Community Engagement & Service

Funded by an Elon Innovates Grant and promoted by the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, the training teaches mediation as a peaceful conflict resolution method.

Behind Elon's "It Takes A Village Project" are two AmeriCorps VISTAs and recent Elon graduates who work to maintain the success of the program.

Twelve new Alamance County storytellers come together to share their stories with Elon students based on rootedness, migration and belonging

Human rights advocate and leader of the Xinka Indigenous people from Guatemala, Sheny Lemus, along with other activists, visited Elon as part of a North Carolina tour hosted by US-based organizations Witness for Peace Southeast, the Iximché Media, and the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala.

The annual journalism workshop, hosted by the School of Communications in partnership with the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association and The News & Observer, welcomed students and advisers for a day of sessions led by media professionals and educators.

A panel discussion hosted by We the People: Elon Law’s Constitutional Journal explored recent changes in immigration enforcement and why attorneys and the courts are vital to preserving due process and the Fourth Amendment's protections.

Local leaders and legal experts will discuss issues around housing insecurity at the Nov. 6 symposium, “Neighboring in a Time of Need,” co-hosted by Elon Law and West Market Street United Methodist Church.

Through the membership, students volunteer at least three times per semester and participate in the Institutes for Civic and Community Engagement, monthly gatherings designed to deepen understanding of local needs and build leadership skills.

Elon University's Director of Design Thinking Danielle Lake supports International Day of Peace via a keynote address and design thinking workshop for international changemakers.

The workshops bring students together to explore pressing social issues, learn about campus programs addressing those challenges and discover how to collaborate to make a greater impact.