Elon University - Community to Community

Elon University
Office of Civic Engagement

Central to the Elon University mission is preparing civically engaged graduates who are "global citizens and informed leaders motivated by a concern for the common good." As a university, we emphasize our responsibility to live in community, acknowledging our interdependency with others.

Elon's Office of Civic Engagement was established to help students develop the knowledge, understanding, values and skills necessary to sustain a commitment to community well-being and civic action throughout their lives. Toward this end, we engage Elon students, faculty, staff and alumni in an intentional and progressive educational process by creating a culture that:

Recognizes its responsibility, as a member of the larger community, to actively address social conditions through mutually beneficial and reciprocal relationships with community partners.
Offers opportunities and programs that deepen students' awareness and understanding of social and political issues and challenges students to develop a framework for responsible citizenship.
Provides increasingly complex learning experiences that enhance the development of the skills needed to be effective citizens, including communication, collaboration, critical analysis, problem solving and leadership.
Celebrates and rewards the accomplishments of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners who demonstrate good citizenship, live lives of civic engagement and support the civic life and programs of the university.

Click here to view the Civic Engagement at Elon University - Draft Strategic Plan

In the summer of 2009, Elon's commitment to civic engagement was recognized with The Washington Center's inaugural Higher Education Civic Engagement Award. Read more about the honor on our Spotlight page.


Programs Spotlight Resources Student Leaders Council Members Courses Contact Us Home	Elon University Office of Civic Engagement Central to the Elon University mission is preparing civically engaged graduates who are "global citizens and informed leaders motivated by a concern for the common good." As a university, we emphasize our responsibility to live in community, acknowledging our interdependency with others. Elon's Office of Civic Engagement was established to help students develop the knowledge, understanding, values and skills necessary to sustain a commitment to community well-being and civic action throughout their lives. Toward this end, we engage Elon students, faculty, staff and alumni in an intentional and progressive educational process by creating a culture that: Recognizes its responsibility, as a member of the larger community, to actively address social conditions through mutually beneficial and reciprocal relationships with community partners. Offers opportunities and programs that deepen students' awareness and understanding of social and political issues and challenges students to develop a framework for responsible citizenship. Provides increasingly complex learning experiences that enhance the development of the skills needed to be effective citizens, including communication, collaboration, critical analysis, problem solving and leadership. Celebrates and rewards the accomplishments of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners who demonstrate good citizenship, live lives of civic engagement and support the civic life and programs of the university. Click here to view the Civic Engagement at Elon University - Draft Strategic Plan In the summer of 2009, Elon's commitment to civic engagement was recognized with The Washington Center's inaugural Higher Education Civic Engagement Award. Read more about the honor on our Spotlight page.