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Phillip Motley named next Faculty Fellow for Academic Service-Learning and Community Engagement
April 21, 2020
Phillip Motley, associate professor of communication design, will work with the Kernodle Center to advance service-learning and community engagement.
Elon students help launch #2020TurnYourTassel campaign for high school seniors
April 16, 2020
Elon entrepreneurship students have worked with community partner Tassel to Tassel to give high school seniors the full graduation experience at home during this period of social distancing.
Habitat students host state senator, Burlington official for March Affordable Housing Advocacy Event
April 8, 2020
As part of Habitat for Humanity’s efforts to raise awareness of housing insecurity in Alamance County, students from the Elon University Campus Chapter of Habitat hosted a discussion forum on affordable housing at the Oak House in Elon. N.C. Sen. Rick Gunn and Sonyé N. Randolph, community development administrator for the City of Burlington, came to share their different viewpoints and involvement on the topic, as well as how students could take action.
Local entrepreneurs turn to technology, collaboration in response to COVID-19 outbreak
April 2, 2020
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship Elena Kennedy discusses ways that local business owners are adapting to changes in the economy brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak response.
Elon Votes! takes efforts for an engaged election season online
April 2, 2020
The Elon Votes! team is working together virtually as it pivots its focus to the fall semester.
Grace Contino gives back to the community and the environment as Elon’s sustainability intern
March 30, 2020
Through this internship position, Contino has worked behind the scenes for both Campus Kitchen and Elon Dining, putting together various initiatives for the Elon community. Here's her story.
Lucy Jones ’20 chasing a passion for social justice through Elon Volunteers!
March 11, 2020
Lucy Jones ’20, a philosophy major from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, reflects on her role as an executive director in Elon Volunteers! and the service organization’s impact on her Elon journey.
Elon students awarded Critical Language Scholarships by the U.S. Department of State
March 10, 2020
Through the scholarships, Taylor Garner ’20 and Kathryn Gerry ’20 will have the opportunity to study foreign languages deemed critical to U.S. diplomacy and outreach.
School of Communications hosts panel exploring ‘Right to be Forgotten,’ personal resilience and the role of media
March 6, 2020
During a March 4 on-campus discussion, panelists with expertise in media law, media ethics and psychology addressed cancel culture, a need for empathy, and the psychological impact of limitless access to information.
The Trail Starts Here: Winter Term course takes Elon students to the center of the 2020 presidential race
March 6, 2020
Faculty members Rich Landesberg and Mark Dalhouse led Elon students to Des Moines, Iowa, where they were introduced to the culture of media and politics just days before the Iowa Democratic caucuses.