Center for Leadership

Join us Thursday, April 15, to virtually celebrate the honorees, young alumni who have achieved major professional success, serve as difference-makers in their communities and loyally support Elon.

Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in major league sports, is the keynote speaker for the 2nd Annual Men's Leadership for Gender Equity Conference - an event focused on engaging, empowering, and educating men about gender equity.

The recent graduate worked through COVID-19 and the Texas winter storm to generate funds for Austin Pets Alive!, a no-kill animal shelter in Austin.

A series of events coordinated by the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education will celebrate Black History Month at Elon.

Doherty Emerging Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership Elena Kennedy’s co-authored paper is published in the Public Management Review.

The $7,500 Leadership Prize supports sustained, mentored and community-based research projects undertaken by Elon undergraduates.

The Doherty Emerging Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership received the Social Entrepreneurship SIG Award for Excellence in Teaching from the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

The Professional Development Collaborative launched the Better Together Workshop Series this fall to help community members in Alamance County gain skills designed to address the collective challenges 2020 brought. 

Elon University integrates leadership development opportunities into its curriculum and activities through the Center for Leadership. Phoenix Leaders is a program, sponsored by the CFL, for first-year students to begin their leadership development journey at Elon. Offering mentorship and personal reflection, while also introducing students to new friends and resources, Phoenix Leaders has been a staple in many first-steps towards building meaningful and intentional leadership.

In his message to the campus community, Dooley offers information about new events planned following Tuesday's election and an overview of other opportunities for members of the campus community.