Civic Engagement

Led by faculty members Kenneth Fernandez and Jason Husser, the poll is taking part in an initiative created by the American Association of Public Opinion Research to encourage openness in the way survey firms share their findings.

The assistant professor of political science and Faculty Fellow for Civic Engagement spoke with the North Carolina statewide news channel on Jan. 6, 2015, about the pros and cons of paper ballots versus touchscreen voting.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching selected Elon to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification, which signifies ongoing university efforts to instill an ethos of service and civic engagement in all areas of campus life.

After serving North Carolina Campus Compact for nine years as associate director, Garvin assumes top leadership of the statewide network of colleges and universities committed to civic engagement.

The assistant professor of political science and Faculty Fellow for Civic Engagement spoke with Time Warner Cable News and with WFMY News 2 in early December about politics and the U.S. Senate's report on CIA torture.

Join members of the Center for Race, Ethnicity & Diversity Education and the Council on Civic Engagement in the Lakeside Meeting Rooms at 5 p.m. Monday for a discussion of recent events in Ferguson, Missouri.

Scheduled to be shown on campus the day after Veterans Day, the film will be followed by a Q&A with director Dan Hayes.

Rep. Howard Coble retires from Congress this year after three decades of serving Alamance County and surrounding regions in Washington. He visited Elon University on Oct. 29, 2014, to offer reflections about his experience in the nation’s halls of power.

The Times-News and Elon University are partnering to hold a community panel on domestic violence, an issue of crucial importance for our community, on Nov. 3 from 7-8:15 p.m. in McKinnon Hall of the university's Moseley Center. The event is free and open to the public.

North Carolina's Democratic senator in Washington has held firm her levels of support for reelection over the past month with the latest Elon University Poll finding her strongest backing among women.