Community Engagement & Service

The women’s tennis team, Elon Athletics and Kernodle Center for Civic Life are working together to provide virtual tennis lessons to children at the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Alamance County.

The Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education will host four discussions focused on race, racial injustice and anti-racism during its annual Summer Race, Reflections and Discussion Series.

As a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, Elon has transitioned to virtual programming for its 2020 First-Year Summer Experience programs.

The four student journalists of the inaugural NC Local News Intern Corps have produced stories featured in local news publications across the state of North Carolina.

Inspired after attending a protest in Washington, D.C., this Elon student is now leading anti-racism protests in her Maryland hometown.

Third-year Elon DPT candidates are working to create a database of strength and conditioning exercises specifically for athletes with physical limitations.

Led by Communications Dean Rochelle Ford, the School of Communications held a June 11 screening of “Walking While Black” and a community discussion to connect law enforcement, Alamance County leaders and diverse communities through conversation.

Faculty/Staff Health & Wellness Physician Assistant Heather Ratcliffe has returned to campus after spending 42 days treating COVID-19 patients in New York.

The local minister formed a community partnership with Elon’s Assistant Professor of Philosophy Lauren Guilmette and the Alamance Resiliency Coalition to provide resources to help the older populations of East Burlington during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funded by the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund and housed in Elon’s School of Communications, the local news initiative will support four student journalists this summer as they cover the impact of COVID-19 and other important stories across North Carolina.