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The final Friday of classes this spring features an opportunity for members of the campus community to enjoy strawberry shortcake, ice cream and other light refreshments at the Elon Community Garden.

Cummings High School senior Jessica Canar-Quito will attend Guilford College in North Carolina with assistance from a program initially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The associate professor of education and longtime Elon Academy instructor formally takes over this summer for founding director Deborah Long, who is now serving as interim dean of ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ’s School of Education.

Jenni Johnson, Darris Means and Kimberly Pyne presented at the annual conference of the American College Personnel Association held in Indianapolis.

Darris Means, Elon Academy Associate Director, has been named the first place winner for the Dissertation Award by the American Association for Blacks in Higher Education.

A $1,000 check was presented Dec. 3, 2013, to leaders of ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ's college access and success program.

The associate director of the Elon Academy co-authored an article in the Journal of African American Males in Education.

Darris Means, associate director for the Elon Academy, co-authored an article in the Journal of African American Males in Education.

The facility brought together dozens of Elon students, faculty and staff for its opening—something it aims to do routinely to foster community.