Sustainability

Elon University’s most recent Commuter Habit Survey indicates that 74.3% of students and 11.5% of faculty and staff utilize more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation to and from campus.

Elon’s Nature Rx program highlights the proven health benefits of spending time in nature and offers programming to encourage students, faculty and staff to get outdoors.

In June, Kirsten Carrier, assistant dean of campus life and director of residence life, presented at the Campus Home. LIVE! conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted by the Association of College and University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO-I).

Take a look back at Elon University's achievements with a selection of 24 photos from 2024.

Addison delivered the Campus Sustainability Week keynote address Tuesday, Oct. 15, in McKinnon Hall.

The university was recognized for standing out within a pool of nearly 600 schools for its sustainability-related policies, practices and programs.

This article by Rabbi Maor Greene, associate chaplain for Jewish Life, was originally published in The Wisdom Daily, The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership's outlet for political, cultural and spiritual commentary, analysis and inspiration. CLAL is a leading Jewish organization focused on innovation and belonging.

The Office of Sustainability will host numerous events Oct. 14-18 to bring awareness to and inspire sustainable behavior change throughout campus.

Attorney and author Corban Addison will shine a light on the intersection of food, race and money as he takes his audience behind the scenes of a landmark war in the courtroom that brought the once invincible pork industry to its knees. 

The home designed and built by students, one of six constructed in the EcoVillage at Loy Farm’s first phase, involved more than 60 students over the course of an academic year and yielded lessons students will carry into their futures.