Student Experience

Out of an abundance of caution related to COVID-19, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has canceled campus visits and a number of on-campus admissions events for prospective and admitted students.

Along with important updates to the academic schedule and campus operations, President Book offers her support for those impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and her appreciation for the efforts of students, faculty and staff.

As students prepare to continue the semester online for the two weeks following Spring Break, Elon parents are welcoming them home to a campus away from campus.

The decision comes as Elon University takes action to reduce the potential health risk to students, faculty and staff and to confront the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Elon Physical Plant and Elon Dining are taking steps to clean campus and protect students, faculty and staff from the coronavirus, COVID-19, as it spreads globally.

All undergraduate courses will move from classroom instruction to online learning mode for the two weeks following Spring Break in response to the coronavirus. The university is offering a host of resources to help with the transition.

This message from Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley sent March 12 offers information about the current status of coronavirus and travel plans, parking during Spring Break, remaining on campus during Spring Break and campus services during Spring Break.

Lucy Jones ’20, a philosophy major from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, reflects on her role as an executive director in Elon Volunteers! and the service organization’s impact on her Elon journey.

The gifts from L Carl Allen III and Linwood Grant ’56 will endow financial awards to broaden access to mentored undergraduate research, which prepares students for success in their careers and graduate school.

Through the scholarships, Taylor Garner ’20 and Kathryn Gerry ’20 will have the opportunity to study foreign languages deemed critical to U.S. diplomacy and outreach.