New Student Orientation

Elon University is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.

The ceremony, part of New Student Orientation, formally introduces new students to Elon’s Honor Code and calls on them to consider how those values will guide their decisions in the classroom, across campus and beyond the university.

Surrounded by family members, faculty and staff Under the Oaks, members of the Class of 2030 and new transfer students heard messages about resilience, community and the responsibility that comes with an Elon education.

The Class of 2030 arrived at Elon on Friday, Aug. 21, ready for new experiences, but bringing with them reminders of the story that brought them to the university.

The Class of 2030 officially begins their Elon journey with Move-In Day on Aug. 21.

Find the best routes for incoming students and families, as well as faculty and staff to follow on Move-in Day on Friday, Aug. 21.

The Class of 2030 begin their Elon journey with Move-In Day on Aug. 21. Four current Elon students offer their words of wisdom to the incoming class.

Planning Week, a collection of welcome events, orientations and workshops ahead of the 2026-27 academic year begins on Aug. 17 with Opening Day.

Registration for Summer Welcome Events is now open for all incoming parents and students. Event locations span across the country for the Class of 2030 families to meet one another as well as current Elon parents and students.

For Bodhi Hriciga, his life is not “just like riding a bike.” In fact, it is more like racing a bike through forests, on off-road dirt paths and alongside the cliffs of a mountain. Now, he’s racing through his first year at Elon University.