Commencement

With a possibility of rain in the forecast for Saturday, May 19, graduates and their families should pay special attention to details of the Commencement rain plan. Read this note for essential details you will need to know.

The stretch of East Haggard Avenue that runs through Elon's campus will close at 7 p.m. on May 18 and reopen at 9 p.m. on May 19.

Pugh, the Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies, was honored in fall 2017 as a Distinguished University Professor for his scholarship, leadership and teaching.

With input from senior class officers, President-elect Connie Ledoux Book has selected Elon’s eighth president to address the Class of 2018 at the 128th undergraduate Commencement exercises on May 19.

 

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

 

The annual celebration honors outstanding fellows and scholars, providing them with the opportunity to share details of their work with their faculty members, peers and families prior to Commencement.

Students in the Class of May 2017 received their degrees in an Alumni Gym ceremony highlighted by remarks from Robert J. Grey Jr., a former president of the American Bar Association who implored the group to "guard against injustice." 

Maity Interiano '07, a producer and on-air talent for Univision Network, delivered the 2017 Commencement address. 

Grace W. Ueng, founder and CEO of Savvy Growth, encouraged students receiving master’s degrees in business administration and management to endure through life’s challenges during her Commencement address May 19 in Whitley Auditorium.

In his Baccalaureate address, Kula, regarded as one of America’s “most influential rabbis,” said this generation of graduates has unique challenges ahead.