As the Elon University performing arts program has expanded over the decades, so has the need for more resources. Elon was able to secure property across from the Inn at Elon to imagine what could become one of the next major campus products: a new performing arts center.
University President Connie Ledoux Book said that, for now, the project remains in its early stages. As soon as the Slattery Center is finished, Elon will start fundraising for the new building. Book said she feels that the proposal of the new building can be transformative for the students in the performing arts, faculty and staff, and the greater Elon community.
Since the late 1980s when the Department of Performing Arts was created in the College of Arts and Sciences, Elon has been increasingly expanding opportunities for students to pursue their passions in the performing arts. Today, the Department of Performing Arts has three bachelors of fine arts and has been featured in Hollywood Reporter’s 2026 list of “The 25 Best Drama Schools in the World.”…