Elon University

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Elon University has adopted the Okanagan Charter as a member of the U.S. Health Promoting Campuses Network, pledging to nurture a campus culture that prioritizes health, belonging and well-being for students, faculty and staff.

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At Elon’s Charlotte campus, Skylar Cook '28 is turning class lessons into real impact. Between her ACC internship and her research partnership with the Sports Business Journal, she’s building the skills and connections to launch a career in women’s sports. https://bit.ly/47SZagH

Throughout November, the Elon community will come together to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a variety of events designed to foster learning and reflection on the rich history of the Native American identity and culture. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3X3S4k6

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Elon University will join a cohort of health-promoting campuses by adopting the Okanagan Charter during a signing ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m. in the Koury Athletics Center in the commons that separates the fitness center and Beck Pool. https://bit.ly/4qrpnvc

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Wishing our Elon community a spook-tacular Halloween!

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Elon University is featured in The Princeton Review’s “Guide to Green Colleges: 2026 Edition,” which profiles 388 colleges that foster a culture of environmental responsibility and demonstrate a commitment to sustainability. Read more here:
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Elon University’s “deep sense of commitment” to student success inspired Trustee Debra Del Vecchio P’22 P’24 to make a $2 million gift to the new HealthEU Center. Now, the main entrance to the HealthEU Center will be named Del Vecchio Commons. Read more: https://bit.ly/3L5ufFW

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Sally Jewell, the 51st U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former president and CEO of REI, will visit Elon University as part of the proposed Center for Humanity in Business Leaders program within @elonbusiness. Read more here: https://bit.ly/47cgTR7

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Elon University has announced a new partnership with the Accademia Europea di Firenze and Pistoia Basket, a leading professional basketball organization in Italy. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4o0zWn8

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Fall Break didn’t mean a quiet campus. @eloncomm buzzed with activity as 130 high school students and advisers arrived for Central Carolina J-Day, a daylong workshop dedicated to scholastic journalism and media education. Read more here: https://bit.ly/47dtX7q

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Joshua Burgan L’25 learned the importance of personal connections with clients and honed his skills in medical malpractice law through a 10-week residency at a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, law firm.

Read his story here: https://bit.ly/48CzpmG

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Karrington Wallace L'25 is the inaugural recipient of the Dean George R. Johnson Scholarship, which recognizes excellence, intellect, and integrity. Now a third-year law student, Wallace has distinguished herself as a leader among peers. Read more here: https://bit.ly/42CeUCK

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Javik Blake ’23 has been named MiLB Future Star of the Year. The Elon alumnus’ passion for “America’s pastime” and flair for storytelling have made him one of the brightest rising voices in professional baseball. Read more here: https://t.co/FeP3LdwwJ8 https://t.co/Vw2iy1qe2m

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Elon University’s Liberal Arts Forum will host Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, on Oct. 23. Read more about the event: https://bit.ly/4hgkSPO

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As part of its 25th anniversary celebration during Homecoming Weekend, Elon's School of Communications honored Anna Michelle Wilson '13 for her accomplishments as a showrunner and writer in Hollywood.
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In between concerts and tailgating, Elon alumni who returned to their alma mater for 2025 Homecoming shared some of the best advice they received from mentors in college that still helps guide them today. Read their answers here: https://bit.ly/43oLR5U

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Elon leaders dedicated the Toshio Sato Commons last week, as part of Homecoming & Reunion Weekend in a ceremony that recognized the university’s first international student and first four-year graduate from outside the United States. Full story here: https://bit.ly/42IwPYy

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Elon Poll and the Knight Commission recently conducted a survey of NCAA Division I campus leaders that reveals deep concerns over the direction of Division I sports. Read the full survey here: https://t.co/ecEIKKlLe2 https://t.co/wukPd2mUzt

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Colleagues in Elon’s DPT program call her “the word-smith.” That’s not just because Charity Johansson is quick to catch a missing comma or rework a clunky sentence, but she has been the one people turn to when they want to say something just right. https://bit.ly/3IWNUXQ

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For Bodhi Hriciga, his life is not “just like riding a bike.” In fact, it is more like racing a bike through forests, on off-road dirt paths and alongside the cliffs of a mountain. Now, he’s racing through his first year at Elon. Read his story here: https://bit.ly/4nOTryy

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Fall is upon us! Relive some of the biggest moments from September through our "The Month in Photos" series here: https://bit.ly/46W6uaS

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Nearly two decades after graduating from Elon, Rob Marnell '06 is learning "the name of the game" that is the entertainment industry, now starring as Harry Bright in the Broadway revival of "Mamma Mia!" at the Winter Garden Theatre. More here:
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Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer of all time, spoke with Elon alum Zora Stephenson '15 for Fall Convocation on Sept. 26 in Schar Center. Read more from the conversation and her meeting with Elon student-athletes ahead of the event: https://bit.ly/3ILdvD3

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Award-winning author Alejandra Campoverdi turned the Common Reading Lecture into a conversation, taking questions from Elon students about her life of “extreme contradictions" detailed in her memoir "First-Gen." Read about her visit to Elon here: https://bit.ly/46MpnOo

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Acorn Academy at Elon officially celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 18, 2025. The on-site child care and early learning facility opened in August for parents who are members of the Elon University community.
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Proud to announce that Elon faculty have once again been recognized as the nation’s best for undergraduate teaching by @usnews.com. That's five consecutive years at number one! Read more about our rankings here: https://bit.ly/4mwL9KC