Commencement

On their last full day as Elon seniors, students in Elon’s four undergraduate schools mingled with classmates and faculty at graduate receptions hosted by their respective schools.

After 10 months of nonstop work, hundreds of blog posts and a fair share of failures and successes, 32 students officially became Elon’s second graduating class in the Interactive Media’s masters program on May 19.

Elon University leaders conferred degrees on May 21, 2010, to the largest class in MBA program history during a Commencement ceremony in Whitley Auditorium attended by faculty, staff, family and friends of the graduate students.

Elon University conferred degrees on Saturday to 1,118 seniors in a ceremony that included remarks from acclaimed filmmaker and alumnus Laith al-Majali ’05, who told graduates they have “all the tools and skill sets you need to stand out as global leaders.”

The archetypal tale of David and Goliath offers an inspirational message that transcends the pages of Christian history. But the famous biblical story precedes a cautionary tale, and Rev. Sam Wells encouraged the Class of 2010 to heed the warning in Elon’s 2010 Baccalaureate sermon.