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Odyssey Program ‘family’ shapes student’s success before and after graduation
July 15, 2020
Nicholas Moon ’20 shares how Elon’s Odyssey Scholarship Program builds long-term relationships that create powerful opportunities. Deepening scholarship funding is one of the top priorities of the Elon LEADS Campaign.
In My Words: A lynching on the side of a road for all to see
June 11, 2020
In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Jean Rattigan-Rohr, vice president for access and success and professor of education at Elon, notes both the similarities and differences between George Floyd's death and those killed at lynchings throughout American history.
Christopher Raville ’20 dressing students for success through ‘Gen-One Initiative’
May 6, 2020
Raville’s “Gen-One” initiative aims to provide students, especially those who are the first in their families to attend college, with the professional clothing they need to feel confident on campus and beyond.
Elon Academy welcomes Omicron Class of scholars
April 15, 2020
Twenty-two freshmen from Alamance County high schools have been selected to join the 14th class of the college access and success program.
Inspired Elon parents endow new Odyssey Scholarship with generous gift
April 6, 2020
Amy and Rob Heinrich P’22 of Grayslake, Illinois, create life-changing opportunities for ‘tough and tenacious’ students in the Odyssey Program. Their gift is counted toward the Elon LEADS Campaign.
Rattigan-Rohr honored by Alamance Partnership for Children
February 3, 2020
Elon's vice president for access and success was recognized at the organization's Early Education Summit.
Food for thought: Village Project students get hands-on learning experience
December 5, 2019
The "It Takes a Village" Project's fall semester concluded with a food-themed lesson hosted by Elon Dining and Harvest Table Culinary Group.
Food-themed activities feed the minds of Village Project students this fall
November 22, 2019
The project will conclude for the year with a hands-on learning event held in partnership with Harvest Table Culinary Group on Dec. 4 in Alumni Gym.
Elon celebrates National First-Generation Student Day
November 8, 2019
The national celebration, now in its third year, recognizes the success of those who are the first in their families to attend college.
Elon Academy students take 'Career Trek' to Cone Health
June 25, 2019
Students in the Elon Academy, the university's college access and success program for academically promising high school students, spent Tuesday afternoon learning about career opportunities from local professionals.