carolina through regular visits to Continuing the Mission.
“For the past three weeks, Davidson Field Hockey has been regularly visiting Continuing the Mission, an organization that trains dogs for veterans. They have been going 3-4 times a week to help with the animals and spend time training and playing with the puppies.
Their consistent service with the organization has been a tremendous help by exposing the dogs to different scenarios and aspects of life so that they make great partners to the veterans they will be adopted to.”
We are so proud of all of our AFH University campuses for the work they are doing to better their own communities each day!