Archive for March 10, 2009

A trivia contest that tests knowledge of Elon University’s history is now in its fourth day with a chance for students, faculty and staff to win gift cards to local businesses. Read this story to learn more and to qualify for a gift card prize from the Student Government Association.

It was, to be sure, a straightforward audience question during a previous talk: “Are you a Christian?” But as Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. explained March 9 during a visit to Elon, with the way some churches and its members have invoked God’s name “like a Louisville slugger,” his answer is anything but simple.

With two weeks down in the 2009 POWERless Energy Competition, Chandler and Danieley C lead the rest of campus in their respective divisions in a contest to measure which building can most reduce its electricity usage.

Isabella Cannon ’24, an immigrant from Scotland who would travel the world before her election as the first female mayor of North Carolina's capital city, will be recognized March 10 as part of Elon University’s annual Founders Day celebrations to commemorate the lives of administrators, faculty and trustees who impacted the growth of the institution.

Entrepreneurial thinking and innovation will be critical strategic advantages to the American economy as the global economy increases competitive issues across industries. More and more companies and organizations are looking to hire students with this thought process.