Power and Place

Award winning "Power+Place Legacies of Love" digital story will be screened at Historic Paramount Theatre on Feb. 15.

Alamance County community members were invited to share their pieces of history through storytelling.

Design Thinking Catalyst student Tyberious Brooks '26 has helped create story walks throughout campus, provided educational workshops for over 70 local students, and supported Alamance County Community organizations, all to help inform people about the Power+Place storyteller series.

Abdo is the author of “American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience," and spoke at Elon Community Church on Thursday, Sept. 26.

The grant will fund the Power and Place Collaborative's “Stories of Alamance County: Spaces of Faith and Spiritual Diversity" project and kicks off efforts with a county-wide dialogue.

A partnership between Elon, the African American Cultural Arts and History Center and the Mayco Bigelow Center, this year’s work will focus on telling stories around faith traditions and moral leaders in Alamance County.

The Power + Place Collaborative and M. Ed. students in 7460 Design Thinking connected youth to the power of sharing stories and connecting with the surrounding community.

The Building Bridges: A Night of Intergenerational Storytelling event was presented by the Power and Place Collaborative.

The Power and Place Collaborative invites the Elon community to two Building Bridges community events this fall on Nov. 9 and Dec. 3.

The $3,500 grant will support the Power and Place Collaborative that is a partnership between the university, Burlington's Mayco Bigelow Center, and the African American Cultural Arts and History Center.