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Virtual SURF Day 2021 a celebration of undergraduate research, perseverance
April 28, 2021
Through the use of the Gather platform and Zoom webinars, SURF Day 2021 took on a reimagined form but offered the same opportunity to celebrate undergraduate research at Elon.
SoTL Showcase: Studying immersive learning
April 28, 2021
Associate Professor of Communication Design Phillip Motley is studying what defines “immersive learning” practices. What characteristics make these pedagogies immersive and why are they beneficial?
SoTL Showcase: Global engagement without leaving home
April 27, 2021
Three Elon professors are investigating how students can discover a sense of global interconnectedness in their own community.
Truitt Center and Kernodle Center staff receive Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador Project Award
April 26, 2021
The grant from Interfaith Youth Core funds summer internship for Elon students to work with community partners to support local efforts around COVID vaccinations.
Elon University Physical Plant launches apprenticeship program
April 26, 2021
The new program seeks to train employees to fill critically needed trade positions within Physical Plant, with a focus on recruiting apprentices from historically underrepresented groups.
SoTL Showcase: Adopting ‘Scrum’ to give students choice in the classroom
April 26, 2021
Three Elon professors are showing how a new pedagogy they call “Scrumage” increases students’ agency and confidence in the classroom.
Local police to discuss Chauvin conviction, reforms at Monday night forum
April 26, 2021
The discussion is part of The CoRE: Conversations on Race and Equity series.
SoTL Showcase: Writing to Connect, Introspect and Remember
April 26, 2021
A team of researchers is investigating self-sponsored writing (the writing we do outside of work and school) and discovering the essential role it plays in our lives.
H.E.R. Lab offers framework to end race-based health inequities
April 26, 2021
The R4P Equity Evaluation Framework involves critical examination of the root causes of disparity and restructuring institutions to remove barriers to care and education. The H.E.R. Lab analyzes the roles of race and racism as the main contributors to racial health inequities.
Catalyzing Innovative Pedagogies: Elon’s 2021 Design Thinking and Leadership Showcase to be held May 5
April 23, 2021
On May 5 from 4 to 5:15 p.m., the Center for Design Thinking and the Center for Leadership are hosting Elon’s 2021 Design Thinking and Leadership Showcase. This year’s session features pedagogical innovations from across two 2021 interdisciplinary faculty learning communities, allowing participants to hear authentic stories of leadership and acquire learning strategies for individualized goals.