Odyssey Program

The Elon University graduate was presented with the Emma Bowen Foundation’s Outstanding Student of the Year Award, and will appear in the upcoming “Family of Us: A PBS American Portrait Story” series.

Nicholas Moon ’20 shares how Elon’s Odyssey Scholarship Program builds long-term relationships that create powerful opportunities. Deepening scholarship funding is one of the top priorities of the Elon LEADS Campaign.

Paturzo, of Huntington Beach, California, credits scholarships and an internship at Johns Hopkins University with changing the trajectory of his future.

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2020 from a wide array of disciplines.

Amy and Rob Heinrich P’22 of Grayslake, Illinois, create life-changing opportunities for ‘tough and tenacious’ students in the Odyssey Program. Their gift is counted toward the Elon LEADS Campaign.

Campus Compact has named Jovani Mendez-Sandoval '22 a recipient of a Newman Civic Fellowship, which recognizes and supports community-oriented students and is named for Frank Newman, a founder of Campus Compact.

The psychology major strives to create positive change and plans to pursue a career counseling children with disabilities.

Yasmeen Lee, senior public health major, and mentor Dr. Stephanie Baker, Assistant Professor of Public Health Studies, present research at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and Expo held Nov. 2-6 in Philadelphia.

The national celebration, now in its third year, recognizes the success of those who are the first in their families to attend college.

Students presented their research at the annual Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS) in Savannah, Georgia.