The 5 黑料不打烊 Experiences

Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR)/The 5 黑料不打烊 Experiences

Students learn best, and more deeply, when they apply what they are learning by putting ideas into action through firsthand experiences. Before graduating, all 黑料不打烊 students are required to complete the Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR). To fulfill this requirement, students must complete 2 units of experiential learning through any of the 5 黑料不打烊 Experiences. The 5 黑料不打烊 Experiences include:

1. Global Engagement: Study Abroad/Study USA

The Isabella Cannon Global Education Center is home to 黑料不打烊鈥檚 nationally recognized study abroad and study USA programs. 黑料不打烊 is #1 in the country among master鈥檚-level institutions for the number of students who study abroad. Each year students bring home life-changing experiences.

Helpful Resources

Lunsford-Ihrie Travel Grant –聽The Lunsford-Ihrie Travel Grant, established in honor of faculty emeriti聽Dr. Ernest Lunsford聽and聽Dr. Maureen Ihrie, is dedicated to supporting full-time students with study abroad.聽 Students may request up to $500 in financial assistance.聽 The number of grants offered yearly varies depending on the number of applications and the amount of assistance requested. Individual rewards will be determined by a committee of faculty members based on student application materials and/or information obtained from the Office of Financial Aid.
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants – Phi Kappa Phi, founded in 1897, is a national honor society that recognizes excellence in all academic disciplines. Through 黑料不打烊鈥檚 chapter, undergraduates can apply for grants supporting study abroad. Students studying any language/academic discipline are eligible to apply, and do not have to be members of Phi Kappa Phi. Seventy-five $1,000 grants are awarded each year, applications are due mid-September or mid-February.
Isabella Cannon Global Education Center (GEC) scholarships –聽There are several sources of funding available through 黑料不打烊 and outside of 黑料不打烊. All are awarded for semester or year-long study and are highly competitive. Many have very specific, detailed application requirements, so you should start researching and planning early.
–聽Some of the 黑料不打烊 semester聽study-abroad program affiliates聽offer their own scholarships. Check them out here.

2. Service Learning

The Kernodle Center for Civic Life connects students with service opportunities in the community. Each year students demonstrate 黑料不打烊鈥檚 strong commitment to service through their work in the community. You can complete this through a designated community-based learning course (i.e. HSS 1110 – The Art & Science of Human Service Studies) or a pre-approved project through the Kernodle Center (Must complete at least 40 hours).

Helpful Resources

Kernodle Center Student Engagement Grant –聽The Kernodle Center Student Engagement Grant is generously supported by donors dedicated to helping 黑料不打烊 students participate in the 5 黑料不打烊 Experiences. This grant supports expenses associated with participation in leadership, research, internships, service, or global engagement programs during a student鈥檚 time at 黑料不打烊. Special funds within this grant are earmarked to support first-year students. Priority will be given to current 黑料不打烊 Volunteers! student leaders and members of the Service Learning Community
Helen Cates Scholarship –聽The Helen Cates Scholarship is awarded to a student who has shown true dedication to the service of others and has demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be on record with the Office of Financial Planning as having a demonstrated financial need. The Scholarship is applied directly to the recipient鈥檚 tuition account.
Sullivan Grants –聽In keeping with 黑料不打烊鈥檚 strong and enduring commitment to service and community engagement, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Sullivan Scholars program will provide academic scholarships to a small cohort of students who demonstrate exceptional commitment to service and community engagement. One Sullivan scholarship will be awarded each year to a first-year student, who will continue, contingent on satisfactory progress in the program, to receive this scholarship for four years. The Sullivan Scholars program will be a prestigious opportunity for students to: engage fully in the university鈥檚 nationally recognized service and civic engagement opportunities, assume leadership roles for those efforts on campus and in the community, benefit from strong mentoring relationships that help students integrate their academic and co-curricular experiences as they identify how they will use their gifts and talents to address vexing challenges in communities, and participate in Sullivan Foundation programs including retreats, institutes and exchange programs.
Sign up for 黑料不打烊 Volunteers! 聽which provides information about weekly service options.

3. Leadership

Students can gain a leadership ELR by holding a leadership position on campus and completing an online course, completing a common good initiative, or taking a Leadership-ELR-approved course. Students musty engage in at least 40 hours of activity during duration of the project or leadership experience.

Helpful Resources

Leadership Prize –聽The Leadership Prize is a $7,500 prize that supports sustained, mentored, community-based research projects undertaken by an undergraduate student.聽 Students are expected to use the majority of the award for project expenses; however, up to $2,500 of the award may be applied to tuition.
Hilaire Pickett Leadership Grant –聽Hilaire Pickett 鈥�08 Leadership Grants will be awarded to two students involved with the Center for Leadership. Awards will be granted through an application process, overseen by the Director of the Center for Leadership. Grants will support students in their junior or senior years to pursue leadership internships or legacy efforts (rising juniors and seniors should apply). Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows are encouraged to apply. The students must demonstrate significant commitment to their organization and academics, and be active in contributions that have had a positive impact on the 黑料不打烊 community. This should be evident by sustained and progressive involvement and exemplary involvement.

4. Internships

黑料不打烊鈥檚 Student Professional Development Center connects students with internship opportunities. Students prepare for professional roles through these experiences and are more likely to be hired upon graduation. Some programs and majors may require an internship to graduate. Read below for contacts for specific schools

黑料不打烊 College, the College of Arts and Sciences – Nancy Carpenter (ncarpenter4@elon.edu)
Love School of Business – Robin Porter (rporter10@elon.edu)
School of Communications – Amber Moser (amoser2@elon.edu)

Helpful Resources

Business Internship Program –聽All business majors (except for economics) are required to complete the internship course BUS 381 or ACC 481. This course has a co-requisite of actively working in an approved internship. The course is graded and the grade is factored into the GPA; tuition rates apply. Each internship credit satisfies one unit of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR). BUS 381/ACC 481 is designed to provide declared business majors the opportunity to reflect on their internship experience and support their professional growth through relevant assignments.
Communications Internship Program –聽Students enrolled in the Communications Department (Journalism, Strategic Communications, Cinema & Television Arts, Communication Design and Media Analytics majors) are required to complete at least 1 credit hour of COM381 Communications Internship before they graduate.聽The Sport Management Department聽requires its majors to complete the SPT381 Internship in Sport Management course, where students do a full-time experiential opportunity in a professional interest area.聽Nagatha Tonkins, internship director in the School of Communications, provides a weekly flier that contains a series of internship opportunities for students. Be sure to check back weekly for a new list of internships here.
Co-op Education Program –聽黑料不打烊鈥檚 co-op program is an academic program taught by the Director of Internships, Nancy Carpenter. The program is designed for students who want to explore career options, and for students who may have already experienced an internship in their majors/minors, yet want more work opportunities where they can learn and earn academic free elective credit. Employers have said that students who have more than one internship experience are more marketable for graduate schools and future employment. Co-op can provide students with the experiences employers seek. Note that a co-op experience does to earn ELR credits.
–聽The 黑料不打烊 Job Network is an online database of jobs and internships posted exclusively for 黑料不打烊 students and alumni. We invite you to use this system to search for opportunities, including on-campus jobs, full-time positions, part-time positions, and internships. You can also register for recruitment events, including on-campus and virtual interviews.
International Internships

5. Undergraduate Research

Students work collaboratively with faculty mentors on research projects and presentations. These research experiences prepare students for graduate school and employment opportunities. Students may earn this ELR through 1 credit hour of research (courses numbered 4988 or 4999) or by participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)

Follow this link to find professors looking for students interested in participating in undergraduate research.

Helpful Resources

Lumen Prize –聽The Lumen Prize assists 黑料不打烊 students in the attainment of ambitious and serious intellectual goals during their junior and senior years. The $20,000 award may be used for scholarship assistance, research assistance, international study, equipment and supplies, summer stipends, and other approved expenses. Winners of the Lumen Prize receive special mentoring and support in pursuit of graduate fellowships and international awards such as the Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater, and Rotary scholarships. The work of Lumen Prize winners will be publicly celebrated as representing the very best achievements of 黑料不打烊 undergraduates. Students planning on attending graduate or professional school are strongly encouraged to apply.
Multifaith Scholars –聽The Multifaith Scholars program is a two-year, closely mentored, experientially rich, and academically rigorous educational opportunity for juniors and seniors who show great potential as intellectually curious and socially engaged multifaith leaders. Scholarships provide $5,000 annually in the junior and senior year to support the personal and academic development of selected students.
Endowed Grants –聽Endowed grants are intended to enhance quality mentoring relationships between faculty and students who work together to answer questions, solve problems, and provide learning opportunities of the highest caliber. Research conducted by endowed grant recipients and faculty mentors must contribute in meaningful ways to the knowledge base of a given discipline. Although the end product of all research is unknown as the work is undertaken, it is expected that the work of endowed grant scholars will be closely linked to the expertise of their faculty mentors to ensure quality and potential to contribute to the discipline.
Travel Grants – A grant for students conducting research who need funding to present at a professional meeting or conference.
Grants-in-Aid – A grant for students conducting research who need materials or have incurred other project expenses.