Articles by Alexander Saunders
Elon alumni employees give back and reflect on Move-In Day 2024
August 28, 2024
Move-In Day 2024 at Elon University on Aug. 23 featured support from 170 staff and faculty volunteers, over 100 Orientation Student Leaders, over 100 Residence Life Student Leaders, all fall student-athletes and their coaches and an additional 174 student volunteers.
Elon staff donates over 900 pounds of food to community partner
June 7, 2024
Elon's Kernodle Center for Civic Life and Human Resources continues its annual partnership to give back to surrounding communities.
Elon staff retirees recognized at 2024 Staff Appreciation Day
June 3, 2024
Elon University recognizes the 10 staff members who are retiring after years of dedicated service to the campus community.
Behind the pomp and circumstance: People who make commencement happen
May 30, 2024
By their very design, commencement ceremonies at Elon University have an easy flow, but look closer into the planning of these celebrations and you will find hundreds of Elon and community members playing their role and delivering their assignments to perfection.
Elon University to open child care center in 2025
May 16, 2024
The new center for children will offer care and early childhood development for infants, toddlers and two-year-olds of Elon faculty, staff and students and will be managed by child care provider Vivvi.
2023-24 Elon faculty retirees recognized
May 15, 2024
Elon University celebrates 23 faculty and staff retiring between 2023 and 2024.
Behind the Scenes: Running a track & field championship
May 14, 2024
Departments across Elon University united to host 1,000 athletes, coaches and staff across 58 events during the 2024 CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held May 10-11 at the Jerry and Jeanne Robertson Track and Field Complex.
Elon will pay it forward in April
April 22, 2024
The Center for Leadership at Elon University and the Kernodle Center for Civic Life are collaborating with the Alamance-Burlington School System during a hygiene drive for K-12 youth in the county. The drive is part of the weeklong Pay it Forward Week April 20-27, 2024.
Multiracial Awareness Week 2024 fostered understanding across identities
March 18, 2024
Three events were offered during Multiracial Awareness Week 2024 at Elon University to proactively support multiracial communities and recognize it as a growing need, not just at Elon University, but nationally as well.
Going Global: Program in London expands perspectives of Elon employees
February 1, 2024
Elon supported a group of 20 staff members to participate in a transformative global experience during the Faculty Staff London Program 2024. They brought home new relationships and shared experiences that will enhance the student global experiences at Elon across multiple Elon departments.