Elon students and alumni connect in NYC for networking and community building
The Study USA Elon in New York program recently brought together current students and Elon alumni living and working in New York City. The event fostered a strong sense of community, with many alumni...
View ArticleElon students contribute to local community through Campus Alamance
The goal of many students when they land an internship is to learn, grow and maybe even become a working member of an organization’s team. This year, Elon’s Campus Alamance is putting that goal front...
View ArticleWRAL features Ghanaian journalist’s Olympics coverage, Elon beginnings
Fentuo Tahiru — one of Ghana’s most prominent sports broadcasters and covering his first Olympic Games — was recently featured on WRAL for beginning his career at Elon. Tahiru is lead sports editor for...
View ArticleElon Queen City Internship Grant recipients reflect on summer experience in...
The first students to receive the Elon University Queen City internship grants are reflecting on their opportunities this summer. Through generous donations, the new grant supports students doing...
View ArticleAlonzo Cee ’20 champions diversity and inclusion on Sesame Street
Alonzo Cee ’20’s journey from Elon University to Sesame Workshop embodies the essence of purpose-driven leadership and unwavering commitment to community building. Alonzo Cee ’20 Cee’s Elon story began...
View ArticleKenny Straub ’15 and his father turn family trade into a community experience
Kenny Straub ’15 grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania, thinking he wanted to go to college to play baseball. Little did he know that this pursuit would lead him to Elon, but for different reasons. A...
View ArticleAlumni Bridges Program begins in Los Angeles
Recent Elon graduates interested in moving to Los Angeles, California, to begin their careers joined the new Elon University Alumni Bridges Program this August. The program helps make the transition...
View ArticleThe Phoenix in Paris: Elon alumni tell the Olympic story
As the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris unfolded on television screens, newspapers, and cell phones in August, several Elon University alumni were translating the Olympic action to viewers across the...
View ArticleIn TEDx talk, Sean Leavitt ’93 inspires others to look deeper into DEI...
Sean Leavitt ’93 credits his Elon education for influencing his career path into diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work, eventually leaving to giving a TEDx talk this summer in Greensboro, North...
View ArticleApplications open Oct. 1 for summer and fall 2025 Study USA programs
Applications for the spring and summer 2025 Study USA programs at Elon open on Oct. 1. Open to all majors, Study USA programs give students the opportunity to experience life in a major city while...
View ArticleElon brings Robin Newton ’07 a SPANing news career
A communications career was always in the cards for Robin Newton ’07. But first, Newton wanted to attend a small college with a robust communications program and an active campus community. When her...
View ArticleFour new members join Elon Alumni Board
The Elon Alumni Board (EAB) has selected four new members to serve three-year terms — David Henkel ’03, Byron Hicks ’87, Anne “Oz” Staley ’74 and Ryan Vet ’13. The EAB acts as a key link between the...
View Article‘Roseanne’ actor talks fame, fans and career with Elon University Los Angeles...
The opportunity to connect students with industry professionals is a key component of the classroom experience at Elon University Los Angeles. One of the many highlights of this fall semester, so far,...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at the vice presidential debate with Julie Morse ’13
Weeks of hard work go into producing a political debate that will play out on a national and international stage like the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News. Scores of people put in...
View ArticleAlumni, parents and friends gather at Evening for Elon in Washington, D.C.
Guests mingle during cocktail hour at the Evening for Elon event held at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 15. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, alumni, parents and friends gathered in the nation’s capital...
View ArticleDanielle Biggs ’15: A lifelong desire to give back
Danielle Biggs ‘15 exemplifies servant leadership, demonstrating how an Elon education can inspire a lifelong commitment to community service and meaningful change. Biggs came to Elon on scholarships...
View ArticleStudy USA and National Campus programs welcome students for meet and greet week
Associate Director of Elon Charlotte, Karen Neff, Global Experiential Learning Coordinator, Skylar Smith, and a summer 2024 Elon in Charlotte participant talk to students. The Study USA and National...
View ArticleDr. Alyssa Romano ’16 cares for children, community in Friedrichshafen, Germany
Not long into Alyssa Romano’s pediatrics residency at a hospital in Friedrichshafen, Germany, a teenager arrived presenting puzzling symptoms. He was weak, coughing and short of breath but didn’t...
View ArticleWho is…an Elon alumna on Jeopardy?
Julie Phillips ’15 is achieving a dream she has had since childhood. “When I was a kid, the only thing my mom would be OK with us having on TV while we were eating dinner was the evening news and...
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