Thrive

An inclusive and healthy community for success

Boldly Elon, the university’s strategic plan for 2030, encompasses four key themes — Learn, Thrive, Connect and Rise. As part of the Thrive theme, we will enable students, faculty and staff to experience a greater sense of belonging and support by:

Advancing a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community
Cultivating a culture of health and well-being on a vibrant residential campus
Championing Elon’s exceptional faculty and staff

Read more about the pillars of the Thrive theme below, and explore some of the College of Arts and Sciences’ responses to those charges on the following pages.

Elon students throwing colored powder at one another to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors.

A diverse, equitable and inclusive community

We have work ahead to advance the inclusion and success of people from a wider range of abilities, identities and perspectives. To foster deeper learning and better prepare students to lead in communities around the globe, we will increase representation, enhance support networks and advance all community members’ intercultural and multifaith learning.

Professor of Dance Lauren Kearns works with students in her summer yoga class in the Center for the Arts.

A culture of health and well-being on a vibrant residential campus

In support of our mission to transform mind, body and spirit, we will further invest in a vibrant and integrative residential campus. Well-being initiatives will serve as a national model for programs, research and dialogues promoting resilience, belonging and all aspects of lifelong personal wellness – emotional, physical, financial, social and spiritual. We will enhance student, faculty and staff well-being as we meet the pressing challenges of physical and mental health.

Learn More About Inclusive Learning Spaces in the College of Arts and Sciences

Shereen Elgamal, lecturer in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, sits at a conference room table with a mentee.

Champion Elon’s exceptional faculty and staff

An Elon education revolves around students’ powerful relationships with exceptional faculty and staff educators. Accordingly, we will increase the number of faculty and staff as well as advance compensation, well-being, professional development and faculty scholarship support.