Civic Engagement

The first Elon University Poll of the spring semester finds support in the Tar Heel State for two familiar names as several national politicians begin to express interest in succeeding President Barack Obama.

Elon University's Watson & Odyssey Scholars Program and the Study USA office co-sponsored a "Fake Break" program in late January for students to visit with corporate foundation offices at Coca-Cola, Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves, the International Rescue Committee and more.

Elon University and the (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News will hold an expert panel on the future of the community in an “Alamance County: 2030” program on Feb. 4 from 7-8:15 p.m. in McKinnon Hall of the Moseley Center.

Led by faculty members Kenneth Fernandez and Jason Husser, the poll is taking part in an initiative created by the American Association of Public Opinion Research to encourage openness in the way survey firms share their findings.

The assistant professor of political science and Faculty Fellow for Civic Engagement spoke with the North Carolina statewide news channel on Jan. 6, 2015, about the pros and cons of paper ballots versus touchscreen voting.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching selected Elon to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification, which signifies ongoing university efforts to instill an ethos of service and civic engagement in all areas of campus life.

After serving North Carolina Campus Compact for nine years as associate director, Garvin assumes top leadership of the statewide network of colleges and universities committed to civic engagement.

The assistant professor of political science and Faculty Fellow for Civic Engagement spoke with Time Warner Cable News and with WFMY News 2 in early December about politics and the U.S. Senate's report on CIA torture.

Join members of the Center for Race, Ethnicity & Diversity Education and the Council on Civic Engagement in the Lakeside Meeting Rooms at 5 p.m. Monday for a discussion of recent events in Ferguson, Missouri.

Scheduled to be shown on campus the day after Veterans Day, the film will be followed by a Q&A with director Dan Hayes.