Archive for April 30, 2012

Final results were announced Tuesday for Elon’s fifth POWERless Energy Competition, which encourages students to conserve energy in residential facilities. Read this note for a message from Vice President and Dean of Student Life Smith Jackson on the importance of the contest.

The former Charlotte mayor surpasses other candidates running to be North Carolina governor when it comes to favorability marks.

From the Watauga Democrat (4/29/12): This week, the Watauga Democrat found it necessary to put practice into action.

From the Asheville Citizen-Times (4/27/12): It's time to lift the veil of secrecy hiding the findings of an audit report completed three months ago, a review designed to shine a light on what happened to guns, drugs and cash that went missing from the evidence locker at the Asheville Police Department.

From the Shelby Star (3/14/12): It's Sunshine Week. The term doesn't refer to the arrival of daylight saving time. Instead, the week of March 11 to 17 stresses the importance of the public’s right to access government records and attend proceedings.

The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications lauds both with its formal votes at an April 27-28 meeting.

Alexandra Fippinger "Alex" Scovel '08 received the Exemplary Service to Carolina Community Award from the University of South Carolina at the institution's Annual Recognition Breakfast in April.

Doug Finberg ’94, executive vice president for marketing at MGM Studios in Los Angeles, became the second Communications alumnus to receive the inaugural-year Distinguished Alumni Award in the School of Communications on April 26.