Articles by Eric Townsend
Page 317 of 516
“On That Note… An Evening of Dance and Music” runs May 5-7
May 8, 2011
Enjoy one of the final cultural events of the spring semester this weekend when the Department of Performing Arts presents On That Note... An Evening of Dance and Music, which opens Thursday night in McCrary Theatre.
Faculty and students honored in Arts & Sciences
May 6, 2011
Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, recognized distinguished student and faculty achievement over the past year in a May 5 ceremony.
Community conversation on death of Osama bin Laden – May 9
May 6, 2011
Elon University is hosting a special community event Monday afternoon, "Forum on the Death of Osama Bin Laden, Reactions at Elon and Around the World, and Future Implications,” where a panel of faculty and students will facilitate a conversation surrounding the terrorist's death. The forum takes place at 5:30 p.m. in LaRose Digital Theatre.
Elon alumna named North Carolina Teacher of the Year
May 6, 2011
Tyronna Hooker G'09, an exceptional children’s teacher at Graham Middle School in Graham, N.C., and a 2009 graduate of Elon University's Master of Education program, has been named the 2011-12 North Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Phi Kappa Phi inducts new members
May 5, 2011
The Elon University Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi welcomed its newest initiates, selected for membership from the upper 7.5 percent of the junior class and upper 10 percent of the senior and graduate classes, in a May 2 formal ceremony in McKinnon Hall.
Career Services survey: Class of ’10 excels in job hunt, grad schools
May 5, 2011
As the Class of 2011 prepares for Commencement in just over two weeks, the Office of Career Services has found that 88 percent of last year's graduates are either employed full time or are enrolled in graduate or professional school, according to results of survey information collected earlier this semester.
Elon junior receives Newman Civic Fellows Award from Campus Compact
May 4, 2011
Elon University junior Amber Mathis has received a Newman Civic Fellows Award from Campus Compact, a national organization that aims to improve community life and to educate college students on civic and social responsibility. She is one of 135 students from 30 states to receive the award.
Students aim pies at profs – and cancer
May 3, 2011
What does revenge taste like? Whipped cream, apparently. Dozens of students took part in “Pie Your Professor” at College Coffee on Tuesday morning in a program sponsored by the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
CELEBRATE! Week 2011 runs April 26-May 2
May 3, 2011
Hundreds of Elon University students will be involved in activities during CELEBRATE! 2011, a weeklong celebration of student achievements in academics and the arts that begins April 26 and runs through May 2. Programs include seminars, art exhibitions, plays, a film festival, dance and music performances.
Campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity celebrates milestone
May 3, 2011
Students and staff from Elon University gathered May 1 in Graham, N.C., for the dedication of the 20th Habitat for Humanity home built by Elon volunteers since the international nonprofit program first established a chapter at the university in 1989.