Thursday, Oct. 23, students are welcome to participate in a Halloween Costume Swap Shop and S’mores event at the Colonnades fire pit from 7:30-9 p.m.

Global Fall Festival

The annual Global Fall Festival is on Friday, Oct. 24 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Global quad. Stop by for fall crafts, food, music, Pelican’s and prizes at this great celebration of community.

Outdoor Movie Night

Monday, Oct, 27, East Neighborhood is hosting an Outdoor Movie Night – bring your blanket and friends and come enjoy snacks and a show from 7-9pm on the East quad lawn.

Pumpkin Carving & Painting

On Oct. 28 from 4-5:30 p.m. there will be pumpkin carving/painting in the Colonnades Neighborhood Tea Room.

Spooky Open Mic Night

Also on Oct. 28, Historic Neighborhood will host their annual Spooky Open Mic Night at 8 p.m. on the Mooney lawn.

Trick or Treat on Greek Street

Loy Center Neighborhood is hosting their annual Trick or Treat on Greek Street Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. Elon faculty and staff are invited to bring their children to Loy Center Neighborhood to trick or treat and enjoy Halloween activities sponsored by Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Some Station at Mill Point residents might receive a spooky sweet treat from staff reverse trick or treating (distributing goodies) on Oct. 29 – be sure to answer the door! The Crest Great Pumpkin carving will be on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 7-9pm in the Crest Clubhouse.

Residents in Oaks and Park Place can participate in a spooky scavenger hunt all day on Thursday, Oct. 30 for the chance to win fantastic prizes.

Halloween Fall Fest

On Oct. 31, Danieley Center Neighborhood will host a Halloween Fall Fest from 5- 8 p.m. All students are welcome to come enjoy free food truck treats, caramel apples, spooky activities, photo booth, potion making and more!

Exceptional student employees and staff members were recognized during the annual residence life awards on Wednesday, May 3.

The evening included opening remarks from President Connie Ledoux Book and Vice President of Student Life Jon Dooley.

Student Staff Member of the Year (by neighborhood)

Student Staff Member of the Year is awarded to at least one staff member from each residential neighborhood who has demonstrated excellent teamwork, dedication and positivity in their role.

Student Staff Member of the Year Recipients

• Colonnades – Jasper Serenity Myers
• Danieley – Angel Gutierrez
• East – Lucia Gasalla Plaza
• Global – Bethany Griffin
• Historic – Larissa Moelber and James Seagriff
• Loy – Wise Halverson
• Oaks & Park Place – Ariana Wilson
• Station at Mill Point & Crest – Megan Curling

NRHH Rising Diamond Award

This award recognizes a Residence Life staff member who shows us that leadership inside and outside the department is crucial to continued growth in the ľĂľĂČČ experience. The recipient of this award has demonstrated that their skill set learned here at ľĂľĂČČ has positively impacted their community and will continue to impact whatever community joined after positively. The official symbol of NRHH is a diamond –the world’s most precious gem- to signify the value and beauty one finds in their experiences.

• Delyla Makki

Student Leadership and Community Development Award

This award highlights a student staff member who demonstrated extraordinary leadership in their role and promoted community development by challenging and caring for residents through their Elon experiences.

• Cole Meixsell

Student Employee Excellence Award

This award highlights an hourly student employee who has displayed extraordinary dedication, leadership and service to their neighborhood and/or the Office of Residence Life. They consistently positively impact their neighborhood/office staff and community by going above and beyond what is asked in completing their work responsibilities.

• Carson Pridgen

Julie Justice Faculty Engagement Award

In memoriam of Julie Justice’s depth of service and engagement with her residents during her time as a faculty-in-residence in the Oaks neighborhood, this award is meant to honor a faculty member who has contributed to enhancing the residential campus initiative by engaging with students within the residential community, and broadly developing connections within the neighborhood to enhance the student residential experience.

• Sandy Marshall

Program of the Year

This award highlights a neighborhood program, event, or series that promotes active engagement of residents with faculty and staff over a topic that promotes the intellectual theme of the neighborhood.

• Neighborhood: Danieley
• Program Name: BJs in PJs

Program Assistant of the Year

This award honors a program assistant in Residence Life who utilizes exceptional organization, interpersonal, and customer service skills.

• Mary Harding

Professional Staff Member of the Year (by position)

This award recognizes a professional staff member of the Residence Life team who has demonstrated mentorship, community building and professionalism throughout the 2022-2023 academic year.

• Community Director – Tanner Gill

Community Partnership Award

The Community Partnership Award is presented to an individual who has continuously partnered and supported throughout the school year with ľĂľĂČČ Safety and Police.

• Mariann King
• Antonella Tommasi

The events will take place throughout Halloween weekend in the Colonnades, East, Station at Mill Point and Loy Neighborhoods.

East Trick-or-Treat

Join the East Neighborhood for the East Trick-or-Treat on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. The event is open to the community, and Elon faculty and staff’s families. For more information, contact Xavier Bryant, community director, at xbryant@elon.edu.

Trick-or-Treat on Greek Street

The Loy Neighborhood will host its annual Trick or Treat on Greek Street on Sunday, October 30 from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Rebecca Wiles, graduate apprentice, at rwiles4@elon.edu.

Mill Point Trick-or-Treat

Station at Mill Point welcomes Elon faculty, staff, and the local community for its Trick-or-Treat event on Monday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. Children can go door-to-door to Mill Point residents to receive Halloween treats. Mill Point will provide a map to ensure that kids can freely travel safely throughout the neighborhood to receive goodies. Families will also be able to enjoy games near the Mill Point depot. For more information, contact Casey Enright, community director, at cenright3@elon.edu.

Trick-or-Treat so Others May Eat

The Colonnades neighborhood invites the Elon community to join them for a carnival-style celebration on Monday, Oct. 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. Come out to the Colonnade quad for games and free snacks. The neighborhood asks that all attendees donate at least one non-perishable food item. Donations will go toward families in need for the upcoming holiday season. The Colonnades accept donations from those who cannot attend the event at Colonnades-C, Kivett Hall Office 101. For more information contact Anthony Powe, community director, at apowe@elon.edu.

Carrier joins Elon to help lead the efforts to enhance living and learning at Elon, a signature experience at the university and an important priority in the new Boldly Elon strategic plan.

Carrier has worked at Pitzer College, a residential liberal arts college that is part of the Claremont Colleges Consortium, in a variety of residence life positions since 2014.  Previously she worked at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and started her career at Pitzer.  Originally from Wisconsin, Carrier earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and her master’s degree in higher education and student affairs at Indiana University.

In her leadership roles, Carrier ran a 3-year effort to develop and implement a co-curriculum that brings class-based structure to student learning outside of the classroom, aligning residence life and university priorities. She led a Racial Justice Policies departmental group in creating a new Bias Education and Community Response Team to address bias and hate incidents on Pitzer’s campus, and worked on shared governance structures to better support staff in the community. Carrier helped six affinity groups secure residential space for gathering and growing a sense of belonging on the residential campus.

Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Dean of ľĂľĂČČ Life Eleanor Finger said Carrier is “student-centered, able to build cohesive, relationally-focused teams, and someone who values strong campus partnerships to get important work done.”

In her leadership role at Elon, Carrier will connect the residential campus experience to university and community priorities, continue to strengthen faculty engagement with out-of-class student experiences, and will help all students, in their diverse identities, feel at home, empowered, and supported while living on campus. Carrier will provide key strategic leadership for implementing a new 10-year plan to advance living and learning as it aligns with Boldly Elon goals for building a healthier and more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community in a vibrant residential campus environment.

“I’m thrilled to join the Elon community to create supportive and impactful residential experiences for all students,” Carrier said. “After working at a small residential college in California for 10 years, my family and I will be relocating this summer to bring my passion for residence life and student affairs to a new campus on a new coast.”

Carrier was selected for the role following the departure of MarQuita Barker, who departed Elon to become the vice president for student development at Knox College.

All participants were offered a free coffee-side drink before showcasing their knowledge across a variety of topics. Two teams of students finished first place and won $200 in Visa gift cards. One team comprised Abbi Decker, Jessica Flacksenburg and Seth McKee. The other co-winners were Megan Noor, Kaitlynn Dixon and Mackenzie Martinez.

Finishing second were Annie Lemasters, Jayne Bennett, Emma Siritzky and Jacob Hayward, who won $100 in Visa gift cards. Third-place finishers Emily May, Shannon Rogers and Megan Casner took home Oak House-branded mugs.

“This is the fourth consecutive year we’ve offered a Winter Term-themed trivia event,” said Colin Donohue, the faculty director of the Oaks and the School of Communications director of student engagement and alumni relations. “We think it’s a fun way to reinforce the central thrust of Elon’s Winter Term. The questions help us understand how those themes are central to our lives.”

Teams of four will answer questions about each of the four Winter Term themes — health, intercultural engagement, media and politics.

Prizes in the form of Visa gift cards and Oak House branded glasses or coffee cups will be awarded to the top three teams. Every trivia participant will also be offered a free drink on the coffee side of the Oak House.

The Station at Mill Point welcomes all alumni back to campus and invites former residents to join us for an open house reception in the Club House. Grab some food, mingle with current Mill Point residents and even take a tour of the facilities if you’d like! This event is sponsored by the Student Alumni House.