Archive for January 14, 2009

A North Carolina civic activist and former mayor of Charlotte challenged students on Wednesday to not just reexamine their personal goals, but to then exceed them, while reaching beyond the Elon campus to give back to their communities. Harvey B. Gantt was the keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program.

Harvey B. Gantt, the first African American elected to lead North Carolina’s largest city, visits Elon this month for an annual commemorative program to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The former Charlotte mayor will speak Jan. 14 at noon in Whitley Auditorium.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (1/9/09): State Rep. Linda Coleman will join Gov.-elect Bev Perdue's administration as director of the Office of State Personnel, Perdue's staff announced Thursday.

Bev Perdue, North Carolina's first female governor, was sworn into office Monday, Jan. 11, and in her inauguration speech she stressed the importance of open government.

From WCNC.com (1/12/09): Gov. Beverly Perdue followed through on pledges in her first weekday in office Monday by signing executive orders she said will reduce the power of political influence on road-building and fundraising for future gubernatorial campaigns.

Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, was one of three judges this month for the 2009 National Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program at a conference hosted by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.