Dan Anderson

Some members of the Class of 2009 took time to send messages of thanks to parents, professors and mentors on May 22 as they gathered for receptions prior to Baccalaureate ceremonies.

Elon men's tennis standout Damon Gooch, the first Elon tennis player to compete in the NCAA Division I singles championship, staged an upset win in the May 20 first-round match at College Station, Texas.

Sophomore Natalie Lampert has been selected to the Oxfam America CHANGE Initiative.

Three Elon undergraduate students and two Elon law students have been selected for 10-week summer internships with various North Carolina state agencies. The N.C. State Government Internship Program, in its 39th year, is coordinated by the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office in the Department of Administration.

Commencement 2009 exercises will be streamed LIVE via Elon's Web site. The undergraduate Commencement video stream will start at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23. The Elon University School of Law video stream will begin at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 24.

Members of the Class of 2009 will have an extra measure of comfort, thanks to the new Commencement rain plan. Jordan Gym in Koury Center, where graduates organize into the line of march prior to Commencement, has often turned into a hot zone in past years because the gym is not air conditioned. This year, graduates will enjoy a cool and temporary respite from the heat.