Life and Wellness

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Lifestyle Medicine for Keeping Mentally Healthy | Rob Donovan

Ted Morée September 26, 2019

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. (78)

Act – Belong – Commit: Inspiring a Mentally Healthy Denmark | Ziggi Ivan Santini

Ted Morée September 26, 2019

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. (154)

Personalized Medicine: Your Organs on a Microchip | Nancy Allbritton

Teaching & Learning Technologies March 30, 2018

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, […]

What Now? Reflections on Change and Resilience | Linda Lashendock

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life November 14, 2017

Linda Lashendock is the Video Archive Technologist in the Belk Library Archives. She came to Elon in February of 2003 as the Coordinator of Elon Television. Prior to her beloved Elon, she was a production manager with CNN in Washington DC. She has won several CNN awards, such as the Edward R. Murrow and Emmy […]

Community Connections | The Role Of Health and Wellness in the Advancement of a Community

Civic Engagement Council April 13, 2017

Community health experts gathered to discuss public health and wellness in Alamance County and in the nation. Participants included Kathy Colville, Director of Community Outreach, Cone Health, Dr. Katherine Johnson, Assistant Professor Public Health Studies, Stacie Saunders, Alamance County Health Director, and Naeemah Clark, Associate Professor of Communications. (253)

Buddhism Beyond Beliefs

Teaching & Learning Technologies February 28, 2017

The modern Mindfulness movement is inspired by Buddhism, but many of its practitioners are not Buddhist or even aware of its Buddhist roots. For many, it’s also an open question whether Buddhism is really a religion at all. This interdisciplinary panel discusses diverse ways that Buddhism influences contemporary Mindfulness practices beyond conventional religious belief. Panelists […]

Mindfulness Across Traditions

Teaching & Learning Technologies February 28, 2017

A panel of scholars and practitioners of varied religious traditions gathered in Elon University’s Sacred Space to share their experiences with mindfulness as it relates to their beliefs. Panelists include: Rev. Dr. Joel Harter (associate chaplain for Protestant life, Elon University), Rabbi Meir Goldstein (associate chaplain for Jewish life, Elon University), Imam Muhammad Adeyinka Mendes […]

Community Connections | Freedom of Expression

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 17, 2016

The Burlington Times-News and Elon University collaborate to host the first Community Connections panel of the 2016-17 series with the theme of Freedom of Expression. The event explores what freedom of expression means in American culture today and what role it plays in our daily lives at work, on university campuses and within journalism and […]