Archive for March 2, 2010

For the last two years, Elon University's School of Communications has been firmly establishing a presence on the west coast. Now the school is making the 500-mile trip north to plant its roots in the Big Apple.

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and the Writing Across the Curriculum Program are pleased to sponsor the fourth annual Faculty Writing Residency, June 1st-4th, at Timberlake Farms. The Writing Residency will be facilitated by Peter Felten, Michael Strickland, and Jessie Moore.

Service-Learning Faculty Advisory Committee announces new Faculty programs designed to encourage integration of service learning into existing courses and encourage research related to service learning.

Joan Barnatt's presentation, Inquiry on Inquiry: Practitioners' Research and Students' Learning, was part of a special session on teacher reflectivity in theory and research.

MarQuita Barker, assistant director of Residence Life, presented at the annual South Eastern Association for Housing Officers (SEAHO) conference in Williamsburg, Va.

Elon University trustees approved the 2010-11 fiscal year budget in a meeting held March 2. The board’s action places a priority on funding objectives of The Elon Commitment strategic plan, while maintaining Elon's affordable cost in setting next year’s tuition, room and board rates.