Articles by Eric Townsend

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Elon welcomes Class of 2018 in New Student Convocation

August 27, 2014

Incoming students and their families gathered Under the Oaks of campus on Aug. 23, 2014, as administrators, faculty and fellow students shared reflections and advice for making the most of an Elon University education.

Moment of silence honors Carol Grotnes Belk

August 26, 2014

Elon University faculty and staff remembered the namesake of Belk Library on Tuesday in a brief gathering to celebrate the life of a North Carolina philanthropist praised for her deep commitment to education.

Students bring 'Hands Up, Don’t Shoot' movement to campus

August 26, 2014

Elon University’s chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. organized students, faculty and staff Tuesday for a group portrait at College Coffee to raise awareness of police shootings and controversial law enforcement practices across the United States.

Elon mourns passing of benefactor Carol Grotnes Belk

August 26, 2014

The namesake of the university’s library died Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, two days shy of her 87th birthday. A brief remembrance service takes place today in the Oak Grove lounge on the south end of the library’s first floor.

Elon to host 'Lessons Within Ferguson, Missouri' – Aug. 27

August 25, 2014

A Wednesday program in McKinnon Hall will offer the campus community reflections from Elon University faculty and a current student from Ferguson, Missouri, about the recent police shooting death there of a young unarmed black man.