Community Engagement & Service

The panel discussion was the first in a diverse lineup of events scheduled during Elon's month-long Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Service opportunities, gatherings and other special programs at Elon during January will commemorate the life and work of the late civil rights leader.

Winter Term 2020 will offer students an array of exciting experiences that range from short-term, study-away programs to engaging student-led courses.

Sarah Holdren '18' takes a look at her most recent achievements and how they rooted in everything she learned through her work in the Kernodle Center office, since the fall of her freshman year at Elon.

Elon student-athletes participated in more than 1,000 hours of service in our community this fall with partners such as the Alamance Burlington School System, Elon’s GET (Girls to Empowered Teens) program and Christmas Cheer.

The Physician Assistant Studies Program and the Anatomical Gift Program partnered with the Center for Design Thinking on Dec. 5 to host “Crucial Conversations in Healthcare.” 

Elon University has had a long partnership with the Positive Attitude Youth Center, where Elon students can volunteer and help to enhance the education of elementary school students within the Alamance community. All of this started with Sandra Reid.

Collaboration between the engineering program and the School of Health Sciences' physical therapy program challenged students and brought out their best in service of the community.

The "It Takes a Village" Project's fall semester concluded with a food-themed lesson hosted by Elon Dining and Harvest Table Culinary Group.

The $4,000 Community Partnership Initiative Grant not only helped students at Eastlawn Elementary School in Burlington, North Carolina, expand their school's garden, but it also helped teach valuable lessons.