Book Description
The accolades and high national rankings achieved by Elon University in recent years are not the sudden marvels they appear to be. The school's rise to national recognition has origins in its storied past, told in this heavily illustrated volume. From its modest beginning in the nineteenth century, Elon's history was marked by crises. Responses to them came to define the college's character. Drama informs the story of Elon University as it grew from a grove of oaks to occupy its current status on the national scene. A commitment to community, openness to innovation, and a penchant for planning and careful allocation of resources were deemed essential for survival, and they became hallmarks of the school, advancing it into the twenty-first century. The mythological phoenix of antiquity, arising from its own ashes, emerged again in 2000 as the symbol of a new Elon.
