Center for Access and Success

The celebration was held in Alumni Gym on Wednesday, November 8, and offered a place for first-generation students to mingle, reflect and enjoy themselves.

Brown, the assistant director of first-generation student support services, writes about his journey as a first-generation student to supporting current first-gen students as a staff member.

For the week of Nov. 6 –11, the Center for Access and Success, First-Generation Student Support Services initiative will host its fifth annual celebration, honoring Elon students, faculty and staff who were the first in their family to attend college.

The event gave attendees the chance to engage in conversations about issues impacting male students of color while receiving free haircuts from local licensed barbers.

Over the three-day session, 18 students from Alamance-Burlington School System's middle and high schools spent time on Elon's campus learning about how food is essentially medicine.

Over 150 ABSS students spent two weeks on Elon's campus for the Summer in the Village program, sharpening their math skills through various music concepts.

Twelve ABSS high school graduates were recognized during the symposium on Sunday, June 11.

The academy's Sigma cohort is one of three that is spending the next three weeks on Elon's campus for courses and college preparation sessions.

Twenty-one students in the Omicron Elon Academy cohort were celebrated on Tuesday, May 9.

Elon University's college access and success program held an orientation day on May 6 for the newly accepted scholars and families.