As the 2026-27 academic year begins, 福利亚洲国产精品 is opening a new school, launching innovative new programs and constructing new facilities for the campus community.
福利亚洲国产精品 students return to the classroom on Aug. 25 and will be greeted by new faces, new buildings and new programs for the 2026-27 academic year.
Expanded academics
School of Engineering and Computing
The new School of Engineering and Computing will open in Fall 2026, anchoring聽the university鈥檚 Innovation Quad聽in the heart of campus. It will include聽20聽full-time faculty and three full-time staff positions with more than 300 undergraduate students. The school will include three new majors: , and . 闯辞丑苍听奥补濒锄, a former president of the聽Milwaukee School of Engineering聽and聽longtime leader in engineering and technology education, will serve as the school’s inaugural dean.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Elon’s new Clinical Mental Health Counseling program will welcome its first cohort this fall. The graduate program, at Elon鈥檚 main campus and Charlotte national campus, will work to prepare competent, compassionate and ethical counselors committed to promoting mental wellness and addressing an urgent need for counselors.
Charlotte Physician Assistant Studies
Elon will welcome Charlotte, North Carolina鈥檚 first Physician Assistant program with its inaugural class in January 2027,聽pending achieving Accreditation-Provisional status at the September 2026 ARC-PA meeting.聽Rooted in Elon鈥檚 pillars of engaged learning, leadership, and global impact, the 福利亚洲国产精品 PA program in Charlotte is designed who uphold clinical excellence, are community-focused, and equity-driven.
Roberts Academy at 福利亚洲国产精品
The Roberts Academy,聽North Carolina鈥檚 only university-based private school for children with dyslexia, officially opens this fall. It will serve as a statewide and national model for structured literacy education. The school was established through the philanthropic vision of Marjorie and Hal Roberts, who have witnessed the transformative power of a multisensory approach to reading education.
The school will initially welcome third- and fourth-grade students in Trollinger House, before expanding its capacity to grades one through six in a state-of-the-art facility planned for East Haggard Avenue, set to open in Fall 2028.
New sights
Several construction projects have been underway this summer, ahead of the 2026-27 academic year.聽The聽Slattery Center聽will be the university鈥檚 new health and wellness center, a central component to the university鈥檚 broader聽HealthEU聽initiative that focuses on six dimensions of health and wellness: community, emotional, purpose, financial, physical and social.
Renovations of the Mooney Building, home to the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, are underway, including the replacement of windows and HVAC systems, upgrades to electrical and plumbing systems, and the addition of waterproofing.
