Colin Donohue

From the Rhino Times (9/3/09): On the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 1 – after a lot of talk by President Barack Obama about transparency in his administration – I snuck into and attended a private meeting held by Obama's deputy secretary of the US Department of the Treasury, Neal Wolin, and Democratic Rep. Brad Miller, who represents North Carolina's 13th congressional district. Also at the meeting were state and federal banking officials, area elected officials and a select group of other handpicked attendees.

Ocek Eke, an assistant professor of Communications, authored a chapter in the new textbook and anthology "Understanding the Global Experience: Becoming a Responsible World Citizen," which was edited by Elon faculty members Tom Arcaro and Rosemary Haskell.

Sang Nam, an assistant professor in the School of Communications and a teacher in the new Interactive Media master’s program, spoke at the Korean School of Greensboro Aug. 29 about cultural education.

Randy Piland has been active in the Boy Scouts since he was 11 years old. He's an Eagle Scout and has always enjoyed being a part of the Boy Scouts of America, so he continually looks for ways to give back to an organization that gave him so much. Piland used this summer to design completely a Flash-based Web site companion to the 12th edition of the "Boy Scout Handbook."

Tim McMahon, an assistant professor in the School of Communications, led a half-day session with 100 representatives of motorsports sponsors, agencies, tracks, race teams exploring business-to-business development opportunities Aug. 27 in Atlanta.

Three new faculty and staff members with strong and varied professional and educational backgrounds joined the ranks of the Interactive Media master's program in the Fall of 2009.