Global Neighborhood

Three of the five residence halls that make up the Global Neighborhood have been named for retired faculty and staff members who served the university for decades. 

Students, faculty and staff discussed issues of educational inequality at  this month's Global Neighborhood House Dinner.

The Global Neighborhood featured conversations with student researchers and faculty mentors in the final House Dinner of the year.

Members of the International Living Learning community facilitated a discussion on the topic “When the World is Your Home” with international faculty, staff, and students at the GNA’s March dinner.

February's Global Neighborhood House Dinner connected students, staff and faculty through sharing stories and experiences of transition, belonging and their Elon experience.

The November GNA dinner featured “The Migrant’s Tale: A Panel Exploring the Meaning Behind the Movement.” The members of the panel, which included students, faculty, and Elon community members, discussed their different migration experiences.

The GNA’s October House Dinner featured a discussion about “Municipal Innovation through Civic Engagement” with students, faculty, and staff.

A large turnout of students, faculty, and staff – including President Leo M. Lambert – learned about issues of refugee resettlement from the North Carolina African Services Coalition.

Vickie Jeffries, tribal administrator for the Occaneechi Tribe of the Saponi Nation, shared the culture and arts of this local tribe with students, faculty and staff at Tuesday evening's Global Neighborhood House Dinner.

Brooke Buffington of the Student Professional Development Center shared her story with students and asked them to think about their own stories.