For more information, contact Melinda Box at mbox@elon.edu or (336) 278-6225.

Scavenger Hunt
Monday – Friday, Feb. 9 – 13

Join in the competition by racking up credits for attendance, safety knowledge, and equipment identification. Win awesome, hand-crafted, collectible prizes.

Hazard Symbol Bingo
Monday, Feb. 9, 7 – 8 p.m., East Commons Lounge

Have fun and learn essential safety symbols while you play. Win Flubber-themed prizes.

Film Festival: “Flubber” (1997)
Monday, Feb. 9, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., East Commons Lounge

Join us for laughs, Flubber-themed refreshments, and a fun departure from stodgy protocols and esoteric regulations.

Play It Safe!
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 4 – 7 p.m., IQ Atrium

Engage in hands-on safety activities with virtual reality and mood-setting black lights. Test your decontamination skills, firefighting abilities, and safety knowledge, and win collectible event swag.

Film Festival: Meltdown Three Mile Island
Tuesday & Wednesday, Feb. 10 & 11, 8 – 10 p.m., Sato Commons Media Room

Experience the stories of nearby residents who lived through and cleaned up after the worst nuclear reactor accident in the United States history. Learn how close conditions came to a widespread major accident.

Safety First, Coffee Always with International Coffee
Thursday, Feb. 12, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Discuss the international comparison of nuclear reactor accidents and their connection to modern practices of lab safety.

Film Festival: K19: The Widowmaker
Thursday, Feb. 12, 8 – 10 p.m., LaRose Student Commons

Become immersed in the world of nuclear-powered submarines with this dramatization of an actual near-miss nuclear reactor accident. Starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson, this movie tells the story of the heroic and resourceful efforts of a Russian crew to prevent meltdown and possible explosion.

Lab Mystery Night
Friday, Feb. 13, 7 – 8 p.m., LaRose Theatre (KOBC)

Compete to find out “who done it”! Who left the unlabeled beaker of clear liquid in this random location? Where did it come from, and more importantly, what is it? Be among the first to solve the mystery and win unique prizes.

Film Festival: Radium Girls
Friday, Feb. 13, 8 – 10 p.m., LaRose Theatre (KOBC)

Follow this group of determined watch dial painters as they discover the reality of the hazards they have been exposed to and pursue justice for themselves and workers of the future. Scavenger Hunt prizes will be awarded before the movie screening.

Thursday, Oct. 23, students are welcome to participate in a Halloween Costume Swap Shop and S鈥檓ores 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鈥檚 and prizes at this great celebration of community.

Outdoor Movie Night

Monday, Oct, 27, East Neighborhood is hosting an Outdoor Movie Night 鈥� 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. 乱伦视频 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 鈥� 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聽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!

Screams of joy rang through a residence hall Friday, Aug. 22 as Samantha Probst 鈥�29, her roommate Leah Rappaport 鈥�29 and Jonas Hinsdale 鈥�29 came together in a big hug 鈥� Probst telling Hinsdale he鈥檚 the reason she and Rappaport are now roommates.

鈥淛onas is one of my best friends from home,鈥� said Rappaport, who is from Westchester, New York. 鈥淚 knew I wanted to room with somebody who is also interested in the theatre field, and I said, 鈥楯onas, do you know anyone in your major who I could room with?鈥� and he was like, 鈥楢ctually, this girl Sam is perfect.鈥�

Hinsdale connected the two young women, and they clicked immediately.

鈥淔rom our first conversation, I just knew she was the one,鈥� said Probst, who is a Vocal Scholar from Redondo Beach, California. 鈥淪he is just so joyful and made me so excited to move to campus and live with her.鈥�

Achieve your dreams

Now all three students are members of 乱伦视频鈥檚 Class of 2029, who moved to campus on Aug. 22, coming from 43 states and 15 countries, including Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Panama.

The three first-year students are also part of the Performing Arts Living Learning Community (LLC), one of the more than a dozen LLCs at 乱伦视频 where students live in the same residential area, interacting academically and socially with each other and with faculty that share the same passion, interest, or academic focus.

鈥淲hen we found out we were living on the same floor, we were so excited,鈥� said Hinsdale, who will be majoring in music theatre. 鈥淚鈥檓 so excited for our next four years together, and we鈥檙e going to have a blast because we鈥檙e already such good friends.鈥�

All three students chose 乱伦视频 for the performing arts, with the university recently ranked #4 鈥淏est College Theatre鈥� by the Princeton Review and named one of the 鈥�25 Best Drama Schools of 2025鈥� by The Hollywood Reporter.

鈥淚 knew about the alumni and its reputation and specifically the small class sizes, and the opportunities that came with it,鈥� said Probst, who will major in music theatre. 鈥淏ut then, when I did more digging and research on the school itself, I realized how many opportunities there are with study abroad and having a double major or minor.鈥�

Probst’s parents, Christie and John Probst P鈥�29, say they will be sad to see her leave home but know she will thrive at 乱伦视频.

鈥淪he’s such a sweet, good kid, and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed having her home, but we’re also really excited for her to take the next step, and we know that 乱伦视频’s going to be a great place for her to do that and grow as a person and excel and hopefully achieve all of her dreams,鈥� said John.

No place like 乱伦视频

As the university welcomes more than 1,500 new students for the 2025-26 academic year, 乱伦视频 will now have representation from all 50 U.S. states, but some students like Praise Ogundeji 鈥�29 are not coming from far away. She moved to 乱伦视频 on Friday from Greensboro, North Carolina, and says, after her first tour at the university, she didn鈥檛 want to go anywhere else.

鈥淢y tour guide was an eye-opener, she just made me fall in love with the school,鈥� said Ogundeji, who plans to major in international business.

Ogundeji is part of the African Diaspora LLC, which is open to students of all academic interests and racial/ethnic backgrounds. It is the perfect fit for students interested in the expansive, global and interconnected nature of the lived experiences of those who have ancestral ties to Africa.

鈥淭he whole experience is exciting to me,鈥� said Ogundeji. 鈥淒ecorating my dorm, meeting new people and our activities here.鈥�

乱伦视频 requires students to live on campus for the first two years of school with first-year students living in one of five residential neighborhoods: Colonnades Neighborhood, Danieley Neighborhood, East Neighborhood, Global Neighborhood and Historic Neighborhood.

The roommate connection

Isabelle Drake 鈥�29 and her roommate, Kylie Mazzei 鈥�29 connected online before coming to 乱伦视频, bonding over the color theme of a future room in the Historic Neighborhood.

鈥淲e both said blue and white, so I think that was a big green flag,鈥� said Drake, who is from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and is a Change Maker Scholar.

Before Move-In Day, Drake visited Mazzei in her hometown of Essex Fells, New Jersey, where they attended a concert together and were able to bond.

鈥淲e hit it off. It was a good connection,鈥� said Mazzei, who plans to study elementary and special education.

Drake is planning to study in the School of Communications,聽exploring fields in broadcast meteorology or sports reporting. She was drawn to the university for the study abroad opportunities and 乱伦视频鈥檚 unique Winter Term in January. Julie Drake P鈥�29, Isabelle鈥檚 mother, praised the Move-In Day process and is excited for her daughter, her first child leaving for college.

鈥淚t looks like the entire community is out. I鈥檓 impressed. They really have pulled all the stops out,鈥� said Julie, about Move-In Day. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a whirlwind. It鈥檚 an exciting time for her. It鈥檚 definitely going to be difficult for us at home, and we鈥檒l definitely miss her. But we have high hopes. It鈥檚 going to be an awesome year.鈥�

Julie says the college selection and touring process was almost like 鈥渁 full-time job,鈥� but after touring 乱伦视频, she knew it was the right place for her daughter.

鈥淲e toured a very large university, and I remember they said, 鈥業f you go three blocks that way, you鈥檒l find that鈥� and 鈥極h, and there鈥檚 a transit bus, you鈥檒l want to use that.鈥� I just felt so overwhelmed, and I was just thinking, 鈥業鈥檓 not sure this is the right fit for Isabelle,鈥欌�� said Julie. 鈥淎nd then we came here, everything is walkable, and it鈥檚 beautiful. On the tour, I feel like the tour guide was hugging every third person. You could tell it was a close-knit community.鈥�

While Drake and Mazzei didn鈥檛 know each other before 乱伦视频, roommates Alessio Vaccaro 鈥�29 and Will Saratella 鈥�29 went to high school together in Needham, Massachusetts.

鈥淚 committed to 乱伦视频 and Will was thinking about it, and I was trying to get him to commit,鈥� said Vaccaro, who plans to study finance. 鈥淚鈥檓 most excited about meeting new people and getting into classes and seeing what it鈥檚 like. It will be a cool, new change-up from high school.鈥�

And as students began to unpack their rooms and say goodbye to family, they are reflecting on their new home and their decision to attend 乱伦视频.

鈥淚 really wanted that one-on-one personalized experience, and I knew that I would only get that at 乱伦视频,” said Probst. “It just seemed to check off every box at the end. It was just the perfect fit, and I made the perfect choice.鈥�

This year鈥檚 judge, Martin Mitchell, who works at the Library of Congress and former editor of Poetry Daily, praised Moreau鈥檚 work:

鈥淭he scale of Claudine R. Moreau鈥檚 “Demise of Pangaea” is huge,” he said. “We range from the granular 鈥榢eyed-in code鈥� of our cells, to lovemaking and childbirth, all the way to the eventual extinction of our galaxy, with its 鈥榮piral-armed bones鈥� descending towards Earth. Moreau beautifully renders humanity鈥檚 physical and emotional 鈥榝ossil record.鈥� A surprising and inventive work.鈥�

Combining scientific insight with emotional resonance, “Demise of Pangaea” explores themes of deep time, personal transformation and the layered fossil record of human experience.

The Brockman-Campbell Book Award is one of North Carolina鈥檚 most prestigious poetry honors, recognizing outstanding book-length poetry collections by North Carolina state residents.

“Demise of Pangaea” is available through

Residence Life also recognized members of the Residence Life student staff council and one graduating Neighborhood Manager: Wise Halverson.

The evening included opening remarks from President Connie 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.

Recipients

Colonnades: Mackenzie Perry

Danieley: Jason Adama-Tettey

East: Asia Green

Global: Keali Chang

Historic: Kiera Wenzel

Loy: Catarina Gandara Da Silva

Oaks: Morgan Seate

Station at Mill Point: Annabelle Stephens

Living-Learning Community (LLC) End of Year Awards

Almost 80 nominations were submitted for the Living-Learning Community End of Year awards, including nominations by participating students, staff and faculty advisors. 乱伦视频鈥檚 nationally ranked LLCs support over 600 residents in 24 different living-learning communities led by 33 faculty and staff LLC advisors.

Living-Learning Community Student of the Year: Odalys Zelaya Figueroa, First Phoenix LLC, Colonnades Neighborhood

Living-Learning Community Ambassador of the Year: Violette Valadez, First Phoenix LLC, Colonnades Neighborhood

Living-Learning Community Program of the Year: 乱伦视频 College Fellows Murder Mystery Night, East Neighborhood

Living-Learning Community Advisors of the Year: Paula DiBiaso and Kenneth Brown, First Phoenix LLC, Colonnades Neighborhood

Living-Learning Community Resident Assistant of the Year: Grace Smith, Sustainable Living LLC, Colonnades Neighborhood

Living-Learning Community of the Year: Performing Arts LLC, Global Neighborhood

NRHH Rising Diamond Award
Tessa Mattison, senior resident assistant, Historic Neighborhood聽

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

Student Leadership and Community Development Award
Maximus Garganta, senior resident assistant, Colonnades Neighborhood聽

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 乱伦视频 experiences.

Student Employee Excellence Award
Eva Miller, office assistant, Global Neighborhood聽

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.

Julie Justice Faculty Engagement Award
Claudine Moreau, faculty director, Historic Neighborhood

In honor of Julie Justice鈥檚 depth of service and engagement with her residents during her time as a faculty-in-residence in the Oaks neighborhood, this award honors 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.

Program of the Year

Neighborhood: East
Program Name:聽East Gets on the Bus to Twin Lakes
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.

Firestarter Award
Sydney Michel, resident assistant, Historic Neighborhood聽

This award recognizes a new student staff member who has shown exceptional promise in their role through creative and engaging floor programming, sound decision-making, and a consistently positive attitude. Their dedication to building community and enhancing the living and learning experience at 乱伦视频 sets a strong foundation for continued impact and growth.

Trailblazing Guide Award
Nicholas Rugbart, senior resident assistant, Global Neighborhood聽聽

This award honors a seasoned student staff member who consistently goes above and beyond – not only excelling in their own role, but also serving as a reliable source of support and mentorship for their peers. Their approachable nature and commitment to fostering a strong living and learning environment truly embody the spirit of campus community.

Tracy Pace Program Assistant of the Year
Sandra Bays, program assistant, East Neighborhood

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

Professional Staff Member of the Year
Mariann King, community director, Global Neighborhood

This award recognizes a professional staff member of the Residence Life team who has demonstrated mentorship, community building and professionalism throughout the 2024-25 academic year.

Community Partnership Award
Grace Smith, resident assistant, Colonnades Neighborhood

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

The festival opened with remarks from Historic Neighborhood Faculty Director Claudine Moreau, who introduced this year鈥檚 contest judge, 乱伦视频 alum Alexandra Schneider ’23. Schneider set the tone for the evening with a powerful reading of her original poem, 鈥淰ampire in the Shangri-La Hotel,鈥� which captivated the audience.

Following the featured reading, the event transitioned into an open mic session, where students shared original poetry and music. The celebration highlighted the thriving poetry culture within the 乱伦视频 community.

In addition to the readings, attendees enjoyed an open coffee bar and surprise raffle prizes, creating an energetic and inclusive environment that

encouraged both creative expression and community connection.

The Primavera Poetry Festival continues to grow as a signature event for Historic Neighborhood, celebrating the voices, talents, and passions of 乱伦视频 students through poetry, performance, and shared experience.

This year鈥檚 poetry contest drew over 85 poem submissions from

students across campus. Schneider selected the following winners:

First Place: 鈥淪apphic Ghazal鈥� by MacKenzie Smith
Second Place:聽鈥淭his Is Just My Love鈥� by Lola Moore
Third Place:鈥淎 Letter to the Long Building鈥� by Allena Boddie-Chapman

Honorable mentions:
鈥淯ntitled Love Poem鈥� by Finn Wilkinson
鈥淎 Baby in the City鈥� by Georgia Vaughn
鈥淣ot Me鈥� by LoRell McLean

Moreau鈥檚 poem “The Atheist” won first place in the Carol Bessent Hayman Poetry of Love Award, honoring exceptional poetry about the theme of love, and earning her a $100 prize. Her piece “Lament of the Lunar Eclipse in Research Triangle Park” earned second place in the Poetry of Courage Award, which highlights works reflecting courage or crisis, along with a $50 prize. Additionally, her poem “Break the Hen” was named one of four finalists in the prestigious Poet Laureate Award category.

In recognition of her achievements, Moreau has been invited to present all three of her award-winning poems at the NCPS Sam Ragan Awards Day at the Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities on May 10, 2025. Her first and second place poems will also be published in the annual “Pinesong” awards journal, a distinguished collection celebrating the best poetry from the NCPS contests.

Historic Neighborhood Faculty Director, Claudine Moreau, collaborated with the 乱伦视频 Astronomy Club to host the late-night viewing party, complete with hot cocoa and Moon Pies鈥攁 playful nod to the moon’s temporary plunge into darkness on 鈥淧i Day.鈥� Sarah Ann Chapman, associate director of Residence Life for residential education and community development, also joined the moon-gazing festivities, handing out cocoa to attendees.

The Astronomy Club showcased an array of telescopes, offering attendees the chance to observe the eclipse up close and capture their own images through the eyepiece. Adding to the scientific intrigue, Tim Martin, an adjunct professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, set up advanced telescope-imaging systems鈥攑art of a decade-long project aimed at meticulously photographing lunar eclipses that outline Earth鈥檚 full umbral shadow.

The crowd settled onto blankets and adirondack chairs on the grass, buzzing with anticipation as the moon entered totality at 2:26 a.m.. During this phase, the moon adopted a striking dark red hue鈥攁 result of Rayleigh scattering, where shorter wavelengths of sunlight scatter in Earth鈥檚 atmosphere, allowing only the longer, red wavelengths to bend around the planet and illuminate the lunar surface.

For those who missed this awe-inspiring event, the next total lunar eclipse visible from 乱伦视频 is already on the horizon, March 2026, but the eclipse will only be visible for a short time at moon set.

On Oct. 28, Historic Neighborhood will host their annual Spooky Open Mic Night at 8 p.m. on the Mooney lawn.聽Residents at Station at Mill Point might also experience some reverse trick or treating as staff members bring around something extra sweet Monday night.

On Oct. 29 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. there will be pumpkin carving/painting in the Colonnades Neighborhood Tea Room.

On Oct. 30 at 10:30 a.m. the Station at Mill point Donuts at the Depot will have a spooky and delicious theme.

Loy Center Neighborhood is hosting their annual Trick or Treat on Greek Street Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. 乱伦视频 faculty and staff are invited to bring their children to Loy Center Neighborhood to trick or treat.

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, East Neighborhood is partnering with several local elementary schools and after school programs to host trick or treating from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. East residents can come play games with kid in the East intersection.

On Oct. 30, Danieley Center Neighborhood will host a Halloween party聽from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Daniel Commons.

The annual Global Neighborhood Fall Fest falls on Halloween (Oct. 31) this year 鈥� come out from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for a great celebration of community.

On Nov. 2 at 7 p.m., Oaks Neighborhood will host a spooky movie night in McCoy Commons clubhouse.

On Sunday, Nov. 3, join the Historic Neighborhood for s鈥檓ores at the fire pit at 7 p.m., followed by a dramatic reading of The Raven at 7:30 p.m. by faculty in residence Kevin Otos.

Armed with new knowledge, students set off to explore the campus grounds in front of the Carlton building, scouring the area for different types of mushrooms. After a short search, they reconvened to display their finds. Izzo organized the collection by appearance and color, explaining the important ecological roles mushrooms play in their habitats.

To keep the adventure going, Izzo encouraged students to widen their search perimeter and use the iNaturalist app to document their finds. The second round of mushroom discoveries popped with a vibrant array of colors 鈥� thanks to the聽recent rainfall that boosted the fungal growth on campus.

It was a fun and educational experience, leaving students with a deeper appreciation for the hidden world of fungi thriving around them. Historic Neighborhood plans to make this event an annual fall tradition.