Archive for 2024

After a formative global study course his senior year, Donald Wickline ’02 returned to Ghana with his family in the spring with the help of Elon connections.

Anahy Felipe De La Cruz ‘26 did not even know about college when she was growing up. Now a scholar in the Odyssey Program and president of the Latinx-Hispanic Union, she is becoming her definition of what it means to be “first gen.”

Elon University students put their sales skills to the test during the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center’s Elevator Pitch Competition.

Lee Rainie, director of Elon’s Imagining the Digital Future Center, discusses the role of artificial intelligence in the country’s political and civil life.

Elon’s student newspaper, The Pendulum, also captured first place in the Liberty Awards for the best election print edition in collegiate journalism.

The class includes Stefan Fortmann '15 (tennis), Sydney Griffin '16 (track & field), David Harrison '10 (football), Clay Hassard '85, '89 (player, coach and administrator) and Casey Jones '15 (baseball).

The professor of strategic communications and her coauthors examined how people reacted to companies that chose to support (or not support) social or political issues. The reaction varied based on the alignment between the company and the issue it supported, and it was influenced by perceived motives behind the company's advocacy.

The event was designed to give Elon Los Angeles students invaluable, face-to-face interactions with high-profile LA-based alumni who have established their prolific, professional careers in the city.

Sean Mikesh '25 is the first student to be featured in the 2024 “Career Moves” series, which highlights the achievements of Elon students and alumni who credit staff in Elon’s Student Professional Development Center with helping them achieve their professional goals.

Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems Long Xia is known for his fervent exploration of cutting-edge technologies and artificial intelligence innovation, as well as mentoring students in unlocking AI’s potential for creating meaningful solutions.