Awards & Recognitions

Eady performed Crusell’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1 and won the annual soloist competition held Sunday, Feb. 21 at Shenandoah Conservatory.

This past weekend, the North Carolina chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing held its first-ever virtual classical vocal competition and conference, with five Elon music majors now advancing to the Mid-Atlantic regional level to be held in March.

Elon joins hundreds of institutions nationwide to be recognized for their commitment and dedication to veterans, their spouses and the military community.

Sowande’ Mustakeem ’00, author of “Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex and Sickness in the Middle Passage,” shares her story of loss, triumph and success, since graduating as Elon’s first African & African-American Studies major.

Elon is featured on the annual list of U.S. doctoral institutions whose graduates were offered Fulbright student awards for 2020-21.

The award recognizes the partnership between the club and Elon, which stretches back at least three decades and has expanded and evolved to include volunteerism, academic service-learning courses, internship and practicum placements, research, fundraising and advocacy.

Angela Myers '21 and Julia Kocsis '21 will present their Writing Center-related research at the Southeastern Writing Centers Association.

Carter Jenkins ’21, under the mentorship of Professor of Psychology Amy Overman, is studying the differences in brain activity patterns in healthy older adults, adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, as a part of her Lumen Prize research.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities to recent graduates in more than 140 countries, with approximately 1,900 grants awarded annually in all fields of study.

The funding will support Alamance Youth Connected, which is funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.