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Two Elon Academy staff members and four Elon Academy scholars—two high school scholars and two college scholars—presented at the North Carolina College Access Conference in Durham Feb. 22.

Two high school students from the Elon Academy traveled to Charlotte for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) conference where they did a poster presentation on their research on how intersections of social location such as race, class, gender and sexuality can produce barriers to and opportunities for college access.

Darris Means '05, associate director of the Elon Academy, received the Bobby E. Leach Award from the Southern Association for College Student Affairs, an honor that recognizes a student affairs or higher education professional who has significantly contributed to the development of multicultural relations on a college or university campus.

Darris Means was recognized Oct. 28 as the first recipient of a research grant from North Carolina College Personnel Association.

Darris Means '05, associate director of the Elon Academy, presented research findings Oct. 28 at the annual conference of North Carolina College Personnel Association.

Darris Means, assistant director of the Elon Academy, presented a session on the Elon Academy on Nov. 8 at the Southern Association for College Student Affairs Annual Conference in Panama City, Florida.

Darris Means '05, assistant director of the Elon Academy, recently received the Committee Member of the Year Award from the North Carolina College Personnel Association. NCCPA, a state division of the American College Personnel Association, is committed to the education and development of postsecondary students in North Carolina.