Student Experience

Brandstetter will deliver the “Message of Appreciation” during Elon University’s 135th commencement exercises on May 23.

The Broadcast Education Association, the premier international academic media organization, released its fourth annual rankings recognizing schools with consistent student success in its Festival of Media Arts. Elon University’s School of Communications once again secured a top-10 placement.

With projects rooted in storytelling, sustainability and community, two communication design majors earned honors in the 2025 Graphis New Talent Annual, showcasing their creativity on a global stage.

Elon University is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.

To celebrate Elon University’s Spring Undergraduate Research Forum on April 29, Elon is highlighting several students presenting their research at the annual campus tradition.

Elon's Catholic Campus Ministry and students reflect on Pope Francis after his death on April 21, 2025.

Boyd '26 collaborated with teaching faculty at Elon and UNC Wilmington to present their research study on the counter-narratives of Brown v. Board of Education at the 2025 NC Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting.

Elon University's 32nd annual SURF Day brought together the Elon campus community for more than 250 presentations on a variety of research topics.

Among the evening’s award recipients were Brynja Burton ’25, named Major of the Year, and Will Ferris ’25, who earned the James P. Drummond Service Award.

Over 480 students, faculty, staff, families, friends and alumni were in attendance, overflowing the seats into the bleachers.