Thursday, Oct. 23, students are welcome to participate in a Halloween Costume Swap Shop and S鈥檓ores event at the Colonnades fire pit from 7:30-9 p.m.

Global Fall Festival

The annual Global Fall Festival is on Friday, Oct. 24 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Global quad. Stop by for fall crafts, food, music, Pelican鈥檚 and prizes at this great celebration of community.

Outdoor Movie Night

Monday, Oct, 27, East Neighborhood is hosting an Outdoor Movie Night 鈥� bring your blanket and friends and come enjoy snacks and a show from 7-9pm on the East quad lawn.

Pumpkin Carving & Painting

On Oct. 28 from 4-5:30 p.m. there will be pumpkin carving/painting in the Colonnades Neighborhood Tea Room.

Spooky Open Mic Night

Also on Oct. 28, Historic Neighborhood will host their annual Spooky Open Mic Night at 8 p.m. on the Mooney lawn.

Trick or Treat on Greek Street

Loy Center Neighborhood is hosting their annual Trick or Treat on Greek Street Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. Elon faculty and staff are invited to bring their children to Loy Center Neighborhood to trick or treat and enjoy Halloween activities sponsored by Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Some Station at Mill Point residents might receive a spooky sweet treat from staff reverse trick or treating (distributing goodies) on Oct. 29 鈥� be sure to answer the door! The Crest Great Pumpkin carving will be on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 7-9pm in the Crest Clubhouse.

Residents in Oaks and Park Place can participate in a spooky scavenger hunt all day on Thursday, Oct. 30 for the chance to win fantastic prizes.

Halloween Fall Fest

On Oct. 31, Danieley Center Neighborhood will host a Halloween Fall Fest聽from 5- 8 p.m. All students are welcome to come enjoy free food truck treats, caramel apples, spooky activities, photo booth, potion making and more!

On Oct. 28, Historic Neighborhood will host their annual Spooky Open Mic Night at 8 p.m. on the Mooney lawn.聽Residents at Station at Mill Point might also experience some reverse trick or treating as staff members bring around something extra sweet Monday night.

On Oct. 29 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. there will be pumpkin carving/painting in the Colonnades Neighborhood Tea Room.

On Oct. 30 at 10:30 a.m. the Station at Mill point Donuts at the Depot will have a spooky and delicious theme.

Loy Center Neighborhood is hosting their annual Trick or Treat on Greek Street Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Elon faculty and staff are invited to bring their children to Loy Center Neighborhood to trick or treat.

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, East Neighborhood is partnering with several local elementary schools and after school programs to host trick or treating from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. East residents can come play games with kid in the East intersection.

On Oct. 30, Danieley Center Neighborhood will host a Halloween party聽from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Daniel Commons.

The annual Global Neighborhood Fall Fest falls on Halloween (Oct. 31) this year 鈥� come out from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for a great celebration of community.

On Nov. 2 at 7 p.m., Oaks Neighborhood will host a spooky movie night in McCoy Commons clubhouse.

On Sunday, Nov. 3, join the Historic Neighborhood for s鈥檓ores at the fire pit at 7 p.m., followed by a dramatic reading of The Raven at 7:30 p.m. by faculty in residence Kevin Otos.

Exceptional student employees and staff members were recognized during the annual residence life awards on Wednesday, May 3.

The evening included opening remarks from President Connie Ledoux Book and Vice President of Student Life Jon Dooley.

Student Staff Member of the Year (by neighborhood)

Student Staff Member of the Year is awarded to at least one staff member from each residential neighborhood who has demonstrated excellent teamwork, dedication and positivity in their role.

Student Staff Member of the Year Recipients

• Colonnades 鈥� Jasper Serenity Myers
• Danieley 鈥� Angel Gutierrez
• East 鈥� Lucia Gasalla Plaza
• Global 鈥� Bethany Griffin
• Historic 鈥� Larissa Moelber and James Seagriff
• Loy – Wise Halverson
• Oaks & Park Place 鈥� Ariana Wilson
• Station at Mill Point & Crest 鈥� Megan Curling

NRHH Rising Diamond Award

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• Delyla Makki

Student Leadership and Community Development Award

This award highlights a student staff member who demonstrated extraordinary leadership in their role and promoted community development by challenging and caring for residents through their Elon experiences.

• Cole Meixsell

Student Employee Excellence Award

This award highlights an hourly student employee who has displayed extraordinary dedication, leadership and service to their neighborhood and/or the Office of Residence Life. They consistently positively impact their neighborhood/office staff and community by going above and beyond what is asked in completing their work responsibilities.

• Carson Pridgen

Julie Justice Faculty Engagement Award

In memoriam of Julie Justice’s depth of service and engagement with her residents during her time as a faculty-in-residence in the Oaks neighborhood, this award is meant to honor a faculty member who has contributed to enhancing the residential campus initiative by engaging with students within the residential community, and broadly developing connections within the neighborhood to enhance the student residential experience.

• Sandy Marshall

Program of the Year

This award highlights a neighborhood program, event, or series that promotes active engagement of residents with faculty and staff over a topic that promotes the intellectual theme of the neighborhood.

• Neighborhood: Danieley
• Program Name:聽BJs in PJs

Program Assistant of the Year

This award honors a program assistant in Residence Life who utilizes exceptional organization, interpersonal, and customer service skills.

• Mary Harding

Professional Staff Member of the Year (by position)

This award recognizes a professional staff member of the Residence Life team who has demonstrated mentorship, community building and professionalism throughout the 2022-2023 academic year.

• Community Director 鈥� Tanner Gill

Community Partnership Award

The Community Partnership Award is presented to an individual who has continuously partnered and supported throughout the school year with Campus Safety and Police.

• Mariann King
• Antonella Tommasi

Carrier joins Elon to help lead the efforts to enhance living and learning at Elon, a signature experience at the university and an important priority in the new Boldly 榴莲app官方网站入 strategic plan.

Carrier has worked at Pitzer College, a residential liberal arts college that is part of the Claremont Colleges Consortium, in a variety of residence life positions since 2014.聽 Previously she worked at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and started her career at Pitzer.聽 Originally from Wisconsin, Carrier earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Spanish at the University of Wisconsin 鈥� Madison and her master鈥檚 degree in higher education and student affairs at Indiana University.

In her leadership roles, Carrier ran a 3-year effort to develop and implement a co-curriculum that brings class-based structure to student learning outside of the classroom, aligning residence life and university priorities. She led a Racial Justice Policies departmental group in creating a new Bias Education and Community Response Team to address bias and hate incidents on Pitzer鈥檚 campus, and worked on shared governance structures to better support staff in the community. Carrier helped six affinity groups secure residential space for gathering and growing a sense of belonging on the residential campus.

Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Campus Life Eleanor Finger said Carrier is 鈥渟tudent-centered, able to build cohesive, relationally-focused teams, and someone who values strong campus partnerships to get important work done.鈥�

In her leadership role at Elon, Carrier will connect the residential campus experience to university and community priorities, continue to strengthen faculty engagement with out-of-class student experiences, and will help all students, in their diverse identities, feel at home, empowered, and supported while living on campus. Carrier will provide key strategic leadership for implementing a new 10-year plan to advance living and learning as it aligns with Boldly Elon goals for building a healthier and more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community in a vibrant residential campus environment.

“I’m thrilled to join the Elon community to create supportive and impactful residential experiences for all students,” Carrier said. “After working at a small residential college in California for 10 years, my family and I will be relocating this summer to bring my passion for residence life and student affairs to a new campus on a new coast.”

Carrier was selected for the role following the departure of MarQuita Barker, who departed Elon to become the vice president for student development at Knox College.

The first-place winner will receive a $50 Visa gift card. Second place will win a $25 Oak House gift card. And third place will walk away with a $10 Med Deli gift card.

鈥淲e want the game show to demonstrate that legitimately fake news can be tricky to spot,鈥� said Colin Donohue, faculty director of the Oaks and School of Communications director of student engagement and alumni affairs. 鈥淏ut if we take a few moments to look at the information, ask questions about it and then do some research, we鈥檒l be better news and information consumers. And that鈥檚 incredibly important at this exact moment in time, as we head toward a presidential election.鈥�

The game will be sponsored by the Oaks Neighborhood, the School of Communications and 榴莲app官方网站入 chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

The Fake News Game Show was originated by Michael Koretzky, the director of a regional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Donohue, Oaks Community Director Trianne Smith and apartment manager Chandler Vaughn 鈥�21 are organizing 榴莲app官方网站入 version of the game show.

The tradition was started by Assistant Professor Julie Ellison Justice, who served as Oaks faculty director from 2015-2018. While many neighborhoods host various neighborhood dinners for their students, the Oaks tries to make theirs feel like dinner parties. Faculty and staff from across campus, as well as community members, are invited to attend and have informal conversations聽 regarding topics from voting to mental health to financial literacy to social media. The conversations are guided by discussion questions but also informal and resident-led, so each table has a very different conversation.

Oaks Community Director Trianne Smith said she hopes students gain new information from these dinners that they carry with them into classes and then apply to real life.

鈥淚 love when we can partner with other neighborhoods for these events,鈥� Smith said. 鈥淭he conversations are great when the students have the opportunity to mingle with others from across campus.鈥�

In past years, the Oaks has partnered with other neighborhoods to provide different perspectives. Aside from other students, Oaks residents have spoken with local candidates running for Alamance County commissioner, Elon faculty and staff, and professionals from the Town of Elon. The opportunity to openly discuss topics and speak with experts in various areas allows students to explore new opinions and express their own.

Smith and Oaks Faculty Director Colin Donohue plan the dinners, and they work with apartment managers to compose questions for residents to use as conversation guides. The focus of the dinners keeps the neighborhood’s theme of Emerging Adulthood in mind by allowing residents to form their own opinions and see how they can use their knowledge in many ways.

鈥淭he Oaks neighborhood dinner is one of my favorite on-campus events because of how nicely it marries the intellectual and the social,鈥� Donohue said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 meant to be laid back, so that students have the opportunity to connect with faculty and staff over a meal and meaningful conversation.鈥�

This semester, the Oaks will continue to host neighborhood dinners and Late Night Noms on various Tuesdays. But while the offerings remain the same, the events will look a little different.

鈥淓ven during this time of COVID, it鈥檚 incredibly important that we have the opportunity to build community in the Oaks and spend time with each other,鈥� said Colin Donohue, the faculty director of the Oaks and the School of Communications director of student engagement and alumni affairs. 鈥淲e want to continue to offer programs that allow our students to connect and to engage in meaningful conversation. So we will continue to offer our traditional events, with our priority being the safety of our students and the Elon community.鈥�

More neighborhood dinners will be offered because they will not be open to the entire neighborhood. Instead, all dinners will be hosted outside and will be broken down by building in order to limit the size of the gathering to no more than 25 people. Still, the dinners will continue to be a great way to spark conversations among residents around topics related to political engagement, information literacy, financial literacy and thriving.

Oaks resident and sophomore sport management major Violet Robertson attended the neighborhood鈥檚 first dinner. She said she appreciated the precautions and the opportunity to have conversations with residents.

鈥淭he dinner was run smoothly within COVID guidelines, while still being a fun social event where we could mingle with our neighbors,鈥� she said.

Late Night Noms will maintain their 8 p.m. start time and take a hybrid approach, combining a mix of in-person and virtual events. The first LNN of the semester allowed residents to play a game of wellness bingo entirely on Instagram. The next one allowed students to swing by the McCoy Commons patio and pick up a goodie bag.

The Oaks Neighborhood is committed to maintaining the health and safety of its community while continuing to build a sense for community focused on the neighborhood theme.

鈥淥ur goal is to keep the themes in any way we can,鈥� said Trianne Smith, community director of the Oaks. 鈥淲e are using a lot more social media this semester, hosting contests and posting information for the students. Colin and I are trying to be flexible with needing to change and maintain the Ready and Resilient guidelines.鈥�

The community leaders shared stories of their work in public life, offering students, faculty and staff the opportunity to learn about the lives of the invited guests, rather than strictly talk about politics.

鈥淭he cool thing about the neighborhood dinners across campus is that we really value story sharing,鈥� said Sylvia Wade, the community director for the East Neighborhood. 鈥淚 think this really provides an opportunity for leaders to step out of their comfort zone and share a little bit about themselves that isn’t focused on their policy.鈥�

Elliott Lynch, a former Democratic candidate for the 64th district seat of the North Carolina House of Representatives, said he didn鈥檛 grow up with any black role models in civic life, but he hopes students today can see black political leaders as good examples.

鈥淚t’s always important for us to have role models, and it’s always important for young people to be exposed to old people like me so you can maybe learn something and ask questions,鈥� Lynch said.

Civic leaders also talked about the importance of local government.

鈥淵ou need to at least be aware of what happens in local politics because, in most situations, your local government impacts you more than the national government,鈥� Lynch said.

Guests in attendance:

• Tony Foriest, former North Carolina state senator
• Elliot Lynch, former candidate for the 64th district seat of the North Carolina House of Representatives
• DiAnne Enoch, town clerk, Town of Elon
• Sugelema Lynch, community organizer, Down Home NC
• Devonte Wilson, president, Young Democrats of North Carolina
• Lora Cubbage, judge, North Carolina Superior Court

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• Naeemah Clark, professor of cinema & television arts
• Randy Williams, associate vice president for inclusive excellence and assistant professor of education
• Kenn Gaither, associate dean of the School of Communications and professor of strategic communications
• Amy Johnson, executive director of the Elon Core Curriculum and associate professor of history

The dinner invites black and African-American political and civic leaders from across North Carolina to discuss their professional paths with students, faculty and staff.

Guests in attendance will be:

• Tony Foriest, former North Carolina state senator
• Clara Foriest, Elon Board of Visitors
• Elliot Lynch, former candidate for the 64th district seat of the North Carolina House of Representatives
• DiAnne Enoch, town clerk, Town of Elon
• Sugelema Lynch, community organizer, Down Home NC
• Devonta Wilson, president, Young Democrats of North Carolina

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• Naeemah Clark, professor of cinema and television arts
• Randy Williams, associate vice president for inclusive excellence and assistant professor of education
• Kenn Gaither, associate dean of the School of Communications and professor of strategic communications
• Amy Johnson, executive director of the Elon Core Curriculum and associate professor of history

The dinner is open to the entire campus community.

All participants were offered a free coffee-side drink before showcasing their knowledge across a variety of topics. Two teams of students finished first place and won $200 in Visa gift cards. One team comprised Abbi Decker, Jessica Flacksenburg and Seth McKee. The other co-winners were Megan Noor, Kaitlynn Dixon and Mackenzie Martinez.

Finishing second were Annie Lemasters, Jayne Bennett, Emma Siritzky and Jacob Hayward, who won $100 in Visa gift cards. Third-place finishers Emily May, Shannon Rogers and Megan Casner took home Oak House-branded mugs.

鈥淭his is the fourth consecutive year we鈥檝e offered a Winter Term-themed trivia event,鈥� said Colin Donohue, the faculty director of the Oaks and the School of Communications director of student engagement and alumni relations. 鈥淲e think it鈥檚 a fun way to reinforce the central thrust of 榴莲app官方网站入 Winter Term. The questions help us understand how those themes are central to our lives.鈥�