Center for
Leadership prepares students to lead with
purpose by realizing the nature, potential and responsibility
of leadership in its attempt to create positive change for
the common good.
Elon
Academy inspires academically oriented students
who are often underrepresented on college and university
campuses to pursue higher education, build leadership skills,
and develop an active sense of social responsibility.
Institute for Politics and Public
Affairs at Elon has joined 11 other universities
to form the National Campaign for Political & Civic
Engagement. The National Campaign is dedicated to the
mission of developing politically engaged and civic-minded
students.
Kernodle
Center for Service Learning at Elon University,
in partnership with local and global communities, advances
student learning, leadership, and citizenship to prepare
students for lives of active community engagement within a
complex and changing world.
North Carolina
Campus Compact is a coalition of colleges and
universities collaborating to increase campus-wide
participation in community and public service.
Project
Pericles at Elon University was initiated in
2002 when Elon became one of 10 universities to accept a
challenge from the Eugene Lang Foundation to provide a
learning experience that would instill in students an abiding
sense of social responsibility and civic concern.
Social
Entrepreneurship Scholars seeks to create and
sustain positive change in communities. Scholars work
closely with community leaders and organizations to create
new initiatives to serve the public good. Through
engaging in a process of research, partnership-building,
planning, and innovation, social entrepreneurs take risks and
act boldly to find innovative, sustainable solutions to
community problems.
