Elon students have the opportunity to design, research and explore their own business models, product development and creative initiatives. They learn how to apply the design thinking process to develop innovations to solve everyday problems.

Examples of student-driven projects include:

  • HiGeniuses: A portable reusable feminine hygiene solution for girls in developing countries funded by a “buy one, give one” funding model.
  • Safe–Tie: Wearable bracelet or hair-tie that changes color when exposed to date-rape chemicals
  • Always Sunny: Phone based application to offer mental health support to college students
  • Wake-up Pillow: Pillow that vibrates when it is time to wake up
  • iCan Get Ready: App designed to prompt individuals with autism to stay on task and relieve parents and caregivers who otherwise have to repeatedly prompt action.
  • Fit Unity: App to support new gym users and build community for those learning to become more active
  • Aqua Tap: Portable water filtration system blending existing solutions to offer both mineral and bacterial filtration
  • Smart Plate: Phone based application that seeks to eliminate food waste and reduce family food budgets by supporting meal planning to utilize food in a family’s refrigerator and pantry
  • Elon Blaze: Design and implementation plan for running path at Elon, which was the only school in its peer group not to have proper running trail.
  • Cycle Bands: Bluetooth identification bands for cyclists to reduce the number of lives lost at traffic lights
  • FoodDrive: Logistics app whereby student-driving schools get purposeful driving experience transporting donations, food, and other goods to food banks and other non-profits.
  • A Sticky Situation: Twist off peanut butter jar enabling more access to product and reducing waste.
  • Gen One Clothing: Pop-up store on college campuses to sell affordable used professional clothing to students with financial need.
  • Fingertouch: Fingerprint technology replacement for easily lost student ID cards on college campuses.
  • Line Hop: Commercial app facilitating long line wait-time estimates for consumers to manage running errands, picking up food, etc.
  • Fast n’ Fresh: Food prep alternative to Blue Apron that focuses on gluten free and other dietary niches.
  • College Exchange: End of year item exchange app for students moving in/out of college.
  • On Demand Valet: Metropolitan app enabling quick and easy valet parking for any destination.
  • CardsApp: App individuals to organize and cross-use retail store credit and rewards points.
  • Elon Flags: Pop-up reseller of Elon flags and other flags not typically available at campus bookstore.
  • Food Service+: Enhancement to Elon food services to allow for delivery/pickup, as well as after-hours option for food that might otherwise would have gone to waste.
  • Gym Clip: 3-D print-designed flexible clip for fastening mobile phone, fan, other items to various equipment such as treadmills.
  • Elon Solar: Two pronged initiative to (a) repurpose money saved from turning offer Chandler fountain for a power-generating solar art installation and (b) courting ‘Elon’ Musk to match savings to install Tesla solar shingles on Sankey Hall.
  • F.A.C.E.: Rotating, interactive initiative whereby Elon student-generated artwork is displayed throughout campus.
  • Insta-Pickle: 3-D print-designed apparatus to extract pickles from the juice.
  • Fatty’s Food Pop-up: Pop-up destination cookouts serving as alternative to limited Elon food options.
  • Oviblend Shaker Bottle: 3-D print-designed athletic supplement bottle shaped to reduce powder-residue buildup.
  • Nutri-Hack: Health and fitness tracking app specifically to help students avoid gaining ‘freshman fifteen.’
  • Latch-Lock: 3-D print-designed product that limits phone charger theft and failure due to dislodging.
  • Multi-level Gym: Enhancement of Curves + traditional gym that moves members to new rooms as they reach new milestones.
  • FeelEctric: Campaign whereby campus installations allow students to actually see and experience kilowatt equivalents of leaving their dorm room lights and electronic devices running.
  • Financial Literacy: Dual-purpose financial literacy campaign and course helping college students start their careers off prudently and training Alamance County residents how to make better saving decisions.
  • Dress Swap: Pop-up dress swap event and online presence for Elon students to share/sell/trade clothes and highlight local shops’ apparel.
  • Sapling Coffee: Mini-coffee nook in McMichael to optimize slack Elon food service resources selling coffee and pastries.
  • Elon Memes: Student-driven comedic site making light of college themes generally and Elon themes specifically.
  • SkyPath: Student-pilot driven initiative to combat impending shortage of airline pilots by introducing aeronautics to underprivileged youth who typically have little exposure to flying.
  • Lucid Dreaming: App-driven technology aimed at enabling users to engage with and optimize lucid dreaming potential.
  • Continuous Learning: Initiative and associated classes optimizing student service hours (e.g., such as fraternity/sorority volunteer requirements) with senior citizen continuous learning courses.
  • Wait No More: Crowd-sourced line reduction app for student mailroom and gym.
  • Real Talk Edu: Service whereby parents and high school students can engage with actual college students to better understand life at different universities.
  • Elon Odd Jobs: Student work-for-hire service linking skilled student workers with local needs, including airport rides, babysitting, handyman tasks, and more.
  • Elon Health Nuts: Initiative to enhance awareness of and integration with local healthy food sources such as those in the Elon green market.
  • Phoenix Connect+: Social media campaign driving student awareness of and participation in student activities to reduce drop-out rates and depression and increase student engagement.
  • Checksheet 2.0: Design and presentation of enhanced major/minor checksheet to reduce student graduation delays and redundant coursework and make more room for substantive mentoring with faculty advisors.
  • BioNode: Biodegradable plant pot that reduces landfill waste and reduces planting shock because it is put in the ground with the plant.