All of Alex Fleischmann's involvement at Elon surrounds the common theme of mentorship, which demonstrates his value of giving back to a community that has given so much to him.
Alex Fleischmann ‘26 has been a familiar face in the Kernodle Center for Civic Life since his first year at Elon University, but he’s also been making an impact in the wider Alamance County community.
His passion for service began even before the first day of classes through his involvement in the Elon Engage program. As a First-Year Summer Experience, the Elon Engage program gave Fleischmann the tools to continue engaging in service in his time at Elon and how to start the process of immersing himself into the community. Fleischmann went on to demonstrate his commitment to Engage by also taking on leadership roles to help shape the program for the next incoming class.
Coming into Elon, Fleischmann lived within the Service Living and Learning Community (LLC) which connects first year students that have a passion for service. The experience inspired him to become a coordinator for the LLC which allowed for him to foster that same environment for more first year students.
Fleischmann was also selected to be a part of the Change Makers Scholar Program, a merit-based scholarship program for students interested in civic engagement and creating solutions to real-world issues. The program has been incredible influential for Fleischmann.
“For the past few years I have been a mentor for younger students in the program as a part of a leadership team, providing them with reflection activities, knowledge on how they can further their engagement in the community, as well as done service alongside them,” he said. “Mentorship is something I am super passionate about and being able to be in a program throughout my time at Elon in which I have been able to mentor younger students who are just as interested in being civically engaged as me has been an incredible opportunity.”
Continuing with Fleischmann’s passion for mentorship, he has worked with the King Academy, which provides mentors to boys between the ages of 9 to13 at the Mayco Bigelow Center in Burlington. As a current junior still working with the organization, Fleischmann now holds the title of lead mentor.
“I love working with the boys in the King Academy Program because I have been able to work with so many people whom I have grown close with and watch them grow over the past few semesters,” he said.
Rounding out his numerous engagements, Fleischmann also serves as a service ambassador for the Kernodle Center for Civic Life, helping to organize service initiatives and support outreach efforts.
“I meet one on one with students, present to student organizations and classes , like Elon 1010 sections, inform the student body about available service opportunities at tabling opportunities, and am always a friendly face in the Kernodle Center office,” he said.
All of Fleischmann’s involvement at Elon surrounds the common theme of mentorship, which demonstrates his value of giving back to a community that has given so much to him.