Dan Anderson

Janna Anderson, associate professor in the School of Communications, is a primary contributor to the cover story in the latest issue of NextSpace, the publication of the Online Computer Library Center, a nonprofit computer service and research organization whose systems help libraries locate, acquire, catalog and lend library materials.

Janna Anderson, associate professor in the School of Communications and director of Elon's Imagining the Internet Center, was one of 18 featured speakers at the Danish Top Executive Summit, sponsored by the Danish Management Society Jan. 24 and 25 in Copenhagen. Her talk was titled, Imagining the Internet 2020.

John G. Sullivan, Powell Professor of Philosophy Emeritus has published a new book, titled "The Fourfold Path to Wholeness: A Compass for the Heart."

About 50 students, faculty, staff and local community members gathered Jan. 16 for the Beloved Community Peace Journey and Candlelight Vigil, an annual event that includes a march around campus.

More than 600 Elon students are studying abroad during January, 2011. Read their daily blog posts at: http://blogs.elon.edu/elonstudyabroad/

Athletics staff and coaches began the move into Alumni Field House on Jan. 14. The 30,000-square-foot facility at the north end of Rhodes Stadium in the North Athletics Complex is the new headquarters for Phoenix athletics.

Veteran ACC assistant football coach Jason Swepson has been named Elon's new head football coach. The announcement came at a Jan. 10 news conference in Alumni Gym, attended by more than 300 Phoenix fans and members of the football team.

The Elon University Board of Trustees voted Oct. 22 to designate a 56-acre undeveloped tract north of University Drive as the Elon University Forest, a dedicated land preserve and natural area. The action protects the largest remaining intact forest in the Town of Elon and safeguards thousands of species of plants, animals and other organisms.

Through a special Facebook project, many members of the Elon family have written personal tributes to those who bring light into the our community. Read what they have to say, watch a special video to get into the spirit, and then leave your message. Take time to give a simple gift, and let someone at Elon know how much they contribute to life at our university. Links to the video and the Facebook page are below…

A special report by the Chronicle of Higher Education on graduation rates at 1,400 four-year colleges and universities highlights Elon's improving rates at a time when many other schools are experiencing declining numbers. In this study, Elon ranked #16 out of more than 300 private master's-level universities, the top school in the Southeast in this category.