Students pose with light‑up “2026” numbers on May 20 at Rhodes Stadium.
The class of 2026 flooded into Rhodes Stadium for the annual Senior Celebration on May 20. Students enjoyed food, drinks, caricature drawings and field games as they wrapped up one of the last events before the commencement ceremony May 22.
Elon University’s graduate commencement ceremony took place May 20 in Alumni Gym, recognizing graduates of Elon’s graduate programs within the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education — Master of Arts in higher education, Master of Education in innovation, Master of Science in accounting, Master of Science in business analytics and Master of business administration.
The Elon University Nurse Pinning Ceremony celebrated the class of 2026 cohort, which consists of 28 nursing students, on May 20 in McCrary Theatre. The pinning ceremony marks the transition from student nurse to professional nurse for the students graduating from the class. Dating back to the 1800s through nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, nursing program director and department chair Cathy Quay said the ceremony doesn’t just symbolize graduating with a nursing degree, but it also symbolizes nursing values like compassion, integrity, advocacy and service.
