Philanthropy

The importance of scholarships at Elon took center stage Thursday night as members of the campus community gathered for the annual Scholarship Dinner. A record crowd of donors and students packed McKinnon Hall to share stories of philanthropy and academic success.

The couple's generous $500,000 gift will support the Elon Academy, a university-run academic enrichment program for high school students in the Alamance-Burlington school system. Read this note for details of the gift, which will be counted as part of the university's upcoming fundraising campaign.

Two awards have been established at Elon to expand experiential learning opportunities for students and to recognize outstanding mentoring by a faculty or staff member. Application and nomination deadlines for both awards are approaching soon. Read this note for details…

Three Alamance County businesses and a local foundation have made commitments to support the Elon Academy, a new program to promote higher education for talented high school students who might not have the financial means or family history of attending college. Details...

Elon University will expand the John Koury Field House in the North Athletics Complex thanks to major gifts by two couples who have historic ties to Elon sports.