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M.Ed Open House: March 8

August 25, 2010

M.Ed Open House Elon University School of Education Moseley Building 5-7:00pm

Death of staff member Bobby Morris

August 25, 2010

Bobby Morris, automotive maintenance assistant at Elon more than eight years, died Aug. 23. For the past three years, he had been handling automotive duties along with driving Elon shuttle buses for special events and field trips. Visitation for family and friends will be Friday, Aug. 27 from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClure Funeral Home, 1030 South Main Street, Graham, N.C. The funeral service will be held at McClure Funeral Home at 7 p.m. following visitation hours.

Professor’s book reexamines 19th century American painters

August 25, 2010

For decades, art historians ignored the work of impressionist painters who used their talent to paint scenes of domestic life in 19th century America. A forthcoming book by associate professor Kirstin Ringelberg argues that it’s time for scholars to reexamine these paintings, which depict a more complex story of the time normally seen to show women simply as “decorative” objects.

Elon partners with Google to provide student e-mail accounts

August 25, 2010

Students now have expanded e-mail capability as a result of Elon's partnership with Google. All student e-mail accounts have been converted to Google’s web-based e-mail service, Gmail. The conversion took place on June 1 and required no action from students. Returning students' e-mail addresses (student@elon.edu) and passwords remain the same. Inbox contents, including calendar appointments and contacts, were automatically transferred to the new Gmail accounts.