The 2013 Top 10 Under 10 Alumni recipient wrote her first book, One White Face, a nonfiction account of her time abroad, in 2011, and her second book, UNProfessional: A Manifesto, will be published this year and takes its name fromher podcast.
We are Elon Hebrew for oak. Our beautiful oak trees that remind us that we are strong and deeply rooted in the values of honesty, integrity, responsibility and respect.. For the Class of 2022, the four-year college experience turned out a little differently than for many previous classes, with their years at Elon marked by hurricanes, floods, a mumps outbreak and then a global pandemic that upended their lives. Each graduate is recognized during the ceremony and receive a graduation stole, lavender graduation cap, rainbow tassel, and certificate. At an announced time on Wednesday, April 27, the link will be available and participating graduates may requestone (1) additional ticketfor their diploma ceremony. 
A law review article by Assistant Professor Tammi S. Etheridge takes aim at the way two government agencies, without congressional approval and despite potential conflicts of interest, agreed to co-regulate the production and sale of meat substitutes. What other events will be held during Senior Week? Class President Liam OConnor tapped into the dual traditions of the acorn and the oak sapling in his remarks as he took his fellow students back through all they have experienced during the past four years. It was a commencement celebration to cap off an unanticipated and unprecedented undergraduate experience. See the Graduate-level Ceremonies page for more information.
: Graduates Take Flight, Lavender Graduation and Awardscelebration, Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences. And on Friday, May 20, more than 1,500 students from the Class of 2022 walked across the stage of Alumni Gym to receive their diplomas from President Connie Ledoux Book, unwavering in their determination and resilience.
With 731 students graduating with honors and 136 students graduating Summa Cum Laude, the Class of 2022 is also one of the most decorated.
Greene will serve on the staff of the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and work with the Elon Hillel community. This adulting thing, its not so bad after all, Corna told all 1,500 members of the Class of 2022. This will be your ultimate success., Corna created her own path, vastly different than the one she thought was pre-planned for her. As an undergraduate, Corna was a Business Fellow and graduated with dual degrees in international business and Asian Pacific Studies with a minor in Japanese well on her way to the life she thought she was supposed to lead. Twenty incoming first-year Elon students spent a week with on-campus organizations and community partners to get first-hand experience of service opportunities Elon provides. Many years later, I was back in the States, wrote a bestselling book and started speaking at universities across the globe because I didnt experience female speakers on campus. For decades students at colleges and universities around the country have been celebrating both their academic achievements and their cultural heritages at specialized commencement events. Please reserve time to pick up guest tickets during these hours. *The deadline to submit the form to request an excused absence for observance of a religious holiday during the spring semester is Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Our roots were able to thrive in this Elon soil., As a cohort that has endured, the Class of 2022 now prepares to leave the soil of Elon having grown stronger than they had thought possible, he said. And for who you will become. Although on Friday, their Elon careers came to an end, but the lessons learned and values instilled in them will continue long after they leave. I found one, though, at Toyota as the first female to do kaizen and process improvement throughout Asia. *SURF presentations are factored into student instruction time. They should not only to develop their own ideas and thoughts about the world, but have the courage to share them with the world. Guests without tickets to Schar Center ceremonies may watch in Alumni Memorial Gym in Koury Athletic Center. Where do graduates pick up their tickets?
This is how my truly unique path began. 2022 Elon University | All Rights Reserved. Phone coverage will be minimal during Commencement week. Guests without tickets to Schar Center ceremonies may watch in Alumni Memorial Gym in Koury Athletic Center. We are more confident and whatever the world plans on handing us, we are going to conquer it, Book said to the graduates. Get a corporate job, move to Charlotte and find a husband to settle down with.. Schools, departments and organizations across the campus also hosted their own events to applaud these graduating students and all they have accomplished since arriving on campus in 2018. Its a live event, so we dont know in advance who will be sitting in that chair. To ensurea family-friendly atmosphere, the following items are prohibited in Schar Center and Alumni Gym: Saplings were distributed at the conclusion of the Numen Lumen: Senior Baccalaureate Reflection event on Tuesday, May 17. Requests will be recorded in the order they are received. The 1st Lavender Graduation Ceremony in the U.S. was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo at the University of Michigan. Tickets are not required for viewing in Alumni Memorial Gym. As a part of this ceremony, graduates, staff, and faculty receive awards as nominated and voted on by their peers. All graduates confirmed to participate in May 20 Commencement must reserve guest tickets to their diploma ceremony (1 to 5 tickets for guests ages 2 and up). Candidates receiving diplomas at the 9 a.m. ceremony shouldreport to the Practice Facility in Schar Center beginning at 7:45 a.m. Posted in: More than 1,500 were invited to participate in Elon's 132nd Undergraduate Commencement on Friday, May 20, in the Schar Center. This time, she asked everyone graduates, faculty, staff, families, friends to stand if they would lend a helping help to Ostria, or any Elon student, if called upon. The health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and Elon families is our top priority. Twenty incoming first-year Elon students spent a week with on-campus organizations and community partners to get first-hand experience of service opportunities Elon provides. Tickets are not required for viewing in Alumni Memorial Gym. 
The annual Lavender Graduation honors LGBTQIA graduates who are undergraduates and graduate students at Elon University. This includes those who may have completed studies earlier in the academic year and/or may not currently live at Elon (i.e., study abroad, remote internship, dual degree program or for other reasons), who intend to return and participate in a diploma ceremony on May 20. To help me practice, I went ahead and penciled a name in Jacob, Book said. Admire yourself today not for what youve done but for who you have become, Corna said in closing. A livestream will also be available at elon.edu/live.
For a complete list of Senior Week events, visit the Commencement Schedule page. Graduates may only pick up their own guest tickets. Have a question and cant find the answer below or on the website?
Yet, deep down, she knew that something more significant was in her future and it was a study abroad trip to Japan in her junior year that catalyzed her to vary from the script. In this column published in the Daily Press, Associate Professor of Journalism Amanda Sturgill writes of the importance of executing the promises made in oaths. Candidates receiving diplomas at the 2 p.m. ceremony shouldreport to the Practice Facility in Schar Center beginning at 12:45 p.m. You are disembarking this university onto a blank slate. Doors will open one hour before each ceremony. *All students are expected to attend SURF presentations on Tuesday, April 25th.
Ninety-two students of the recent graduates are siblings of current Elon students or alumni, 27 are the children or grandchildren of alumni and 130 are the first in their families to attend college. 
Associate University Chaplain Julie Tonnesen 14 opened both ceremonies with an invocation with Alexa Lugo 22 and Sarah Poythress 22 performing vocal musical selections. Get more Elon news delivered to your inbox. Students must attend the ceremony to which they are assigned in order to receive their diploma. Tickets are being distributed this week May 2-7 at the Schar Center Ticket Office. I dumped my boyfriend, sold my car and with $2,000 in my pocket, I bought a one-way ticket to Singapore without a job, Corna said. Two ceremonies for the undergraduate Class of 2022 will take place in Schar Center (542 N. Williamson Ave., Elon, N.C.). Participating graduates who are not currently on campus were previously required to complete a ticket request. Hold on to a little bit of this Elon soil and share it wherever you transplant yourself, OConnor said. How can I confirm which ceremony I should attend? Where should I go? During her charge to the graduates, President Book referred to the New Student Convocation for the Class of 2022 on a hot August Saturday in 2018 Under the Oaks that was her first as Elons president. To give to the GLC, visit our giving page. At Elon, any student about to graduate may be honored, including both undergraduate and graduate students. Security personnel may inspect camera bags, purses and similar items at the entrance.
Its an untouched canvas. Tickets will be distributed in person with a Phoenix Card (or official photo ID) at the Schar Center Ticket Office,from Monday, May2 through Friday, May 6, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. OnSaturday, May7, tickets will be distributed at the Schar Center Ticket Office between the hours of9a.m. and 3 p.m.Saturday hours are arranged for those who are student teaching or working at an internship or other employment during weekday business hours.
The date for the 132nd Commencement Exercises is Friday, May 20, 2022. What time should I arrive at my ceremony? What if I have more guests who want to attend than the maximum number of tickets allowed? That morning, as I was reviewing my remarks, I was struggling with that blank line. : Graduates Take Flight and atDonning of the Kente, a ceremony that celebrates the achievements of students who recognize their African heritage. Your life story that has never been told, and will never be written again, is only just beginning.. Awards & Recognitions Please visit the Parking and Accessibility Information pages for more information. And now, look at where we are today., But through it all, the soil of Elon helped nourish their growth, OConnor said. There will be a briefing on ceremony procedures at 1:20 p.m. Nothing has stopped Elon Universitys Class of 2022.So much has been thrown in the way of these students, but they have continued marching forward and achieving much.. A law review article by Assistant Professor Tammi S. Etheridge takes aim at the way two government agencies, without congressional approval and despite potential conflicts of interest, agreed to co-regulate the production and sale of meat substitutes. Email commencement@elon.edu for the quickest response. Guests are asked to park at Schar Center only for the ceremony they are attending. Lavender Graduation is an event to which LGBTQIA students look forward, where they not only share their hopes and dreams with one another, but where they are officially recognized by the institution for their leadership and their successes and achievements. It is the responsibility of the participating graduate to pick up tickets for their guests. Graduate-Level CommencementWednesday, May 18, 20227:00 pm EDT, Undergraduate Commencement: Ceremony #1Friday, May 20, 20229:00 am EDT, Ceremonia Matutina de Graduacin del 2022Friday, May 20, 20229:00 am EDT, Undergraduate Commencement: Ceremony #2Friday, May 20, 20222:00 pm EDT, Ceremonia Vespertina de Graduacin del 2022Friday, May 20, 20222:00 pm EDT, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Commencement CeremonySaturday, February 27, 202111:00 am EDT, Master of Arts in Higher Education Commencement CeremonyTuesday, May 18, 20211:00 pm EDT, Master of Arts in Interactive Media Commencement CeremonyTuesday, May 18, 20214:00 pm EDT, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting, Master of Science in Business Analytics and Master of Science in Management Commencement CeremonyTuesday, May 18, 20217:00 pm EDT, Undergraduate Commencement CeremonyFriday, May 21, 2021, Class of 2020 Undergraduate Commencement CeremonySunday, September 5, 20219:30 am EDT, Juris Doctor Commencement CeremonySaturday, December 11, 202111:00 am EDT, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Commencement CeremonySaturday, December 11, 20213:30 pm EDT, Master of Arts in Higher Education Commencement CeremonyWednesday, May 20, 20203:00 pm EDT, Master of Arts in Interactive Media Degree Conferral CeremonyWednesday, May 20, 20207:00 pm EDT, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting and Master of Science in Business Analytics Degree Conferral CeremonyThursday, May 21, 20207:00 pm EDT, Undergraduate Degree Conferral CeremonyFriday, May 22, 202012:00 pm EDT, Master of Education Commencement CeremonySaturday, August 8, 202010:00 am EDT, Juris Doctor Commencement CeremonySaturday, December 12, 202010:30 am EDT, Doctor of Physical Therapy Commencement CeremonySaturday, December 12, 20203:00 pm EDT, Undergraduate Commencement CeremonySunday, September 5, 20219:30 am EDT, 2022 Elon University | All Rights Reserved, Ceremonia Matutina de Graduacin del 2022, Ceremonia Vespertina de Graduacin del 2022, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Commencement Ceremony, Master of Arts in Higher Education Commencement Ceremony, Master of Arts in Interactive Media Commencement Ceremony, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting, Master of Science in Business Analytics and Master of Science in Management Commencement Ceremony, Class of 2020 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Commencement Ceremony, Master of Arts in Interactive Media Degree Conferral Ceremony, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting and Master of Science in Business Analytics Degree Conferral Ceremony, Master of Education Commencement Ceremony, Doctor of Physical Therapy Commencement Ceremony. Ultimately, one student at New Student Convocation sitting in the first chair stands to represent the few in the world who are fortunate to attend a residential college, like Elon. The link will close when remaining tickets are claimed. Many students find these smaller ceremonies both meaningful and personal.
Thats why I call you the Unstoppable Class of 2022. No matter how uncertain the world is, you are strong, youre capable, compassionate and you are never ever alone.. All graduates confirmed to participate in the May 20 Commencement were previously required to reserve up to five tickets for guests, with the tickets offered at no cost and for general admission seating. When will Commencement ceremonies be held for graduates receiving master's degrees? So, my notes have a blank line. In this new world, we are less certain. When is the Class of 2022 Commencement ceremony? The best source of information about the university response and campus policies is the Healthy Elon website. With Commencement celebrated in two ceremonies the Martha & Spencer Love School of Business and School of Communications at 9 a.m., and the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education and Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, at 2 p.m. the excitement lasted all day long. Participating graduates must ensure that tickets are in the possession of the guests who will attend the diploma ceremony in Schar Center on May 20. These events provide a sense of community for students who often experience tremendous culture shock at their institutions.
But we are more capable. The Master of Arts in Higher Education, Master of Arts in Interactive Media, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting, Master of Science in Business Analytics and Master of Science in Management Commencement will take place on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Gymnasium in a joint ceremony. I started a podcast and now I coach C-suite leaders for multimillion-dollar companies. Student Experience, Tagged: Commencement Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences Love School of Business Parents School of Communications, Greene will serve on the staff of the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and work with the Elon Hillel community.
