She’s standing near the stage in plain sight of everyone at Commencement. She’s wearing colors that contrast with her skin tone, as dictated by her discipline’s ethical guidelines, to make her hands and face stand out even to audience members seated far away.
Graduate programs have become a popular post-grad option for many undergraduate students facing the real world.
Sophomore Dylan Zanker grew up surrounded by travel, going on family trips across the world and living abroad.
For most college seniors, the final year of undergraduate school is spent scouring for jobs in the dreaded “real world.” Students obsess over landing the job of their dreams; the job they have worked their entire college career to get. But for senior Jaclyn DeVincent, finding a job for her post-college life had not yet crossed her mind.
After four years of working as the Director of Elon Poll and as an Assistant Professor of Political Science, Kenneth Fernandez is moving to Las Vegas for family reasons. “It really is just family driving me there,” Fernandez said.
As many students begin packing the contents of dorms and apartments to leave Elon for the summer — or forever — there are some sticking around campus in the off-season.
Straying from the norm of giving personal advice while acknowledging some would disagree, CNN political analyst David Gergen blasted North Carolina's Republican Party during his Elon University Commencement address Saturday, calling for the repeal of the highly controversial House Bill 2.
Elon University alumni offered advice for postgraduate success and shared their experiences since graduating from Elon.
Speaking in front of executive members of Elon University’s Catholic Campus Ministry at an April retreat in Asheboro, Father Gerry delivered disappointing news.
Elon University experienced backlash from students and families after sending a letter last fall explaining that because of School of Communications construction, seniors’ families would be limited to four Commencement tickets.
While most Elon University seniors or graduate students have tried to set up their jobs post-commencement, Alexander Dawson ’15, MBA ’16 has never tried to be like the typical college student. After five years with the Elon football team — four years of undergrad, and a year getting his MBA — Dawson is ready to move on to his next phase of life. But, right now, he has no idea what he’s doing next. “I’ll say, ‘Well, I could start working right now and start building my wealth and see what I can do,’” Dawson said.
After much anticipation for fully renovated McEwen Dining facilities, construction plans have come to an abrupt delay.
After four years of working as the Director of Elon Poll and as an Assistant Professor of Political Science, Kenneth Fernandez, Ph.D., is moving to Las Vegas for family reasons. "It really is just family driving me there," Fernandez said.
Elon Community members gathered together Monday afternoon at the Elon Community Garden for the Annual Strawberry Festival.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzBn6QMSLcI&w=560&h=315] Monday's are notorious for being long and stressful days.
The Office of the University Registrar is introducing a new virtual transcript that will be available to all students.
You’ve seen them running through campus by the half-dozen, usually staying tight together. You’ve seen them wearing their team gear to class, or to lunch, or to other athletic events. And Saturday — if you were there — you saw the Elon University women’s track and field team win its second Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Track & Field Championship in two tries, defending its title at home. If there was any doubt before, there’s no denying what they’ve believed the entire time.
The start of the 400-meter hurdles race made Elon University head women’s track and field coach Mark Elliston pace around the field at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Track & Field Championships Saturday afternoon. The 10-year coach at Elon mumbled, “This is big,” knowing that Elon held just a five-point lead over James Madison University entering the race.
An alternative-indie vibe blasted from the Colonnades parking lot as MisterWives performed at Elon University's Spring Concert May 6. Though Elon is notorious for bringing rappers to headline shows such as Ludacris and B.o.B, about 2,000 students were packed in the parking lot grooving along to the music. "It's very melodic, feel-good music," senior Mitchell Thompson said, who wore the band's t-shirt to the show. Doors opened at 7 p.m.
An alternative-indie vibe blasted from the Colonnades parking lot as MisterWives performed Elon University’s Spring Concert May 6. Though Elon notoriously known for bringing rappers as headlining shows such as Ludacris and B.o.B, about 2,000 students were packed in the parking lot grooving along to the music. “It’s very carefully, melodic, feel good music,” said senior Mitchell Thompson, who wore the bands T-shirt to the show.
