President’s Road Trip

We’re packing our bags and hitting the road once again!

President Troy D. and Dr. Annette M. VanAken are excited to take the Elmhurst University Sesquicentennial Anniversary celebrations to 15 cities across the country to our alumni and friends like you.

*Dates are subject to change.

Did you miss our Earth Day Virtual Road Trip in April 2021? Watch the video on our YouTube channel.

You can also check out all the fun we had during our first President’s Road Trip in 2019!

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Elmhurst University alumni at the President's Road Trip event in Naples, FL.

Naples, January 2020

Questions? Contact us at alumni@elmhurst.edu or (630) 617-3600.

We hope to see you soon.

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