Archive for August 25, 2011

Paul Crenshaw, assistant professor of English, has received an arts fellowship grant in fiction writing from the North Carolina Arts Council.

Two students and a faculty member from Elon University's Better Together group attended an intensive three-day interfaith leadership training institute at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs July 25-28.

Omri Shimron, assistant professor of music, was invited to present a lecture-demonstration at the Chautauqua Institution's Piano Department on July 26.

Elon Law professor and director of the Center for Engaged Learning in the Law Steve Friedland has co-authored the book Techniques for Teaching Law 2, a book designed for law teachers who want to improve their teaching and students' learning.

Associate professor Lynne Kurdziel Formato taught master classes in theatre dance for the Dance Masters of America National Teachers Training School held July 25-29 at the University at Buffalo. Teachers from across the United States and Canada come together each year to participate in this unique program

Glenda Crawford, education professor and director of the Elon teaching fellows program, was selected to be a 2011 Wye Fellow with the Aspen Institute and traveled to Maryland for the Institute’s annual faculty seminar, July 16-22.

Tony Crider, associate professor of physics, presented Aug. 3 at a education and public outreach conference on “Connecting People to Science” in Baltimore, Md.

Susan Wise, Coordinator for Disabilities Services, attended the national AHEAD conference in Seattle, Washington, July 11-16, 2010. AHEAD or Association on Higher Education and Disability has delivered quality training to higher education personnel through conferences, workshops, publications and consultation since 1977. AHEAD members represent a diverse network of professionals who actively address disability issues on their campuses and in the field of higher education.

Matthew Valle, professor of management in the Love School of Business, and alumna Kaitlyn Schultz, admissions counselor in the Office of Admissions and Financial Planning, have recently published their research on the factors that contribute to the production of significant (top-tier) research outputs in the management discipline.