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A Neighborhood of Global Engagement

The overall theme for the Global Neighborhood is “Thriving as a Global Citizen.” Each year the Neighborhood Association chooses a broad intellectual thematic focus related to global issues. Monthly events, such as neighborhood house dinners and film screenings, connect to the annual theme.

2022-2023 Theme: “Inner Peace/Outer Peace”

This year’s theme explores individual well-being across cultures while also considering the well-being of the planet today and into the future. Our investigations will extend into global dimensions of wellness, specifically inviting non-White understandings of wellness.

We are planning films, activities, speakers, panels, and other community events that extend and critique current conceptions of wellness. We aim to explore spiritual wellness, environmental wellness, personal well-being and self-care, social advocacy, service, financial wellness, nutrition and physical wellness, and many more topics. Of course, we will also explore the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on wellness across the world, and the (slow) return to “normal.”

The Global Neighborhood Oath

As a member of the Global Neighborhood, I will strive to become a global citizen:

• ​Seeking​ to identify and engage with my campus, local and global communities
• Reflecting​ on the impact of my actions in these communities
• ​Respecting ​and appreciating cultures and experiences different than my own
• Working​ to promote the common good

I commit to:

• ​Making​ the most of this opportunity to develop my global perspective, in concert with my own personal development and understanding of the communities around me
• ​Investing​ my time and energy as a proud member of the Global Neighborhood.

The Global Neighborhood Plan for 2022-2023

is an educational roadmap for integrating residents’ academic, social, and residential experiences.

Neighborhood Student Population

• 595 students
• 67% first-year
• 27% sophomore
• 4% junior
• 2% senior

Facilities and Amenities

• 5 buildings offering 595 residence hall spaces – 70% doubles, 30% singles (combination of pods and stand-alone singles).
• All five buildings have classrooms where linked sections of Core Curriculum and other courses are taught in the neighborhood.
• Neighborhood commons building is the Global Commons with the Great Hall, Argo Tea, and faculty/staff offices for the Core Curriculum and Global Education Center

Get a 360-degree view of a room in Global:

Trollinger House: iHouse – An Extension of the International Living Learning Community (ILLC)

In Fall 2023 we are welcoming Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors of the International LLC to join the “iHouse” in Trollinger House. Please contact residencelife@elon.edu to learn more.

Facilities and Amenities

• Located at 201 W Trollinger Ave.
• 9 rooms: 1 triple occupancy room, 4 double occupancy rooms, and 4 single occupancy rooms – twin XL beds
• Shared hallway restrooms and 2 separate laundry areas
• 2 kitchens, 2 large community rooms, 2 study rooms, with several community TVs

Neighborhood Leadership

Mariann King, the Community Director, lives in the neighborhood and leads the residence life aspects of the neighborhood.

Dr. Sandy Marshall, the Faculty Director, lives in the neighborhood and supports the intellectual life of the neighborhood.

Dr. Jessica Gisclair is a Faculty-in-Residence who supports the neighborhood and serves as the adviser to the International Living Learning Community.

Visiting Scholar

Global Neighborhood is occasionally home to a visiting scholar whose stay at Elon is hosted by an academic department. Visiting scholars are individuals who are experts in their field and will share their interests with residents, faculty, and staff in a variety of ways. If you represent an academic department seeking to reserve the visiting scholar apartment, please for more information.

Academic Connections

There are several residentially linked course sections of the First Year Foundations Courses, COR 110: The Global Experience and ENG 110: Writing, Argument & Inquiry for first-year students taught in or near the neighborhood.

Living Learning Communities in the Neighborhood

• (Alcohol and Substance Free Housing for Elon Students)
• (World Languages)

Signature Programs, Traditions, and Experiences

Global Neighborhood has a strong house identity, named for rivers on five continents: Orinoco, Thames, Tigris, Yukon, and Zambezi. This is fostered through the House Cup Competition. Program traditions include:

• Monthly house dinners with conversations between students and faculty
• International film series
• Regular outdoor “festivals” to create opportunities for Global students, faculty, and staff to interact in Global Neighborhood’s outdoor spaces and creating shared experiences.
• Ongoing service relationship with a refugee family in Greensboro