Beneath a South African Sky, Guilford Students Find a Bigger World
The immersive study abroad experience offered lessons in accountability, humanity and the power of seeing another culture firsthand.
Areli Patterson
Free from someone else’s shadows, Areli Patterson finds her own light
A quiet arrival turned into four years of leadership, mentorship and purpose, shaping a path toward PA school and beyond.
Uniquely Guilford: Other colleges preach community. We practice it.
Bigger isn't always better. For years students have attended Guilford not just for a quality education, but also to feel part of a family.
Guilford changed Areli Patterson ’26. She’s having the same impact on others.
Areli's commitment to supporting others across Guilford earned her the Martin Luther King Service Award this week.