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Learn about an adult day care provider located in Burlington, NC. Featuring Connie Morse, Executive Director of Friendship Adult Day Services Hosted by Carmen Monico, Assistant Professor of Human Service Studies Recorded 2020-04-24 Uploaded by Ted Morée 2020-04-27 (172)

The presentation of Tammy Harris, Founder and Executive Director of The Ursus Institute, is part of the online instruction of HSS 174 Human Trafficking course taught by Dr. Carmen Monico, Assistant Professor of Human Service Studies, at Elon University. The event was possible with the support of a Teaching and Learning grant from the Center […]

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Elon University pre-doctoral fellow in Public Health Studies, Yanica Faustin will be presenting her dissertation research titled “An Exploratory Study of Identity and Discrimination Among U.S.-born and Foreign-born Black Mothers in New York City.” While we have knowledge and documentation of differing preterm birth rates within the Black population by nativity, we do not quite […]

Experience the artful, playful, outrageously funny and deeply moving storytelling craft of Peterson Toscano. Connecting issues and ideas to bizarre personal experiences, climate change, literature, and even the odd Bible story, Peterson transforms right before your eyes into a whole cast of comic characters who explore the serious worlds of environmental justice, gender, sexuality, religion, […]

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Hear from Becky Olive-Taylor, Executive director of the Koenigsberger Learning Center, Director of Academic Advising, and Assistant Professor of English speaks on the theme The Meaning of the Journey: Personal Stories of Change. (156)

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Hear from Becky Olive-Taylor, Executive director of the Koenigsberger Learning Center, Director of Academic Advising, and Assistant Professor of English speaks on the theme The Meaning of the Journey: Personal Stories of Change. (153)

Angela Kashuba is the John and Deborah McNeill, Jr. Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She was appointed chair of the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics in 2015 and serves as director of the UNC Center for AIDS Research Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Core. […]

Assistant Professor of Religion Amanda Mbuvi of High Point University presents “Seeing Ourselves in Books: What a Jewish Transracial Adoption Story Illustrates about Family and Identity.” In the children’s book “Rebecca’s Journey Home,” an American family’s experience adopting a baby from Vietnam and navigating issues of race, religion and nationality illuminates each of those modes […]

Lifestyle Medicine for Keeping Mentally Healthy presentation by Robert J. Donovan, PhD, Act-Belong-Commit Founder, delivered as the Mental Health Summit key note address on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Elon University. (56)

Ziggi Ivan Santini delivered the keynote address of Elon University’s Mental Health Summit on Thursday, September 26, 2019, entitled Act-Belong-Commit: Inspiring a Mentally Healthy Denmark. (126)

The Reverend Dr. Joel Harter, Associate University Chaplain speaking to the theme– the Meaning of the Journey; Personal Stories of Change. Numen Lumen: A Thursday Inspiration is a space and intentional moment in the calendar dedicated to building community, wellness, and meaning-making one personal story at a time. We are dedicated to being a gathering […]

Multifaith Coordinator Allison Pelyhes shares personal stories about a major family revelation and her observations of shifting sands. Numen Lumen: A Thursday Inspiration is a space and intentional moment in the calendar dedicated to building community, wellness, and meaning-making one personal story at a time. We are dedicated to being a gathering where vulnerability is […]

David W. Orr is an internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education. He is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies & Politics, Emeritus of Oberlin College and served as “Counselor to the President” of Oberlin College for ten years. Dr. Orr is the author of eight books, including Dangerous […]

Hannah Podhorzer is a senior from Atlanta, Georgia. She is pursuing majors in Public Health and Communication Design and a minor in African & African-American Studies. Some of her favorite things include: the sky after it rains when it becomes a deep yellow at sunset, time spent outdoors, art, and soul-fueling conversations with others. Hannah […]

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Kenneth Brown, Jr. is a senior Human Service Studies major from Greensboro, NC. The oldest of eight siblings, Kenneth is passionate about people and helping them reach their full potential. This has been displayed as a mentor for the Odyssey Program, Special Events Coordinator for the Black Student Union, walking around Moseley Center, and more […]

Creamer is director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), a partnership of N.C. State University, North Carolina A&T State University and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Located in Goldsboro, NC, CEFS projects vary from developing community-based strategies to reduce hunger, promoting good farm financial management, developing more sustainable production […]

Lauren Silverman is a senior at Elon University. She is from just outside of Philadelphia (Yardley, PA) and is pursuing majors in Public Health and Statistics, as well as a minor in Spanish. Interested in community health and wellness, she has worked as a peer health educator and advocate for the past four years at […]

Amy Belfer is a senior majoring in Human Service Studies with minors in Theater Arts, Poverty and Social Justice, and Peace and Conflict Studies. She intends to work with immigrants and refugees when she graduates. She has been honored to work at the Truitt Center for the last four years, and has also been heavily […]

Mariatu Okonofua ‘19 offers her thoughts on this year’s theme “Authenticity and Identity.” Join us in the Sacred Space every Thursday for Numen Lumen – a time for rejuvenation, inspiration, coffee, story-telling, and time spent together in campus community. (188)

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Several universities and colleges have begun the necessary process of acknowledging and atoning for historic anti-Black racism. The use of Blackface to promote anti-Black racism has a long embedded history in the US. This talk and discussion will be an opportunity for our community to learn more about the history of Blackface or “minstrelsy” and […]

Sam Penfield, Advisory Product Manager at SAS and Joe Green, Associate Chair of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, provide an introduction to Blockchain technology and its impact on business. Blockchain was first described in 1991 by Stuart Haber and Scott Stornetta as a methodology to timestamp documents, and only became popular with the introduction […]

Two former members of Congress reflect on their careers in public service, experiences working in Congress and thoughts on the current state of our political institutions. Glenn English (D-OK) Glenn English was elected to 10 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives beginning in 1974. He represented Oklahoma’s Sixth Congressional District and served […]

During this year’s Ripple Conference, students from across several universities shared their personal multifaith stories. Speakers include: – Hannah Podhorzer (moderator; Elon University) – Molly Herman-Gallow (Elon University) – Ahmed Hamed (Ohio Wesleyan) – Fri Momin (North Carolina State University) – Andrew Huffman (Warren Wilson) – Lallo Yadeta (Elon University) The Ripple Conference is an […]

Sally Jacoby-Murphy, the fabulous Community Director for the Colonnades Neighborhood, offers her thoughts on this year’s theme “Authenticity and Identity.” Join us in the Sacred Space every Thursday for Numen Lumen – a time for rejuvenation, inspiration, coffee, story-telling, and time spent together in campus community. (166)

Alonzo Cee is a first year graduate student in the Master’s of Arts in Higher Education program at Elon University, and currently works in the Center for Leadership. Before graduate school, he obtained his Bachelor’s of Science in Statistics from Elon as well. This talk was given as part of the Numen Lumen series at […]

Born in 1925 and now a resident of High Point, N.C., Brodt was a prisoner in five Nazi concentration camps and a forced labor camp, including Plashov, Matthausen and Ebensee, during his teenage years. His tale of struggle and his survival against the odds illuminates one of the darkest periods of human history, the Holocaust. […]

Faith Shearer has served as associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator since joining the Elon Athletics Department in 2002. Shearer oversees the Phoenix Women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, cross country, track and field and volleyball programs. In addition, she oversees the department’s student services efforts, and serves as a deputy Title IX coordinator. In […]

Experts discuss the opioid crisis in North Carolina, clearing up common misconceptions and presenting evidence-based solutions, including life-saving treatment. Presenters: 0:00 Jennifer Carroll Assistant Professor of Anthropology Elon University 22:58 Sherani Jagroep Public Health Analyst Atlanta Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Moderator: 29:06 Mat Gendle Professor of Psychology Elon University Special Guests: 34:17 […]

Presentations and panel discussion on the latest social uprising, the suppression of human rights, and the refugee crisis in Nicaragua. Presenters: 0:00 Ronald Garcia-Fogarty of tilde Language Justice Cooperative describes Nicaragua’s history of violence and corruption. 18:02 Migration specialist Nitza Segui Albino outlines a world history of forced migration within and outside Nicaragua. 35:14 Elon […]

Mussa Idris tells his story about growing up in a multi-cultural environment, discovering the internet, how education literally saved his life, maintaining a long-distance relationship, and escaping Eritrea to become a U.S. citizen. Dr. Mussa Idris is an Assistant Professor in the department of Sociology and Anthropology at Elon University. This talk was given as […]

Libby Coyner shares her archivist roots, tracing her vocation to childhood visits to Cold Comfort Farm, a family homestead characterized by screened porch firefly shows and whiskey in the knitting basket, where she unearthed letters between her grandparents and began recognizing the value of old papers. Coyner goes on to talk about fulfilling Portland stereotypes, […]

Elon’s Rabbi Sandra Lawson talks about the impact of recent violent acts of hatred and bigotry, shares her personal faith journey, and expresses hope for /olam chesed yibaneh/, “building a world of love.” Recorded 2018-11-01 at Elon University (181)

Biko Mandela Gray delivers the Fall 2018 Ferris E. Reynolds Lecture in Philosophy. Gray offered the following overview of his lecture: Tamir Rice never stood a chance— in life or death. Timothy Loehmann’s statement demonstrates, the 9-1-1 call’s “description was of a black male,” who, once Loehmann saw Rice, “appeared to be over 18 years […]

Poet Tess Taylor’s lecture, “The Hammer in Your Hands: A Praise Song for Humanists,” offers a remedy to English major anxiety. She illustrates the value of humanism in an automated world with personal anecdotes ranging from waitress shift meals and a neighborly iguana to John Henry’s enduring legacy, weaving in CAT scan research and the […]

Lara Sruckman ’21 offers her thoughts on this year’s Numen Lumen theme “Authentic Identities.” She talks about being “in the middle,” a silent four-day Buddhist retreat, and a lost journal. Lara is a multifaith intern and kickboxing and yoga instructor here at Elon. She is studying Public Health with minors in German, Women’s Gender & […]

Mirella Cisneros is a senior at Elon University. She is a first-generation college student majoring in Middle Grades Education with a concentration in Math. She is from Mexico and resides in Snow Hill, NC. Mirella is part of Latinx-Hispanic Union and Immigrant Realities. She is passionate about social justice education and advocating for immigrant rights. […]

If you wanted to build a machine that would distribute propaganda to millions of people, distract them from important issues, energize hatred and bigotry, erode social trust, undermine respectable journalism, foster doubts about science, and engage in massive surveillance all at once, you would make something a lot like Facebook. Facebook grew out of an […]

As the director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Center at North Carolina State University, Helen Huang’s chief research interest is perfecting neural-machine interfaces for artificial limbs and human-robot interactions. Huang’s research has been supported by several federal agencies including the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health, as well as private companies. Significant recognition […]

Molly Herman-Gallow is a senior at Elon majoring in Cinema and Television Arts with a minor in Religious Studies. During her time at Elon, she’s loved being a member of LEAF (Lutherans, Episcopalians, and Friends), working for Elon Academy as a College Access Team mentor, and most recently, assisting the Truitt Center in creating digital […]

Alan Russell, associate professor of Mathematics, offers his thoughts on this year’s Numen Lumen theme “Authentic Identities” in his talk “An Authentic Life: By the Numbers.” Professor Russell is associate professor of Mathematics. His research and publications focus on teaching and learning strategies using multiple software applications as well as origami manipulatives in the mathematics […]

The Council on Civic Engagement hosted an annual 90 minute recap of what happened over the 90 days of summer. This year’s panel included discussions about immigration, trade tariffs, and the Trump administration. This year’s panel and their areas of expertise: – Jessica Carew, assistant professor of political science, domestic policy – Baris Kesgin, assistant […]

The open-access book, Bad Ideas About Writing, started as a Facebook complaint and, within a year, turned into a 63-chapter edited collection (Ball & Loewe, 2017) featuring dozens of scholars in rhetoric and composition studies arguing against typical myths in the teaching and learning of writing for an audience of non-scholars or researchers in other […]

Pedagogy in STEM has been positively transformed in recent years in part from research documenting the additive effects of active learning. While the paradigm shift from unidirectional, didactic approaches was a welcome change, the criticisms of ‘non-active’ instructors suffer from overreach. Missing from the active learning conversation in recent times is context within more historical […]

“Baccalaureate” derives from a Latin term that means “to recognize and honor achievement and distinction.” At Elon, the service is celebratory and inspirational, and includes reflections, readings, and blessings from a variety of religious and cultural traditions. This year’s keynote speaker was Jeffrey Pugh, the Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies and Distinguished University […]

In its second year and sponsored by the Elon Black Alumni Network, the Donning of the Kente cultural ceremony celebrates the achievements of graduating seniors who recognize their African roots. Each graduate received a stole made of kente cloth, a symbol of prestige in many African societies, handwoven especially for each graduate in a village […]

Moving from her home of Fiji to Oakland, California as a child, Ozelle Bower was faced with change and resilience at a young age. During her early years in the United States, Ozelle hoped to change herself in order to “fit in” with American culture. Now, reflecting on her experiences as a child and the […]

Reflecting on the people who have shaped her life and her faith, Cherrel Miller Dyce gave a power speech on what resilience means to her. As a Jamaican immigrant raised in Canada, Cherrel was faced with discrimination and hardship at a young age. These challenges, however, helped her to define resilience and show her the […]

In Dr. Stan Meiburg’s eyes, the future of environmental protection starts with swamps. With their ability to prevent flood damage, buffer the impacts of hurricanes, and store water in times of drought, Meiburg believes that swamps are essential to our planet. Drawing on his experience in the field and contemporary controversies, Dr. Meiburg discusses how […]

Reform or Revolution: Centering Social Justice in Museums Curator and activist La Tanya S. Autry shares her passion for creating meaningful art exhibitions and museum education programs that encourage those who are generally excluded to engage with visual culture and its histories. Inspired by historical figures and artists such as Martin Luther King Jr., Ida […]

On Holocaust Remembrance Day of 2018, students of Elon’s Holocaust Journey winter term program paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the Holocaust by sharing their stories of hardship and loss. One by one, each student shared a story that illustrated the struggle and fear that so many people experienced during this tragic point […]

Andrea J. Pitts is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Their research interests includes philosophy of race and gender, social epistemology, Latin American and U.S. Latina/o philosophy, and philosophy of medicine. Their publications appear in Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Radical Philosophy Review, and Inter-American Journal of […]

Commemorating the Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jewish Studies Program Director, Andrea Sinn, paid tribute to the victims and the survivors of the Holocaust. Holocaust survivors, Shelly Weiner and Rachel Kizhnerman, shared their experiences of hardship and resilience as young women living through the war. Shelly and Rachel spoke of their time in hiding and the fear […]

Medicine has become a vital part of our ability to live functional and healthy lives. Researcher, Nancy Allbritton, explains the importance of medicines in our world and how to use them in a safe and beneficial way. In her presentation, Nancy points out how mixing certain medicines with particular drinks or food, such as grapefruits, […]

There are many aspects of life that we take for granted, including our vision. C.C Cowan experienced this years ago when he least expected it, and his life has drastically changed since. When C.C. first lost his eyesight, he felt hopeless and frustrated with this immense change brought to his life. Despite this, C.C. was […]

Reflecting upon their own beliefs and experiences, the Interfaith and Social Justice panel members shared how faith has transformed their own life and the lives of others. The panel shared the emotional and spiritual growth they have experience in their own life. They also touched on the movements and organizations that are meaningful to them […]

Mr. Brandon Gregory Bell joined the Elon community as a two-time graduate and employee of UNC Wilmington in June of 2017. Serving as one of the Assistant Directors of the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education, Brandon is excited to aid Elon in its unprecedented commitment to diversity and inclusion as advocate, coach, and […]

Jackie Allred was born and raised on Nantucket Island in MA, a small island 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. She attended and graduated from Elon College in 1994 with a B.S. in Leisure Sports Management and a minor in Business Administration. She worked for 17 years in the claims department of an […]

Esther Gonzalez Freeman is a Latina educator, speaker, writer, advocate, and certified life and career coach. Esther is passionate about motivating, empowering, and guiding others to create fulfilling, purposeful, and balanced lives. Reflecting on the challenges and lessons from her own life, Esther shares the power of accepting and loving yourself, even when it is […]

The United States has long been a country of freedom and opportunity for millions of immigrant men and women around the world. Over the past year, immigration has become one of the most prevalent topics in U.S. politics. With the goal of providing students with a better understanding of this issue, several Elon faculty members […]

All ancient texts pose problems for contemporary readers, and the Qur’an is no different. Several sections of the Qur’an present difficulties for Muslim and non-Muslim readers who are committed to ethics of non-violence, gender equality, or inter-communal acceptance. This episode will examine one difficult verse from the Qur’an that discusses the relationship between husbands and […]

Americans tend to ask many questions about Islamic Law and very few about Islamic philosophy, poetry, art, or music. This episode introduces an Islamic tradition called Sufism, which most Americans have never heard of. The episode begins with a historical look at the foundations of this movement in Baghdad, briefly traces the rise of Sufi […]

After graduating Elon in 2010 with a degree in communications, Adam Constantine went on to play professional basketball in seven different countries for five seasons. Following an exciting basketball career, he decided to switch gears and return to his interest in communications where he worked at a digital marketing firm in Durham, NC for several […]

The institution of Islamic Law is frequently misunderstood and misrepresented in media outlets and political discussions. This episode will compare Islamic law to other legal traditions; discuss how the classical system of Islamic law resulted in legal opinions called fatwas; and then briefly cover how elements of this classical system changed in the modern period. […]