2021-22 Annual Report

News & Initiatives

Learn more about some of Elon College’s signature programs, student achievements and special events from the 2021-22 academic year.

2021-22 Annual Report

Groups of masked students sitting around round tables.

Elon College Fellows

The Elon College Fellows program promotes lifelong learning and relationships, sparking curiosity across the arts and sciences through mentored research, focused seminars and activities designed to deepen scholarship.

Elon University Poll

The Elon University Poll conducts statewide and national surveys on issues of importance to North Carolina voters and residents. Information from polls is shared with media, citizens and public officials to facilitate informed policy making. The Elon Poll released the results of four surveys during the 2021-22 academic year on topics related to COVID-19 vaccination, housing prices, North Carolina’s legal system and higher education.

Large group of Phi Beta Kappa inductees standing on a sidewalk in front of a brick building.

Phi Beta Kappa inducts 55 new members

Fifty-five Elon University students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa during an April 4 ceremony. President Connie Ledoux Book and Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Marta Tienda, emeritus professor of demographic studies and professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University, delivered remarks to inductees.

A person playing a guitar while standing at a microphone with other band members in the background.

Department of Music performs more than 20 concerts

Music programs produced and performed more than 20 concerts for campus and community audiences in 2021-22. From classical, choral and electronic ensemble concerts to faculty recitals and annual Elon Jazz Festival programming, the Center for the Arts and Whitley Auditorium were filled with music across genres, cultures and periods.

A person holding drumsticks in the air while another person plays a bongo drum in the background.

Performing arts return to Elon’s stages

The Department of Performing Arts presented 13 concerts, plays, musicals and cabarets during the 2021-22 academic year. Students returned to in-person performances for live audiences after the pandemic pushed shows into virtual and streaming spaces.