Archive for May 21, 2011

Events leading up to Commencement 2011 take place this week as Elon prepares to graduate its 121st undergraduate class, its MBA and Elon Law class, and its second class in the iMedia graduate program. Activities for seniors start May 18, with a class picnic, an evening gala, receptions and dinners on the agenda.

Members of the Class of 2011 and their parents can now download customized news releases for distribution to hometown newspapers that publish information on academic achievements.

Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon and the public face of the U.S. Navy during the rescue of the Maersk Alabama ship captain taken hostage by Somali pirates two years ago, will deliver Elon University’s 121st Commencement address on May 21, 2011.