Alumni

Still seeking the perfect holiday gift for your older relatives? Try the Wii Fit. New research by an Elon University alumna and her faculty mentor concludes that Nintendo’s Wii Fit benefits older people looking to improve and maintain balance, a key measure of fitness that both researchers say is often underappreciated by elders.

Steve Messinetti '93 was featured in an Oct. 3 National Public Radio report on Habitat for Humanity.

Barnes & Noble at Elon University celebrated its new home at Elon Town Center at ceremonies on Sept. 30.

Lisa Kula Wolff, a 1989 Elon alumna, has been selected for service to two prestigious North Carolina government organizations.

Cecil Worsley III ’86 and his wife, Joanna ’87, have issued the Worsley Family Match to encourage former student-athlete giving.

Cecil Worsley III ’86 and his wife, Joanna ’87, have issued the Worsley Family Match to encourage former student-athlete giving.

Former music theatre student Grant Gustin has been cast in a recurring role on the hit FOX television show, "Glee."

Matt Belanger '05, a reporter for WGAL-TV in Lancaster, Pa., and Mitch Pittman '09, a journalist at KTSP in St. Paul, Minn., have received 2011 Emmy Awards.

While the number of U.S. students studying abroad fell during the economic downturn, Elon continued its position as the nation's leading master's-level university in the 2010 Open Doors Report by the Institute of International Education. The annual IIE survey, which covered the 2008-09 academic year, is the leading indicator of top college international study programs.