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Periclean Scholars in the Class of 2010 collected money to build a health clinic that has garnered attention from the Ministry of Health.

A new “Personal Librarian” program for freshmen is designed to help students succeed with research as they learn about university resources.

U.S. News rankings, Elon University Poll data and research from Department of Economics contributed to media coverage of the university in recent weeks.

From blogs hosted by The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal to appearances on statewide news channel News 14 Carolina and NPR affiliate WUNC 91.5 FM, Elon University faculty, students and alumni continued making news this summer for their research and service both on campus and around the nation.

Thursday’s 6th annual Call to Honor ceremony in the Academic Village emphasized the pillars of Elon’s Honor Code.

Elon earns a long list of top honors in the 2012 “America’s Best Colleges” rankings by U.S.News & World Report.

For the ninth year in a row, Elon is ranked among the nation's 376 top colleges and universities by The Princeton Review. The 2012 college guide, released Aug. 1, also ranks Elon’s study abroad program as #4 in the nation, and Elon’s theater program as #15.

With about 1,425 first-year students, Elon’s Class of 2015 is the largest, most qualified and most diverse in the university’s history.

The Class of 2015 gathered together for the first time “Under the Oaks” in front of the West residence hall on Aug. 26 as Elon University administrators, faculty and student leaders welcomed them to the start of their academic journeys during New Student Convocation.

Elon faculty, staff and students have donated hundreds of school supplies that will benefit children in Alamance County and in Afghanistan.