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President's White Paper:
On Arriving, Deepening, and Sustaining: Key Questions About Elon University's Future”

Discussion summaries:

Board of Trustees

National Alumni Executive Board

School of Communications Advisory Board

Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Advisory Board

Board of Visitors

The NewCentury@Elon Strategic Plan was created in 2000. Click on the link below to find out more about the central elements of the plan.

Planning for Phase II

The Elon community determines the next NewCentury@Elon goals and strategies

As we embark on the second half of this decade, the Elon University community is assessing the tremendous progress that has been made toward meeting our NewCentury@Elon strategic plan goal:

To be a national model of engaged learning, founded upon our traditions of innovation and community.

Examples of our accomplishments include the following:

Attainment of AACSB International accreditation for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
Construction of the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center
Continuing development of the Academic Village to support programs in the arts and sciences
Establishment of the School of Law
Creation of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Strengthening of the honors program and the quality of our digital and print library collections

Leo M. Lambert While we take pride in these steps toward increasing excellence, there is much crucial and important work ahead as we pursue some of the plan’s objectives in greater depth. To outline the work ahead, we have launched a community discussion to define the goals and strategies for NewCentury@Elon - Phase II.

We are seeking input from trustees, faculty and staff, students, alumni, parents and friends through a series of meetings and small-group conversations. The discussions are centered around a white paper titled "On Arriving, Deepening and Sustaining: Key Questions About Elon University's Future."

I invite all those interested in Elon's future to read the paper (the link is on the left-hand column of this page) and add your voice to our lively community discourse. You are also invited to read summaries of the group discussions that have taken place. You'll see how engaged and enthused our community is about Elon's future.

We are hearing messages about how important it is for Elon to moderate enrollment growth, how urgent it is to build our endowment, and how we must continue to create a truly distinctive - even unique - place for Elon on the landscape of American higher education.

We have created a special form so you can add your comments to the discussion. Just click on the link in the left-hand column.

All of the input will be considered by Elon trustees throughout the spring as we make decisions about the university's top priorities and future objectives.

Thank you for participating in this exciting and important planning process.

Leo M. Lambert
President

National Alumni Executive Board discussion

The National Alumni Executive Board held discussions on the President's White Paper on Sept. 16.

Elon University Mission Statement

Rooted in the historic tradition of the United Church of Christ, Elon University embraces its founders' vision of an academic community that transforms mind, body, and spirit and encourages freedom of thought and liberty of conscience.

To fulfill this vision, Elon University acts upon these commitments:

a. We nurture a rich intellectual community characterized by active student engagement with a faculty dedicated to excellent teaching and scholarly accomplishment.

b. We provide a dynamic and challenging undergraduate curriculum grounded in the traditional liberal arts and sciences and complemented by distinctive professional and graduate programs.

c. We integrate learning across the disciplines and put knowledge into practice, thus preparing students to be global citizens and informed leaders motivated by concern for the common good.

d. We foster respect for human differences, passion for a life of learning, personal integrity, and an ethic of work and service.


NewCentury@Elon Home President's White Paper: On Arriving, Deepening, and Sustaining: Key Questions About Elon University's Future” Discussion summaries: Board of Trustees National Alumni Executive Board Parents Council Faculty Staff Students School of Communications Advisory Board Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Advisory Board Board of Visitors The NewCentury@Elon Strategic Plan was created in 2000. Click on the link below to find out more about the central elements of the plan.	Planning for Phase II The Elon community determines the next NewCentury@Elon goals and strategies As we embark on the second half of this decade, the Elon University community is assessing the tremendous progress that has been made toward meeting our NewCentury@Elon strategic plan goal: To be a national model of engaged learning, founded upon our traditions of innovation and community. Examples of our accomplishments include the following: Attainment of AACSB International accreditation for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Construction of the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center Continuing development of the Academic Village to support programs in the arts and sciences Establishment of the School of Law Creation of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Strengthening of the honors program and the quality of our digital and print library collections While we take pride in these steps toward increasing excellence, there is much crucial and important work ahead as we pursue some of the plan’s objectives in greater depth. To outline the work ahead, we have launched a community discussion to define the goals and strategies for NewCentury@Elon - Phase II. We are seeking input from trustees, faculty and staff, students, alumni, parents and friends through a series of meetings and small-group conversations. The discussions are centered around a white paper titled "On Arriving, Deepening and Sustaining: Key Questions About Elon University's Future." I invite all those interested in Elon's future to read the paper (the link is on the left-hand column of this page) and add your voice to our lively community discourse. You are also invited to read summaries of the group discussions that have taken place. You'll see how engaged and enthused our community is about Elon's future. We are hearing messages about how important it is for Elon to moderate enrollment growth, how urgent it is to build our endowment, and how we must continue to create a truly distinctive - even unique - place for Elon on the landscape of American higher education. We have created a special form so you can add your comments to the discussion. Just click on the link in the left-hand column. All of the input will be considered by Elon trustees throughout the spring as we make decisions about the university's top priorities and future objectives. Thank you for participating in this exciting and important planning process. Leo M. Lambert President	The National Alumni Executive Board held discussions on the President's White Paper on Sept. 16. Elon University Mission Statement Rooted in the historic tradition of the United Church of Christ, Elon University embraces its founders' vision of an academic community that transforms mind, body, and spirit and encourages freedom of thought and liberty of conscience. To fulfill this vision, Elon University acts upon these commitments: a. We nurture a rich intellectual community characterized by active student engagement with a faculty dedicated to excellent teaching and scholarly accomplishment. b. We provide a dynamic and challenging undergraduate curriculum grounded in the traditional liberal arts and sciences and complemented by distinctive professional and graduate programs. c. We integrate learning across the disciplines and put knowledge into practice, thus preparing students to be global citizens and informed leaders motivated by concern for the common good. d. We foster respect for human differences, passion for a life of learning, personal integrity, and an ethic of work and service.