The Root and Tangent temporarily cut half their staff
The Root Trackside and Tangent Eat + Bar, both restaurants in downtown Elon, are cutting half their staff temporarily in response to the coronavirus, which is also known as COVID-19.
The Root Trackside and Tangent Eat + Bar, both restaurants in downtown Elon, are cutting half their staff temporarily in response to the coronavirus, which is also known as COVID-19.
Dance students and instructors are working to make the most of their time away from the studio as classes and presentations are restructured following Elon University’s move to online classes due to concerns around the coronavirus. The senior seminar showcase will now be available online.
Elon University's Student Government Association virtually held its first meeting with the newly sworn-in executive council and new senate members via WebEx. The business meeting was held virtually as in-person classes are suspended for the remainder of the semester amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kimheng Larch and Winnie Yang are two of the 64 visa-holding international students at Elon remaining in the U.S., according to Kristen Aquilino, associate director of international student services. That includes on-campus, in North Carolina and other states across the country. There are a total of 134 undergraduate international students currently enrolled at Elon, according to the university fact book.
The empty sidewalks of downtown Elon have been filling the mind of Elon Town Alderwoman Emily Sharpe. Since Elon University moved to virtual classes for the rest of the spring semester, and Gov. Roy Cooper issued a statewide stay-at-home order last month, local businesses have been hurting.
North Carolina schools are closing their campuses through the end of the 2019-20 school year following the outbreak of the coronavirus. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a shelter-in-place order for the entire state until April 30, in addition to a previous order for K-12 schools to remain closed through May.
Student employees can continue to work from home or receive financial compensation through the new remote work and pandemic leave policies, written in response to the coronavirus as Elon University’s classes will remain online through the end of the spring semester.
Students from Elon University have been moving home and adjusting to a new normal during unprecedented times. Some students are upset, feeling that a semester of college was robbed from them, while others are battling the frustration of being brought home from abroad.
Former SGA Executive President and Elon University senior Jack Johnson saw his time in office and time at Elon cut short due to precautions against the coronavirus pandemic.
After the announcement that Elon University students would be moving online after spring break, an Elon student decided to turn that disappointment into an opportunity to support Allied Churches of Alamance County.
Despite the cancellation of the in-person event, online fundraising will continue. All funds raised at the event will be donated to Duke Children’s Hospital, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Fundraising will end on April 4, the day the in-person event was scheduled to happen.
In-person classes at Elon University have been canceled for the remainder of the spring semester due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Jon Dooley, vice president for student life, announced the suspension via email on March 30.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order directing all individuals in North Carolina to stay at home as a protective measure against the spread of the coronavirus also known as COVID-19. The order goes into effect Monday, March 30 at 5 p.m., lasting 30 days.
An Elon University student who was studying abroad in Europe is presumed to have tested positive with the coronavirus also known as COVID-19. According to an email from Jon Dooley, vice president of student life, the student did not come to campus. But directly returned to home on March 12, where they were later diagnosed.
Elon University students can choose to have their spring semester classes be graded on a pass/fail scale. According to an email from Provost Aswani Volety sent to faculty and staff, this policy was developed by The Provost's Office and academic deans in consultation with the Academic Standing Committee and the Academic Council.
In response to the coronavirus, Mayor Jerry Tolley declared a state of emergency in the town of Elon. Tolley’s declaration was made on the same day Alamance County declared a state of emergency after its first confirmed case of the virus, also known as COVID-19.
Elon University is extending online classes until April 20 as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. The university is asking students, who are able, to remain off campus until then.
The Alamance County Health Department has received notification of its first positive case of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.
The national survey was conducted from March 16 to 17 and included 3,270 U.S. adults. Respondents were given 25 statements regarding the coronavirus and how it will affect them and were asked if they agreed with, disagreed with or were unsure about each statement.
Even though the U.S. Census Bureau has suspended field operations for two weeks, the town of Elon still hopes university students will be counted as residents, which will increase the federal funding to the community.