Center for Access and Success

Exciting things are happening in the Center for Design Thinking this January with 15 students learning to harness the power of design thinking to support four diverse client projects.

The "Little Village" first began in 2014 and focused on pre-Kindergarten children in Alamance County. The program was suspended during the pandemic and will pick back up at four ABSS schools.

Means is currently an associate professor at University of Pittsburgh's School of Education and has a goal to build networks that focus on addressing racial, class, spatial inequities and injustices in education.

The Elon Academy celebrates the successes of 2022 and looks forward to continued success in 2023.

Faculty members Brandon Sheridan, Lee Bush and Ilyssa Salomon share their experiences as first-generation college graduates and how to they serve as mentors for current first-generation students finding their way.

Tuesday, Nov. 8 is National First Generation College Celebration and a panel of faculty and staff spoke about their own experiences as first-generation college graduates and the resources available for current first-generation students at Elon.

The $5,000 grant from the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) will fund the iBELONG Male Mentor Program, which will be housed in the Center for Access and Success. 

Elon University Board of Trustees Chair Dave Porter and Jen Porter P’11 P’19 generously sponsored a visit for 15 students who expanded their professional contacts, toured major organizations in the area and connected with Boston-based alumni.

Free comes to Elon from Kentucky State University where she has served as the 4-H State program leader, 4-H specialist and director of the Rosenwald 4-H Youth Development Center for the past five years.

The federal financial aid program has helped millions of low-income students gain access to higher education with many seeing their lives immeasurably altered by obtaining a college degree.