Stephanie Hays

A behind-the-scenes look at the planning and preparation that goes into setting up for graduation

For families, commencement begins promptly at 9:15 a.m. For graduates, the call time for lineup is 7:45 a.m. For some Physical Plant and Aramark employees, chairs start getting wiped down and coffee starts brewing at 4:30 a.m. But for most, commencement and all the preparation that goes into it began right after spring convocation.

New hiking trail provides close outdoor opportunities for Elon students

Just a 10 minute drive from Elon, there’s a new trail for hikers, birdwatchers and those who just enjoy the outdoors.  The trail, named “The Breakaway Trail,” begins at the Guilford County Farm and stretches 2.2 miles across farmland, grape vineyards, woods and a creek before ending at a pond. It will celebrate its grand opening Friday, April 27.

Elon Eats: Bowl and Naan offers tasty, quick build-your-own style Indian food

A visual breakdown of the Class of 2021

Elon University’s Class of 2021’s statistics resemble the Class of 2020’s in almost every category except one — the number of applicants.

Classroom technology helps and hinders learning

With the rise of technology, computer programs and online homework websites have become commonplace in classrooms to help enhance student learning. Programs such as Microsoft Excel are common in business classes, while lesser-known programs such as Mathematica have a dominant place in Elon’s math classrooms. And online homework sites such as Cengage, McGraw Hill, Pearson, Moodle and WebAssign are all used by students for submitting homework and getting homework help.

Painting the way through Elon

Hannah Fernandes-Martin has always had a passion for art. And while she has always had a flair for all things artistic, when she first arrived at Elon, she planned on being an English major.