Muslim
Muslim Life
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Our warm campus community, part of the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, provides opportunities to explore your identity, connect with Muslim students, faculty, and staff, and engage with your faith through prayer, holiday celebrations, social gatherings, educational programming, and spiritual support.
Elon offers programs and events that focus on spiritual growth, interfaith exploration, and community engagement.
Elon University has a strong commitment to encouraging students’ spiritual development, and to be responsive to the increasing diversity of the campus community. The Religious Observance Notification Policy permits students to request an excused absence from class due to observance of a religious holiday.
Our Multifaith calendar, available on the Truitt Center website, helps educate the campus community about holiday observances and dates of significance throughout the year.
The Truitt Center works closely with Elon Dining to accommodate diverse dietary needs. Elon’s Lakeside Dining Hall offers delicious options for students who follow halal dietary guidelines, and grab-and-go halal options are available through the Phoenix Flavors vending maching in the Numen Lumen Pavilion.
Throughout Ramadan, grab-and-go halal meals are available in the dining halls for community members who fast, and campus partners are encouaged to offer to-go boxes at all meals during the month.
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The Numen Lumen Pavilion has a dedicated prayer space and ablution rooms.
Single-gender residence halls are available on campus.
Elon has a full-time Muslim Chaplain on staff, Imam Shane Atkinson, who provides support and visibility for the Muslim community, connects students with resources, organizes Friday prayers and holy day services, advises the Elon Muslim Society, and provides pastoral care and education.
We welcome you to the Elon community! For more information, please contact Imam Shane Atkinson, Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life, or call the Truitt Center at 336-278-7729.
Mission
The Mission of Muslim Life at Elon is to create community and learning opportunities for students, faculty, and staff that:
- Foster the development of meaningful Muslim identity through social, educational, and spiritual programming, including support for prayer and religious observance.
- Support Muslim students to succeed in all aspects of the their living, learning, and well-being at Elon University.
- Enrich student life for Muslims by creating opportunities for dialogue with people of all religious, spiritual, and secular traditions.
- Provide opportunities for the campus community to learn about Islamic beliefs, practices, and varied expressions of Muslim culture.
Daily Prayer Times
Looking for the daily prayer times? Visit this website for a list.
Ways to Support Muslim Life
Thank you for your commitment to our vibrant campus Muslim community. Your generosity helps support programs and events for our Muslim undergraduate students at Elon University.
No matter the size, every gift to Muslim Life makes an impact on our students. Make your gift today to help fund an iftar during Ramadan, bring a speaker to campus, or ensure that we can continue to offer our weekly Muslim Life lunch.