Elon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina. Elon University includes Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences and four schools: the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, the School of Communications, the School of Education, the School of Health Sciences, and the School of Law, located on a satellite campus in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. 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.