Faculty & Staff Resources
At Elon, our faculty and staff are the heart of an engaged and inclusive learning community. You are not only educators and mentors but also champions of student success, nurturing students as whole individuals–academically, personally, and professionally. Your commitment to fostering meaningful connections and elevating the student experience defines Elon’s excellence.
This resource hub connects tools, policies, and services designed to empower you in your role as a supporter, advocate, and mentor for students, enabling you to address student needs, uphold community standards, and stay informed about health, safety, and well-being on campus.
Take a Student to Lunch / SIDE Swipes
Take a Student to Lunch, supported by the Offices of the Provost and Vice President for Student Life, remains an outstanding opportunity for outside-the-classroom student-educator connections. The program is designed for Faculty or Staff members to invite students for a meal, coffee, or snack and use the time to get to know each other better and/or to discuss projects, events, or activities. Feedback about the program has been very positive, and it has been shown to strengthen or initiate new collaborations between Elon’s educators and students.
Each faculty/staff member may use the program with up to five students (either individually or in small groups) each Spring and Fall semester, and with up to two students each Winter term.
Participating Locations for Take a Student to Lunch Program
- Acorn Coffee Shop
- Argo Tea
- Clohan Dining Hall
- Irazu Coffee Shop
- Lakeside Dining Hall
- McEwen Dining Hall
In addition to the Take a Student to Lunch Program, students can invite a faculty or staff member to lunch through the SIDE (Student Initiated Dining Engagement) Swipes program. Students can use the SIDE Swipes program up to two (2) times each fall and spring semester and once during each Winter Term. Participation in the SIDE Swipe program and Take a Student to Lunch program is counted separately for both faculty and staff.
Participating Locations for SIDE Swipes Program
- Clohan Hall
- Lakeside Dining Hall
- McEwen Dining Hall
Questions? Please contact Eleanor Finger, Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Campus Life.
Additional Student Life Resources for Faculty & Staff
Share a concern or about a student or submit an incident report
Visit Campus Health Status & Alerts website
Review the Guide for Supporting Student Mental Health
Access faculty/staff resources from the office of Student Care & Outreach
Learn more about faculty engagement opportunities with Student Life