Student Experience

The director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project was joined by practicing attorneys and some of the nation’s top legal scholars on election law in a virtual program on the ways in which access to the ballot box has been expanded - and limited - throughout history.

Elon MUN earned multiple awards at the conference, where students from eight different universities competed. The Elon team received the recognition of “Best Small Delegation,” Griffin Barriss won the “Best Delegate Award,” and Hunter Copeland got a Verbal Commendation.

Ten alumni participated in a Sept. 21 Zoom call to welcome first-year students to Elon and the school’s accelerated training program for news reporting, documentary filmmaking and non-fiction storytelling.

Through programming and outreach, the center will help individuals build their understanding of financial skills and serve as a resource for students interested in wealth management and financial planning careers.

President Connie Ledoux Book moderated the third and final event in a series of virtual Community Town Halls aiming to address the questions of Elon students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents.

The junior cinema and television arts major served as a camera operator, voice actor and lead editor for an Alamance County Board of Elections’ training video project.

Even though they are unable to work close together, the catalysts are still determined to help their peers implement design thinking practices in all aspects of their lives.

Throughout the fall semester, Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley is providing regular email update messages to keep students and parents informed about the efforts related to COVID-19.

The university’s nonpartisan campus initiative to promote voting and civic engagement is hosting a series of debate watch parties, information sessions and other events to prepare students for the Nov. 3 election.

The eight-week summer program was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and provided aspiring public relations professionals with access to top agency executives and webinars on strategic planning, data, social media strategy and crisis communications.