Dan Anderson

Rev. Richard W. McBride, Elon University’s chaplain for a quarter century, will deliver Elon’s 119th Commencement address. Commencement is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23, Under the Oaks in front of West Residence Hall.

American School & University magazine has recognized the design of the Colonnades Dining Hall in its 2008 Architectural Portfolio competition. The Colonnades, designed by Spillman Farmer Architects, was among 71 projects receiving outstanding design awards in the post-secondary division.

About 150 Elon alumni and parents celebrated the launch of the Ever Elon: The Campaign for the Future of Our University at a kickoff event in Boston Nov. 13.

Elon seniors Ivy Crank, John Planisek, Lindsay Clement and Chase Rumley have been selected to join Teach for America, a highly selective program that recruits recent top college graduates and working professionals to commit two years to teach in low-income communities across the country. They were among 5,857 applicants in the first of four recruiting periods for the program’s 2009-10 academic year.

A $2 million gift commitment from the Dalton L. McMichael Sr. Foundation will provide the largest scholarship endowment at the Elon University School of Law. The endowment will fund three full-tuition scholarships annually, with the first to be awarded to a member of the 2009 entering class who is chosen as a McMichael Law and Leadership Fellow.

The Watauga Democrat newspaper carried a commentary by sports editor Steve Behr regarding the evolution of Elon athletics. The article comes as the Phoenix prepares for its Nov. 15 game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

John G. Sullivan, Powell Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, will moderate a webinar with two visionary authors: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Sarah Susanka.

Compared with students at other colleges and universities across the nation, Elon University students are much more likely to study abroad, make class presentations, write papers, complete internships and work closely with faculty members on projects outside of class. Those are among the findings of the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement, released Nov. 10. 

Prospective students are invited to an Elon University School of Law Admissions Open House from 2 to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14. Read this note for details...

Noted constitutional law authority A.E. Dick Howard told Elon Law students the historic election of Barack Obama as president vindicates civil rights commitments made by our nation's Founding Fathers.