Archive for March 23, 2009

On Saturday, February 28, the Elon Law team of Melanie Crenshaw and Luke Spencer finished in second place out of 24 teams at the J. Braxton Craven Moot Court Competition hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.

Eight students at Elon University School of Law are offering a free wills clinic for individuals referred by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro.

Hunter Bacot, an associate professor of political science and director of the Elon University Poll, was interviewed twice by News 14 Carolina in recent days about the latest poll findings on issues ranging from President Barack Obama's approval ratings in North Carolina and how residents feel about same-sex marriage.

Anne Bolin presented work titled “Secret Sexual Places as Sites of Embodied Renovation” at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Santa Fe, N.M. from March 17-21.

K-12 school representatives gathered in Moseley Center on March 19 to meet and interview prospective teachers for professional positions at the Elon University Teacher Fair.

Human Services students and faculty greeted four returning alumni March 17 at the annual Human Services Career Awareness Program.

From the Charlotte Observer (3/21/09): For Sunshine Week, the Observer has asked public officials to discuss their views about open government. A different official will be featured each day.

From ENCToday.com (3/21/09): An area legislator is looking to add a little bite to North Carolina's public records law.

From jdnews.com (3/20/09): The topic of open government has been basking in attention this week as First Amendment advocates across the country observed Sunshine Week.