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3.5-4.5 1740-1969 These are the two numbers that narrow down three years of high school classes and help present your academic background. About 50 percent of Elon’s applicants fall within this range. You’re unique, more than a number, and we want to know that – but how do you convey it in an application?

Elon University has been named one of five recipients of the Washington Center’s inaugural Higher Education Civic Engagement Award, a new honor given by the national nonprofit organization in recognition of a commitment to service-learning and civic engagement on campus.

Acclaimed Broadway songwriter Craig Carnelia spent two days on campus last week offering master classes for top Elon University students in the performing arts programs.

Randy Gyllenhaal, a senior broadcast major, spoke live Sept. 8 with FOX News co-anchor Trace Gallagher about the reaction college students are having to the reemergence of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as the "swine flu," as the fall semester begins.

Elon University is one of 25 colleges and universities highlighted in the 2010 edition of the Newsweek-Kaplan college guide. This is Elon's second appearance in the guide; in 2006 Newsweek-Kaplan named Elon the nation's "hottest college" for engaged learning.

A diverse audience of nearly 200 parents and students gathered in McKinnon Hall on Saturday to listen to a panel discussion about why students and parents should consider Elon as their university of choice and to ask questions on “GAME DAY."

African wild cats represent species of animals whose survival is threatened by loss of habitat, disease, or unrestricted hunting.

Ten freshmen were welcomed into the Odyssey Program at a Sept. 3 luncheon for recipients of five university scholarships that provide academic and social support for talented students whose access to an Elon education would otherwise be limited.

Encouraged to make the most of all Elon University has to offer, and challenged to spend the next four years preparing for their lifelong roles as global citizens, members of the Class of 2013 gathered for the first time on Aug. 29, 2009, Under the Oaks of campus for New Student Convocation.

They carried clothes and laptops, ironing boards and plastic palm trees with miniature lights for décor. Mother Nature even kept the rain at bay. Hundreds of Elon University freshmen arrived on campus Friday for the start of their collegiate studies, with staff and faculty welcoming families who traveled to North Carolina from all corners of the country for Move-In Day 2009.