Archive for January 12, 2006

The latest issue of @Elon, a newsletter for the Elon community, is now online.

Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived in a tree for more than two years to save a section of redwood forest, said during a Nov. 1 visit to Elon that personal power is an essential part of her conservation efforts. Details...

Charlotte, N.C., businessman and philanthropist Irwin Belk has funded the creation of a bronze sculpture depicting the "Phoenix Rising" at Elon. Details...

The Phoenix mascot was greeted by about 40 fans outside Moseley building on Monday for a birthday party. Details...

Five people who are making a difference in their communities were honored Monday, Nov. 5 during the eighth annual Hometown Heroes awards ceremony, held in McKinnon Hall. Details...

Janis Watson '76, a physical education teacher at Elon Elementary School, is the subject of a full-page feature story in the Nov. 6 Greensboro News & Record. She is North Carolina's physical education teacher of the year...

The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business is featured in the premiere issue of BizEd, a national magazine published by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Details...

Dr. Robert Hargrove, an expert on biological and chemical weapons who has worked closely with the U.S. military, spoke at Elon Nov. 6 about this form of terrorism. Details...

Thomas E. Chandler, chief executive officer of Chandler Concrete Co., Inc., received the Frank S. Holt Jr. Business Leadership Award during a special luncheon Monday, Nov. 12 in the Woods Center, located at Rhodes Stadium. Details...

One of the world's top a cappella choirs will perform at 7:30 p.m. this evening in Whitley Auditorium. Details...