Funds for the gift were provided by a golf tournament sponsored by the MBA Alumni Association.
The $700 check was presented to the students, families, and staff of the Elon Academy on Dec. 1 by Mary Gowan, dean of Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; Bill Burpitt, associate professor of business and director of the Elon MBA program; Karl Sherrill, a current MBA student; and Judy Dulberg, program assistant for MBA and Business Fellows.
The Elon Academy enrolled its inaugural class in summer 2007. Each year, approximately 25 rising sophomores from the Alamance-Burlington School System will join the program, which combines four-week summer residential experiences with monthly sessions during the academic year. The 26 students in the inaugural class, who are from all six public high schools in the county, will continue in the program through the next three years. Eventually, the Elon Academy will have an annual enrollment of about 70 students.
The mission of the Elon Academy is to inspire academically oriented students, who are often underrepresented on college and university campuses, to pursue higher education, build leadership skills and develop an active sense of social responsibility.
Eligible students must have a desire to succeed, be willing to commit to the three-year program, demonstrate academic promise, have no history of disciplinary problems, and demonstrate financial need or have no family history of college attendance.
To find out more information about the Elon Academy and how you can support this important initiative, please see the Web site: www.elon.edu/elonacademy.