Today at Elon

The annual IARSLCE conference was hosted by Loyola and Tulane Universities in New Orleans, LA Share: On Oct. 11, Professor of Psychology Mathew Gendle co-led one of three pre-conference sessions offered at the 2026 annual meeting of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE).

At an Oct. 9 campus forum, Queens University of Charlotte leaders detailed 2026–27 strategic priorities focused on academic alignment, student well-being, regional integration, and philanthropic growth. Share: A campus-wide forum at Queens University of Charlotte on Oct. 9 brought faculty and staff together for a conversation on the university’s future, laying out institutional priorities for the 2026–27 academic year and detailing ongoing integration efforts with Elon University.

First-Generation Student Success announces the 2026 First-Generation Celebration theme and events. Share: Elon University is celebrating the first-generation community throughout October and November, and this year’s theme asks, “Who is First-Gen? inviting the campus to consider the gifts that first-generation students share with the community.

Elon University’s Department of English and global film & cultures Minor hosted the 2026 Literature/Film Association (LFA) Conference from Oct.1-3. Currently the largest and most active scholarly society in the United States devoted to the study of adaptation, the LFA and its affiliated journal “Literature Film Quarterly” emphasize scholarship related not only to film and literature, but also to television, video games, new media and other forms of audio-visual culture.

Alumni returned to Elon University for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, reconnecting with classmates, celebrating milestones and enjoying a performance by DJ Diesel, also known as Shaquille O’Neal. Share: Despite rainy weather, Phoenix pride shone through as Elon University welcomed alumni back to campus for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Oct. 9-10. The weekend kicked off with the biggest Homecoming concert artist in university history — at least in height.

Three Elon University students are helping lead a new special issue of Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research that will explore how generative artificial intelligence is changing the experience of final-year undergraduate research. Reinvention is publishing a special issue on AI and the final-year research experience, edited by students from Elon and the University of Warwick.

Elon University Los Angeles director Brad Lemack and The Preserve community manager Hayden Bernard led a tour of Elon LA’s historic home base for a group of American Planning Association California members. Elon University Los Angeles, in partnership with The Preserve, hosted 53 city planners from across the state of California this week at Elon LA’s Hollywood home base.

What began as a research project through Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning has evolved into an international scholarly collaboration and a new book examining how immersive learning experiences can transform higher education. Phillip Motley Phillip Motley, professor of visual communication, is a co-editor of “Immersive Learning Practices in Higher Education Across the Disciplines,” published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Maze has dedicated her career to providing books to disadvantaged communities Share: “Radical street librarian” Storybook Maze showcased the past, present and future of book barriers to Elon students, faculty, and community members during the Elon University Liberal Arts Forum on Oct. 6 in Whitley Auditorium. The Liberal Arts Forum plans academic speaker events at Elon.

Through prosecution, defense and hands-on trial experience, Mayar Elgeyoshi L’26 is learning what it means to pursue justice without losing sight of humanity. Share: “It’s petrifying. It’s terrifying. I would do it again, and again and again.” As Mayar Elgeyoshi L’26 describes trying her first criminal cases, her eyes lock in — intense, focused and flashing with amusement at the contradiction in her words. She’s serious, but she’s having fun.