Commencement

The following message was sent Friday, Feb. 5, to members of the Class of 2020, the Class of 2021 and their families.

Watts is Elon’s first alum to be nominated for a Tony Award, receiving praise for his breakout performance as Ike Turner in “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.”

Elon University has made available online customized announcements for graduating seniors and their parents to submit to hometown newspapers.

Though driven apart by the global COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Class of 2020 came together online on Friday, May 22, with their friends, families and Elon faculty and staff to celebrate all they have accomplished during the past four years and receive their degrees.

Three Air Force cadets and three Army cadets completed Elon’s ROTC program and will enter military service.

During the virtual ceremony, members of the graduating class will be officially awarded their degrees, with an in-person celebration of the class to be held on campus later this year.

These 14 students on Wednesday became the two-year program’s first alumni, and leave Elon prepared to pursue careers in a wide range of higher education environments.

Elon is offering a variety of ways to learn about the graduating class and to show your Phoenix pride this week as members of the Class of 2020 prepare to receive their degrees on Friday, May 22.

On Monday, March 30, Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley sent the following update to the campus community about changes impacting the remainder of spring semester and Commencement.

Kaur is a civil rights activist, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, interfaith leader and author whose new venture, the Revolutionary Love Project, champions the ethic of love.