Archive for July 21, 2010

Carole Watterson Troxler, professor emerita of history, published five articles and chapters and presented six conference papers during the past two years.

Tony Weaver, an assistant professor in the Department of Sport & Event Management, authored an article, “Reevaluating Prestige: The Influence of History on the Decision to Reclassify to Division I: A Case Study,” in the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics.

The North Carolina Open Government Coalition, a nonpartisan organization housed at Elon University that educates people about their rights and supports their efforts to gain access to government meetings and records, announced today it has raised an endowment to support its Sunshine Center.

Students studying for their doctor of physical therapy degree paid tribute Tuesday afternoon to the deceased men and women who donated their bodies to science by serving as “teachers” for the graduate program’s Class of 2012.

Susan Wise, coordinator of Disabilities Services, and Troy Martin, assistant director of Academic Support, attended the national AHEAD Conference in Denver, Colo., July 12-17.

The upcoming Broadway touring production of Spring Awakening, led by Christopher Wood '10 as the character Melchior, was showcased July 21 on the main page of Playbill.com, an information site for theater in New York City.

President Barack Obama has nominated Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney ‘77 to serve as director of the Joint Staff, a position that will have him answering directly to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon.

Paul Parsons, professor and dean of the School of Communications, led the administrative sessions for delegates attending the World Journalism Education Congress in South Africa on July 4-7.