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Elon University

Elon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Founded as Elon College in 1889, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001.
== History ==

Elon College was founded by the Christian Connection, which later became a part of the United Church of Christ. The charter for Elon College was issued by the North Carolina legislature in 1889. William S. Long was the first president, and the original student body consisted of 76 students. In 1923, a fire destroyed most of the campus, including school records, classrooms, the library, and the chapel. The Board of Trustees voted to rebuild immediately. Many of the buildings that were erected in the years following the fire still stand and make up the bedrock of Elon's campus.
In the early 1970s, Elon was an undergraduate college serving mainly local residents commuting from family homes,〔George Keller, ''Transforming a College: The Story of a Little Known College's Strategic Climb to National Distinction'', (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004)〕 attracting "regional students of average ability from families of modest means."〔''The Review of Higher Education'', http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/review_of_higher_education/v028/28.4renn.html〕 By the start of the 21st century, however, about 68 percent of Elon's students came from out-of-state and were only accepted if they met high academic standards.〔 Elon is a selective university〔The university is classified as selective by the CIS Higher Education Directory 2010, Council of International Schools, p. 204〕 and, as of 2013, 82% of incoming students were from out of state.〔http://www.elon.edu/docs/e-web/administration/institutional_research/factbooks/FactBookAdm12.pdf〕 Elon's transformation was the subject of an academic study by George Keller of the University of Pennsylvania titled ''Transforming a College: The Story of a Little Known College's Strategic Climb to National Distinction''. The study, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, depicted how Elon successfully transformed itself from an unimpressive college to a selective, nationally recognized university.〔George Keller, ''Transforming a College: The Story of a Little Known College's Strategic Climb to National Distinction'', (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004), 109〕
Elon is no longer directly affiliated with the United Church of Christ, but maintains its historic relationship. Elon's mission statement states that the university "embraces its founders' vision of an academic community that transforms mind, body, and spirit and encourages freedom of thought and liberty of conscience," and emphasizes its commitment to "nurture a rich intellectual community characterized by student engagement with a faculty dedicated to excellent teaching and scholarly accomplishment."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Elon University )
Many prominent figures have visited and spoken at Elon, including U.S. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, former U.S. Secretaries of State General Colin L. Powell and Madeleine Albright, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak,〔"Israeli War Hero Bisits Elon", ''Greensboro News and Record'', January 17, 2002, B2〕 Nobel Peace Prize winners Elie Wiesel and Muhammad Yunus, astronauts John Glenn and Buzz Aldrin and network news anchors Brian Williams〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Distinguished panel confronts national challenges in Convocation for Honors )〕 and Anderson Cooper.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anderson Cooper: 'I believe in facts, not opinion' )
The Elon College Historic District and Johnston Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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