“To me, Prowl means starting the year off by making new friends.

What does Panther Prowl mean to students? The goal is to get students engaged, make them comfortable being vulnerable and help them recognize that they are not alone. In between these pack meetings, there are entertainment acts like hypnotists, magicians and dynamic drum duos. Over the course of three days, students meet with their pack for team bonding and discussions about life at college.

Students are separated into packs based on a chosen theme, which could be anything from an airplane to a kangaroo to Iron Man. As students enter our doors to register for housing, they are welcomed by Panther Prowl pack leaders. Panther Prowl allows students to build genuine connections and to feel supported at Davenport, even before their classes start. These student leaders strive to create an event that helps incoming students become comfortable and make new friends at Davenport, from the moment they step on campus. The tradition continues to create an inclusive environment for incoming students while also developing student leaders, who run the event and work to positively impact our campus. Since then, Panther Prowl has been changing the lives of students across the university. In 2007, Davenport University kicked off it’s first-ever Panther Prowl welcome event.

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