Meet the Students
Joel Chandler
Joel Chandler is a freshman at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida where he is studying communications and journalism. Joel is a student athlete where is plays basketball and attributes the sport and programs like College Bound to helping him learn team work, determination and discipline. As a student athlete in high school he was forced to balance the hectic life of a scholar athlete with the program, and learned that he had to balance his life accordingly in order to succeed. It is that kind of hard work and determination that will keep him motivated throughout his studies in Florida. Joel participated in the College Bound program for 4 years, following in the footsteps of his sister and graduating from the program with a cousin. As a student leader within the College Bound program, Joel visited a multitude of colleges on our tours, and participated as a student ambassador. He was a former student at the Gonzaga Academic Mentoring Site.
