The Elon University campus is a 636-acre (2.57 km2) campus in Elon, North Carolina. The campus is mostly located along East Haggard Avenue between Manning Avenue and North Oak Avenue, and North Williamson Avenue between the railroad tracks and University Drive. There are other minor streets that travel through and into campus. The campus is about three miles (5 km) from Interstate 40/85 and abuts the city of Burlington.
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Academic buildings
Alamance Building
Alamance Building was opened in Fall 1925, named for the citizens of Alamance County. It is the center of the historic central quad, facing Scott Plaza and Fonville Fountain. Houses Registrar, Bursar, Provost office on the first floor and classrooms on the second and third floors. It is also home for several departments: Academic Affairs, Business, Finance and Technology, English, Human Services Study, Institutional Research and Student Life.
Carlton Building
Carlton Building was opened in 1925 and named for the Carlton family of trustees. This building is another part of the historic central quad. It is home to the Department of World Languages and Cultures, the "El Centro" Spanish Language Center, computer labs, classrooms, and faculty offices.
Center for the Arts
Elon's ever-growing performing arts department (theatre, music, technical production, and dance) is housed here: a 75,000-square-foot facility specifically designed for teaching and performance. The centerpiece stage is McCrary Theatre, a 600-seat theatre and concert hall. The 335-seat Yeager Recital Hall offers a more intimate setting along with digital recording capabilities. There is also a 100-seat Black Box Theatre. Behind the scenes, the Center for the Arts includes modular practice rooms and studios, rehearsal rooms, a complete scenery shop and costume shop, computer labs, classrooms and Steinway concert grand pianos. Three spacious dance/rehearsal studios with mirrored walls and state-of-the-art sound equipment provide additional space for rehearsal and instruction.
Duke Building
Opened in 1927, the Duke Building is home to the Mathematics and Statistics Department, the Office of Academic Advising, in addition to classrooms and student gathering spaces. It is one of the oldest buildings on campus and is located along Scott Plaza and in proximity to Fonville Fountain.
Koury Business Center
Built in 2006, the business center was named for former Elon trustee Ernest A. Koury by his brother Maurice J Koury, both of whom are prominent business leaders in Alamance County and the surrounding region. The Koury Business Center houses the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and its related academic departments. The building includes: The William Garrard Reed Finance Center, Porter Family Professional Development Center, LaRose Digital Theatre, and many classrooms, computer labs, and faculty offices.
Long Building
The Long Building, located along E Lebanon Avenue and directly behind the Alamance Building, serves as the new home for the MA in Interactive Media Graduate Program as well as the home of the Sport and Event Management Department after receiving a significant renovation in 2017.
Mooney Building
The Mooney Building is home to the School of Education on Elon University's campus and it is located in the historic area near central campus. Mooney Building is home to the School of Education as well as the Center for Access and Success and the other community outreach programs offered by the university.
Powell Building
Powell Building is one of the oldest buildings on campus and is home to the Office of the President and the Provost, as well as numerous other faculty offices and classrooms.
McMichael Building
Opened in 1998 and named after Dalton L. McMichael, Sr., the McMichael Building of Science holds the departments of Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Engineering, and Biochemistry. It houses 17 high-tech laboratories that give students a highly interactive learning experience in the sciences. It features three floors of office space and classrooms and a basement with a fully stocked cadaver lab. It is one of the only undergraduate programs in the United States that has real cadavers for research. There is also exceptional equipment, such as a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, that students are given access to in order to further their education. There is also a separate greenhouse built for research and observation.
McEwen Communications Building
The McEwen Communications Building was originally opened in 1968 and is named after trustee Iris Holt McEwen. It is one of four new facilities for the School of Communications at Elon University and is home to the Jane and Brian Williams Studio, the Elon News Network newsroom, editing suites, classrooms, and faculty offices.
Sankey Hall
Sankey Hall, currently under construction at the north end of McMichael Parking Lot, will serve as the second home for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. The future facility will house both the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center as well as two new academic centers focused on design thinking and financial education.
Schar Hall
Schar Hall, a new addition to the School of Communications, built in 2016 serves as one of four new buildings in an academic quad "Under the Oaks". The facility houses numerous attractions such as the Snow Family Grand Atrium, Turner Theatre, the offices of Live Oak Communications, as well as numerous student gathering spaces, faculty offices, and classrooms.
Steers Pavilion
This addition to the School of Communications is home to the Imagining the Internet Center as well as numerous faculty offices and a classroom. Steers Pavilion is located to the left of the newly constructed Schar Hall and behind Whitley Auditorium.
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Athletic and recreational facilities
Koury Center
The Koury Center is home to the student recreational facilities and houses Alumni Gym, the Stewart Fitness Center, Belk Pool, as well as many other sports facilities, offices, and classrooms.
Rhodes Stadium
Rhodes Stadium is the football stadium for Elon University and has a capacity to seat 11,250 people. It is home to McKinnon Field.
Schar Center
Schar Center, the future convocation center for Elon University, is currently under construction at the north end of campus. When finished, the arena will be able to seat 5,400 people and will be the home to both the NCAA D1 Men's and Women's Basketball and Volleyball teams and will allow the University to host numerous large-scale events in the near future when completed in 2018.
Residential Neighborhoods=
Academic Village
Two pavilions in the Academic Village, in addition to housing classrooms on the lower floor, have suite-style co-ed dormitories on the second floor.
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- William R. Kenan, Jr. Honors Pavilion
- Isabella Cannon International Studies Pavilion
Colonnades Neighborhood
The Colonnades Neighborhood consists of five buildings, Story Hall, Moffitt Hall, Harper Hall, Staley Hall, and Kivette Hall. The neighborhood is located directly behind the Koury Business Center and houses both first and second year students in dormitories and apartments. Harper Hall is also home to the Maker Hub, Elon's 3D Printing Studio.
Danieley Center
The Danieley Center is a large residential neighborhood consisting of 16 apartment and dormitory style buildings anchored by Lake Verona, the Violet Hoffman Daniel Commons Building, and the newly constructed PARC Danieley Recreation Facility.
Global Neighborhood
The Global Neighborhood is the newest residential neighborhood on Elon's campus and is nationally recognized for its method of engaged living and learning and its emphasis of global engagement. Anchored by the impressive Global Commons Building, Great Hall, and Lake Mary Nell, the five residence halls house students in dormitory style living arrangements.
Historic Neighborhood
The Historic Neighborhood is the oldest neighborhood on campus and is home to the "campus core" of Elon University. There are eight residence halls in this neighborhood; Carolina, Smith, Hook, Brannock, Barney, West, Virginia, and Sloan.
Oaks Neighborhood
The Oaks Neighborhood consists of six apartment style buildings; Williams Hall, Council Hall, Brown Hall, Sullivan Hall, amongst other buildings. The Oaks primarily houses upper class men and is centrally located in close proximity to Downtown Elon.
Station at Mill Point
The Station at Mill Point is a new addition to campus located on the southern end of S Williamson Avenue. The 25 building townhome style neighborhood services primarily juniors and seniors and is home to the Depot Commons Building and numerous student amenities.
Dining facilities
McEwen Dining Hall
The McEwen Dining Hall is located directly next to the McEwen Hall in the Historic Neighborhood. The building is home to the McEwen Dining Hall, Chick-fil-A, and the Varsity Sports Grill.
Acorn Coffee Shop
The Acorn Coffee Shop is a cafe adjacent to The Oak House on N. Williamson Ave. It offers an assortment of sandwiches, coffee, soup, and pastries.
Lakeside Dining Hall
The newest all-you-can-eat dining hall connected to Moseley Student Center offers a locally inspired salad bar, vegetarian & gluten- free entrees, grill items, comfort foods, and an international station. The international station features authentic dishes from a different country or region each week.
Winter Garden Cafe
Located in the new extension of Moseley Center (next door to Lakeside), Winter Garden Cafe offers a range of retail dining options: Freshii (soups, salads, rice bowls, frozen yogurt, etc.), Biscuitville, and Topio's (pizzas and calzones).
Irazú Coffee
A coffee shop located in Moseley Center.
Java City
A coffee shop located on the second floor of Koury Business Center.
Danieley Center Commons
Daniel Commons is the anchor building for the Danieley Center. This building houses numerous student gathering spaces as well as Qdoba Mexican Grill and Einstein Bros. Bagels.
Colonnades Dining Hall
The Colonnades Dining Hall building is a two story building that hosts several dining services. The first floor consists of Fountain Market: a Boar's Head deli, Croutons (a salad bar), and a convenience store with items ranging from food to toiletries. The second floor is divided into two distinct dining venues; Colonnades Dining Hall and Green World at 1889.
Miscellaneous buildings
Moseley Center
The Moseley Campus Center is the central location for all student life at Elon University. Located at the North End of Young Commons, the building is home to numerous offices for Student Organizations such as Student Union Board (SUB), Student Government Association (SGA), amongst many other offices. The Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity Education, the Gender and LGBTQIA Center, the Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life, the Kernodle Center for Service Learning, and the Student Professional Development Center are all housed here.
Carol Grotnes Belk Library
Belk Library is the main library on Elon's campus and is the primary student center which houses the Writing Center, Tutoring Services, and many other academic departments. The Koenigsberger Learning Center, planned for completion in early 2018, will house Academic Advising, Tutoring Services, and Disability Services. The center will also offer many other student gathering spaces.
References
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