Inclusive Excellence at Elon

This academic year Elon University is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Numen Lumen Pavilion, home to the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.

The student-led interfaith conference is in its ninth year and will be held Feb. 9-11.

National Day of Racial Healing is on January 16 and Elon will have an event to honor the day.

Members of the university community will have options to give back during the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This annual benefit cabaret raises funding for the national organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, which helps people across the country and across the street receive lifesaving medications, health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance.

The Center for Race, Ethnicity, & Diversity Education (CREDE) and the Division of Inclusive Excellence will host a dinner dialogue to explore how to create a more equitable world on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m.

Elon University will hold the first Women of Elon Weekend from March 14-15, 2024. The conference focuses on personal and professional development and will feature keynote speaker Jackie Joyner-Kersee, named the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century by Sports Illustrated magazine.

Elon has service opportunities and events to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

McElderry, the dean of student inclusive excellence and an assistant professor at Elon, will become the first Elon staff member to be selected to lead the national association of student affairs professionals.

Students in the Class of 2023 who recognize an African ancestry gathered the day before Commencement for family and friends to share pride in their achievements.