University Advancement

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) has made a major gift to support endowment for the Elon Academy, a college-access and academic enrichment program run by Elon that encourages Alamance County high school students with significant financial need to earn college degrees and serve their communities.

The Alamance Foundation recently presented a $2,200 gift to the Elon Academy to be used to support college visits for more than 75 Elon Academy scholars during the summer of 2011.

Capital Bank Charitable Foundation made a $3,500 gift to the Elon Academy in December to support the program's financial literacy programs for more than 120 scholars and their families.

Elon University has launched the public phase of the largest fundraising campaign in the school’s history. The Board of Trustees voted Oct. 10 to set a goal of raising $100 million by 2011 through Ever Elon: The Campaign for the Future of Our University.

During this year’s Senior Class Giving Campaign, members of the Class of 2011 will be encouraged to make a gift to the university to show their support for their Elon experiences.

About 3,000 people have watched President Leo M. Lambert's message about the important role that alumni play in Elon’s future, including making annual gifts to support the best of an Elon education. This is the first of several videos the president will share with alumni this year via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and E-Net.

Elon will begin upgrades to the Walter C. Latham Park baseball facility following the 2010 baseball season. The improvements are made possible by a group of generous donors led by trustee Dr. Bryan Latham and his wife, Janet, of Miami, who made a $250,000 commitment to fund the work.