Why Elon Student Health Services clinic is closed for summer
Students on Elon University’s campus for the summer should take special care to wash their hands and sneeze into their elbows, because the Student Health Clinic is closed for the summer. According to Jana Lynn Patterson, associate vice president of Student Life and Dean of Student Health and Wellness, the decision to not keep Health Services open for the summer is revisited every year. “We certainly look at, ‘What is our on-campus population for the summer?’” she said. A realistic count of students on campus during the summer is hard to find — summer enrollment numbers from the Office of the Registrar include both on-campus and online courses, and numbers from Residence Life only include students in on-campus housing. Using those imperfect estimates, though, is the only way to get a reasonable tally.
