Elon By Design

Alamance County community members were invited to share their pieces of history through storytelling.

Design Thinking Catalyst student Tyberious Brooks '26 has helped create story walls throughout campus, provided educational workshops for over 70 local students, and supported Alamance County Community organizations: All to help inform people about the Power+Place storyteller series.

The stories of local Alamance County faith leaders will be on display during the fall 2024 semester in the Numen Lumen Pavilion.

The Power+Place collaborative partners with two Elon courses to capture 10 new storyteller’s histories at CityGate Dream Center

The article highlighting how the collaborative initiative is documenting and elevating stories from Alamance County communities was published in Liberal Education, the magazine of the American Association of Colleges and Universities.

Power+Place and Elon’s Center for Design Thinking with Williams High School students have launched a new creative initiative this Spring, “Voices of Alamance County” Storywalks.

Elon student catalysts lead design thinking workshops at Stetson University to help students, faculty, and staff brainstorm innovative approaches to their Greek Life living and learning communities.

The Center for Design Thinking brings together design thinking innovators to discuss how to design for wellness in higher education at the annual Design Forge conference.

In partnership with HealthEU, Inclusive Excellence Education & Development, the Black Lumen Project, and the Division of Student Life, the Center for Design Thinking will host a HealthEU Wellness Fair for Elon students and community members on March 14.

2024’s Winter Term course “Pathways to Design Thinking" builds bridges between Elon University and Alamance County.