Archive for January 4, 2010

Assistant professor of art Young Kim was profiled by the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., in a Jan. 3 feature section cover story on his photography and exhibits using salt and sand.

Sophomore broadcast journalism major Samantha Baranowski placed fifth nationally in the Hearst Journalism Awards Broadcast (Radio) Features Competition.

David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had his monthly column published Dec. 20, 2009, by the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C.

Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, has been appointed as chair of the International Entrepreneurship Interest Group of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

From the Wilmington Star-News (12/30/09): Why, when and how Alcoholic Beverage Control Board members decided to give raises to the father and son who run New Hanover County's liquor stores – netting them six-digit salaries – may never be known because those decisions were never recorded in their meetings, an attorney said Wednesday.

From the Triad Business Journal (12/23/09): North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue on Wednesday released a policy manual and tutorial that will guide state agency use of social media including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

About 2,500 books donated by Elon students faculty and staff are headed to the library at the University of Ghana. The book drive was coordinated by Brian Digre, professor of history and leader of Elon's Ghana Winter Term program.

Elon University’s entire collection of yearbooks, from Phi Psi Cli’s debut in 1913 through its 2009 edition, is now available to view online with search functions that allow users to locate specific names and organizations in a given year.

Elon alumnus and well-known local restaurant entrepreneur Chris Russell will open his newest establishment this spring at the Williamson Avenue location previously occupied by Brown & Company, which has closed. The restaurant will be called "The Town Table, food and drink," and is part of the university's plan to attract more privately owned businesses to the areas surrounding campus, serving Elon's students, faculty and staff and the entire local community.