Dialogue Opportunities

At Elon, we recognize that building community and developing the skills to thoughtfully and critically engage within and across difference is easier with practice. We also recognize that ways of engaging in meaningful and productive dialogue takes different forms for different people. For this reason, there are many dialogue initiatives that take place at Elon that each have their own structure, focus, and time commitment.

Active Citizen Series: Deliberative Dialogue – Anxiety and Elections
Monday, September 23, 4:30pm, Lakeside 212
Advance Registration Required Here
With the 2024 election on the horizon, do you find your inner peace shaken by the stress of America’s election season? How do we set boundaries for our own mental health, as well as have meaningful conversations with others, when so much weight and importance is placed on the upcoming election? How do we create the kind of atmosphere that will help ourselves, our communities, and our nation? A Deliberative Dialogue is an opportunity for students to gather and exchange diverse views and experiences to seek a shared understanding of a challenge facing our society and to search for common ground for action.
Sponsored by the Kernodle Center for Civic Life

Perspectivas: Civil Dialogue on Machismo/Marianismo
Wednesday, September 25, 6:00-7:30pm, McKinnon F
Engage in this dialogue on a timely topic within Latinx/Hispanic community.
Sponsored by El Centro and the Kernodle Center for Civic Life

Faculty/Staff Dialogue Facilitation Training
Tuesday, September 24 (Sankey 206); Wednesday, October 16 (Lakeside 213); and Monday, November 18 (Belk Library 113)
Join us for an engaging and interactive Dialogue Facilitator Training, designed to equip faculty and staff with the tools needed to facilitate dialogues on complex diversity and equity topics in their roles as instructors, supervisors, and mentors, fostering inclusion on campus.
NOTES: This workshop is divided into two sessions: October 18 and October 25 from 12:00-4:30pm each day. Participants must be able to attend BOTH dates of training; Participants are expected to help facilitate dialogue initiatives for faculty, staff, and students during the academic year
Sponsored by the Division of Inclusive Excellence, North Carolina Campus Compact, and the Kernodle Center for Civic Life

Finding Unity Across Difference: A Democratic Dialogue
Thursday, November 14, 4:30-6 p.m., Lakeside Meeting Rooms 212-214
This post-election conversation is designed for our campus community to find connection and understanding across party lines. Whether you are thrilled or troubled by the outcome, this is opportunity to practice how active citizenship and engaged learning can help us bridge divides.