Elon University is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.
The Fall 2025 semester is flying by, and as the leaves turn vibrant shades of red and gold, Elon University students, faculty and staff are embracing every opportunity to learn, grow and celebrate together.
View some of the most impactful moments of the past month through the eyes of staff in the Office of University Communications.
Here Ye! Here Ye!
Student celebrated News Engagement Day at Elon’s Oct. 7 College Coffee. Student journalists rang bells and delivered headlines to students, faculty and staff gathered on the Moseley Lakeside patio, encouraging the campus community to read, watch, listen to and discuss the news — and to share how they engage with journalism using #NewsEngagementDay.
Established in 2014 by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), News Engagement Day promotes informed citizenship and highlights the importance of consuming and discussing credible news.
A dedication to Toshio Sato
Elon leaders dedicated Toshio Sato Commons on Oct. 10, 2025, as part of Homecoming & Reunion Weekend in a ceremony that recognized the university’s first international student and first four-year graduate from outside the United States.
Homecoming happiness
Elon University’s 2025 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend welcomed alumni, students, faculty and staff onto campus for a dynamic slate of weekend events.
From open houses and an evening step show through a Saturday football game against Villanova University, highlights included the return of the Rock the Block Homecoming concert featuring “The Plain White Ts,” the Golden Alumni Luncheon, campus and academic department receptions, oral history booths, affinity group award celebrations, leadership and networking conversations across schools, themed tailgates, tours, and wellness events.
Molecular moves
Given the option to film a video or write a paper for a chemistry course, Bailey Skinner put her moves to the test.
Learning at Loy
Students took class outside at Elon’s Loy Farm on Oct. 14, 2025.
A Health Promoting University
Elon University has adopted the Okanagan Charter as a member of the U.S. Health Promoting Campuses Network, pledging to nurture a campus culture that prioritizes health, belonging and well-being for students, faculty and staff. The university marked the milestone with an institutional adoption ceremony on Oct. 29, 2025.
Cross Country CAA champs
Elon continued its run of dominance in the Coastal Athletic Association on Oct. 31, claiming its sixth women’s cross country title in the past seven years. Elon bested runner-up William & Mary by 40 points, marking the most lopsided CAA women’s cross country championship victory since the Phoenix bested the field by 51 points to win the 2020 title.
Halloween in the garden
An Elon tradition, the annual Pumpkin Festival was held on Halloween with the addition of trick-or-treaters for the first time.
