During housing selection, current students will select their 2026-27 housing assignment. �þ��� can��check��the housing selection page��to find additional information.

Current students must:

1. APPLY��– Submit their��Housing Application��by Feb. 10, 2026 on ()
2. GROUP– Begin roommate grouping (complete roommate group prior to your selection day/s)
3. SELECT��– Participate in a��selection day process��or be accepted to an LLC or Fraternity/Sorority house.

Residence Life encourages students to��ask questions��and��contact Residence Life staff with any concerns. There is a recorded information session available as well as several upcoming Q&A sessions students/families can attend.

Participants learned about the��EcoVillage LLC at Loy Farm��proposal process and how the LLC integrates with the existing farm and academic initiatives on site. Presenters also offered learning moments, bumps in the road, and reflections on the EcoVillage’s first two years as a community.��Participants also gained insights on how to potentially kickstart a conversation on tiny house partnerships at their institution.��

The EcoVillage will be available for sophomores through seniors to select during Housing Selection coming up in February for returning students for the 2026-27 academic year.

The Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience provides an ongoing forum where higher education professionals can share experiences, concerns and accomplishments related to supporting student learning, development, and success in the first college year.

Staff and faculty from Elon shared best practices from Elon’s U.S. News #1 ranked First-Year Experience program and #1 ranked Learning Communities with colleagues from other colleges and universities. Attendees from Elon included:

• Jen Platania, associate provost for Academic Affairs and associate professor of economics
• Eleanor Finger, assistant vice president for Student Life, dean of �þ��� Life and assistant professor
• Jennifer Stephens, director of academic-residential partnerships and assistant professor of education
• Kirsten Carrier, assistant dean of �þ��� Life and director of Residence Life
• Jill McSweeney, assistant director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and assistant professor of wellness
• Paula Patch, senior lecturer in English and associate director of First-Year Initiatives in the Elon Core Curriculum
• Brandy Propst, director of Elon 1010 and assistant director of academic advising

Additionally, Jennifer Stephens and Kirsten Carrier presented their work at the conference in a session titled “Living & Learning at Elon: A Framework for First-Year Residential Learning.” This presentation discussed the creation of a new residential learning outcomes framework that gave faculty and staff working on the initiative common goals for programming and assessable learning outcomes. The framework was created as a result of the Residential �þ��� Strategic plan, which aims to achieve portions of Boldly Elon, the university’s current strategic plan. Attendees at the session gained practical strategies on how they might create this type of framework for their residential learning initiatives and were able to hear how assessment results have informed updates and changes to the framework for the future.

Current students must:

• APPLY��– Submit their��Housing Application��by Feb. 10, 2025
• MATCH��– Begin roommate matching (complete roommate matching prior to your selection day/s)
• SELECT��– Participate in a��selection day process��or be accepted to an LLC or Fraternity/Sorority house.

Current Elon students are encouraged to apply for a Living-Learning Community (LLC) through Feb. 1 on their housing application. LLCs provide the opportunity for students who share similar interests to reside in the same residential area and engage in those interests academically and socially through dedicated programming and events led by a faculty or staff advisor. �þ��� accepted into an LLC will receive priority housing. For more information,��visit our��Living-Learning Communities website.

Residence Life encourages students to��ask questions��and��contact Residence Life staff with any concerns. There is a recorded information session available as well as several upcoming Q&A sessions students/families can attend.

EcoVillage LLC Presentation

Participants learned about the EcoVillage LLC at Loy Farm proposal process and how the LLC integrates with the existing farm and academic initiatives on site.��Participants also gained insights on how to potentially kickstart a conversation on tiny house partnerships at their institution.

AI Best Practices in Residence Life

Participants got hands-on with Chat GPT and practiced using it for a few residence life related practices. They also participated in a group brainstorm on other ways they might use AI in current or future work.

Current students must:

• APPLY – Submit their��Housing Application��by Feb. 10, 2025
• MATCH – Begin roommate matching (complete roommate matching prior to your selection day/s)
• SELECT – Participate in a selection day process or be accepted to an LLC or Fraternity/Sorority house.

Current Elon students are encouraged to apply for a Living-Learning Community (LLC) through Feb. 1 on their housing application. LLCs provide the opportunity for students who share similar interests to reside in the same residential area and engage in those interests academically and socially through dedicated programming and events led by a faculty or staff advisor. �þ��� accepted into an LLC will receive priority housing. For more information, visit our��Living-Learning Communities website.

Residence Life encourages students to��ask questions��and contact Residence Life staff with any concerns. There is a recorded information session available as well as several upcoming Q&A sessions students/families can attend.

Residence Life sent a communication to all students on Dec. 1 regarding the housing selection process, timeline and important dates.���þ��� can check��the housing selection page��to see that communication and to find additional information.

Current students must:

1. Submit their Housing Reservation Fee ($125) by Feb. 10, 2024 (rising Juniors/Seniors only)
2. Submit their by Feb. 10, 2024
3. Begin roommate matching (complete roommate matching prior to your selection day/s)

Applications are open for current Elon students to apply for a living-learning community (LLC) through Feb. 1. LLCs provide the opportunity for students who share similar interests to reside in the same residential area and engage in those interests academically and socially through dedicated programming and events led by a faculty or staff advisor. �þ��� accepted into an LLC will receive priority housing. For more information, visit our Living-Learning Communities website.

Residence Life encourages students to ask questions and contact resident life staff with any concerns. This��recorded information session is available to students and staff have posted information about several upcoming Q&A sessions students can attend.

From Oct. 18 through Oct. 20 a contingent of faculty and staff leaders within the “Living and Learning at Elon” initiative attended the Residential College Symposium at Virginia Tech. From the Residential College Society, “The goal of the Symposium is to provide an opportunity for faculty and student affairs educators to expand their learning network, share knowledge, and build community, as well as disseminate scholarship about the residential college experience.”

�þ��� is one of the founding members of the society and Jennifer Stephens currently serves on the executive leadership team for the society. Attendees included:

• Eleanor Finger, Assistant Vice President for Student Life / Dean of �þ��� Life / Assistant Professor
• Jennifer Stephens, Director of Academic-Residential Partnerships and Assistant Professor of Education
• Kirsten Carrier, Assistant Dean of �þ��� Life/Director of Residence Life
• Sarah Ann Chapman, Associate Director of Residence Life for Residential Education and Community Development
• Nina Namaste, Faculty Director for Colonnades Neighborhood, Professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Cultures
• Sandy Marshall, Faculty Director for Global Neighborhood, Associate Professor of Geography
• Jessica Gisclair, Faculty In Residence for Global Neighborhood, Associate Professor of Strategic Communications
• Mariann King, Community Director for Global Neighborhood
• Jasmine Hill Evans, Community Director for East Neighborhood

Additionally, Jessica Gisclair, Mariann King, Sandy Marshall, and Jennifer Stephens presented their work at the conference in a session titled “Promoting Belonging and Community by Integrating Engaged Learning, Social Connectedness, and Diverse Citizenship.” This presentation discussed building traditions, fostering a sense of residential identity, creating informal spaces of interaction and mentoring, and bridging campus/community connections in residential spaces. Attendees gained practical strategies to incentivize student engagement; strengthen connections between and among students, faculty, and staff; integrate living and learning; and foster a sense of community within and beyond the residential neighborhood.

The group who attended the conference��will be sharing their takeaways with the Living and Learning Community of Practice during an upcoming “Lunch and��Learn.” The community of practice includes partners in Living and Learning such as Linked Course Faculty, LLC Advisors, Live-In Faculty and Staff, Residential �þ��� Leadership Team members, Residential �þ��� Advisory Committee (RCAC) members, and other champions of the residential experience.