University Advancement

A $400,000 gift from the estate of the late Mattie Pickett Edwards ’39 and John Lee Edwards ’41 creates a meaningful legacy at Elon.

In keeping with the values of the Women’s Forum, new women are taking leadership after a successful inaugural year.

President Leo M. Lambert has announced that all recognition bricks from the university’s current “Brick by Brick” campaign will be installed Under the Oaks. 

The generous gift from Robert and Dilek Koenigsberger P’17, of Greenwich, Connecticut, will bring academic advising and related services together in the new Koenigsberger Learning Center as part of an expanded Belk Library.

More than 750 members of the Class of 2017 made a gift to Elon as part of this year's senior class giving campaign, raising more than $36,000 for Elon's Greatest Needs and other areas of interest.

Elon alumnus and parent Sam Burke ’89 P’19 and his wife, Kelly P’19, of Hellertown, Pennsylvania, are among the benefactors helping to make Richard W. Sankey Hall possible.

The website offers an overview of Elon's new convocation center with a live construction cam detailing work on the 160,000-square-foot center and the latest news. 

This year, 74 percent of Elon University employees have made gifts to the institution in support of student scholarships, athletics programs and more. 

A new event, Women at Elon: Moving Philanthropy Forward, offered a variety of perspectives on how women can become involved in giving.