News

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NEWS 8/24/19 2:13pm

Welcoming the second-largest class in Elon University history

By Amanda Gibson

Throughout the summer, incoming first years across the country have been counting down to move in day. Now that it is finally here, the sounds of excited greetings, infectious laughter and nervous chatter fill the campus.

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NEWS 8/24/19 1:56pm

Aswani Volety joins Elon as new provost

By Hannah Massen

Starting Sept. 1, Aswani Volety will take over as Provost of Elon University following Steven House stepping down from the position.

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NEWS 8/24/19 12:51pm

"You are our hope": Elon administration welcomes class of 2023 at New Student Convocation

By Brian Rea

Before the incoming freshman class made its way under the oaks, they first stopped in Alamance for a token of good luck. 

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NEWS 8/23/19 4:04pm

Move In Day brings excitement, some tears for families and new students

By Grace Morris

East Neighborhood welcomed first-year students for the second time when the class of 2023 moved in Friday, Aug. 23.

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NEWS 8/23/19 1:45pm

Renovation to Virginia Hall has residents excited

By Michael Asch

With lots of new buildings on campus it was also time for an upgrade for some of the oldest buildings.

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NEWS 8/23/19 1:01pm

Elon grandparents send off new students

By Maeve Ashbrook

Richard and Margaret Hoff help move both their granddaughter Grace and her roommate into their new dorm. The two grandparents also offer Grace and other incoming freshmen advice about college.

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NEWS 8/23/19 9:27am

Incoming Provost Aswani Volety assists with move-in

By Jack Haley

Members of the Elon community are moving into Colonnades with the help of another new face on campus, incoming Provost Aswani Volety.

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NEWS 8/23/19 8:51am

HISTORIC: Elon Move In Day 2019

By Jack Haley

Students living on campus are getting the first look at their new digs for the 2019-2020 academic year.

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NEWS 8/23/19 8:27am

GLOBAL: Elon Move In Day 2019

By Christian Galvano and Amanda Gibson

Students living on campus are getting the first look at their new digs for the 2019-2020 academic year.

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NEWS 8/22/19 7:34pm

Class of 2023 international students excited to start the year

By Amanda Gibson

International students from the class of 2023 have already moved in and are meeting their first year at Elon with nerves and excitement. 

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NEWS 8/22/19 1:29pm

Elon 2018 alumnus killed in Georgia homicide

By Anton L. Delgado

Chris Edwards, 24, a 2018 Elon University alumnus, has been found dead alongside his sister and mother in Cobb County, Georgia.

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NEWS 8/19/19 3:30pm

President Book opens academic year with annual address

By Jack Haley

The 2019-2020 school year officially began on August 19 in Schar Center as President Connie Book welcomed faculty and staff back to campus with her annual opening address.

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NEWS 6/21/19 11:01am

President Book names Aswani Volety new provost of Elon University

By Jack Haley

Aswani Volety has been named the next provost of Elon University, following the departure of Steven House. Volety most recently served as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and executive director for the Center for Marine Science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

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NEWS 6/3/19 9:58pm

Elon University celebrates the class of 2019 during Commencement

By Jack Haley

A picture-perfect day greeted Elon University's class of 2019 as they walked from Alumni Gym to Under the Oaks and faced the Alamance Building one last time as undergraduates Friday, May 24. Commencement speaker Al Drago '15 captured the milestone moment and provided the class with a "post-graduation survival kit."

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NEWS 5/24/19 8:00am

Elon News Network's top 10 stories of the year

By Elon News Network

With another year in the books, take a look back at some of the top stories from this past academic year.

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SPORTS 5/23/19 6:52pm

Elon senior found dead in southern Alamance County

By Jack Haley

Elon University senior and former member of Elon's football team Nicholas Kavouklis was found dead in a rural part of Southern Alamance County just after 2 p.m. on May 23 according to an email from Vice President of Student Life Jon Dooley. Kavouklis from Tampa, Florida, and an exercise science major.

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NEWS 5/22/19 12:00am

Constructing a legacy of leadership

By Hannah Massen

When Provost Steven House arrived at Elon University in 2001, he was given one piece of advice from the former provost: don’t break anything. While holding on to that wisdom for the past 18 years, House has not left the university as he found it. House looked beyond not breaking anything, and he started building.

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NEWS 5/20/19 8:26pm

Third provost candidate presents at Elon

By Maeve Ashbrook

In response to the prompt given to each provost candidate, Debbie Ricker drew inspiration from Connie Book's inauguration speech during her presentation as a candidate for the next provost at Elon University Monday afternoon.

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NEWS 5/17/19 1:05pm

Two arrested for over 400 grams of cocaine in Burlington

By Christian Galvano

Jose Manuel Plantillas-Crespo and Luis Alfredo Plantillas-Crespo were arrested and charged on Wednesday for trafficking cocaine, and conspiring to traffic cocaine, according to an Alamance County Sheriff's office press release.

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NEWS 5/16/19 7:09pm

Second provost candidate speaks at Elon

By Christian Galvano

Aswani Volety is the second provost candidate to speak at an open event at Elon University.  On Thursday afternoon, Volety — who is currently a marine biology professor and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington — addressed members of the community in upstairs Lakeside about his qualifications and experience in higher education. He answered how he will leverage opportunities here at Elon to approach challenges that higher education faces in the 21st century.  

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