Articles by Eric Townsend
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Elon senior selected for Rangel Scholars program in Washington
June 13, 2011
Elon University senior Cedric Pulliam, a political science and international studies double major with aspirations of joining the U.S. Foreign Service, will participate this summer in a highly selective national program that introduces scholars to diplomatic officials and career opportunities in international relations.
Elon students win national finance/accounting contest
June 13, 2011
A team of four Elon University business school students won first place this month in a national case competition that measured the ability to interpret, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and communicate a solution to a management accounting problem.
Students and faculty build homes in Zambia
June 12, 2011
Two Elon University professors and eight students spent several days in Zambia late this spring to help Habitat for Humanity with building homes for orphans and vulnerable children impacted by HIV/AIDS.
New Elon alumni to join Teach for America
June 10, 2011
Nineteen Elon University alumni from the Class of 2011 will return to the classroom this fall as part of Teach for America, a national nonprofit that recruits and trains new college graduates to help erase educational inequities found in many urban and rural low-income communities. It is the largest number of Elon alumni ever selected into the program for the same academic year.
Michelle Jones receives Professional Development Scholarship from SoACE
June 9, 2011
Michelle Jones, assistant director of Career Services for Arts and Sciences, has received a $1,500 Professional Development Scholarship from the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers to use for professional development activities.
Tom Nelson, Kevin Burrows G’10 help build historical society’s website
June 9, 2011
Kevin Burrows G'10, of the School of Communications’ iMedia graduate program, and Tom Nelson, an associate professor from the School of Communications, traveled to Cloud County, Kan., the week of May 22, 2011, to construct an interactive website for the county’s museum and historical society.
Students honored for spring semester grades
June 7, 2011
Elon University has released its President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the 2011 spring semester.
Journalism practitioners to explore diversity & innovation at “Create or Die 2”
June 6, 2011
Innovators from across the country gathered June 2-5 at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro for a four-day journalism event hosted by Journalism That Matters and supported by Elon University’s School of Communications, the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elon University and UNC-Greensboro.
Drew Gardner ’11 presents research at American College of Sports Medicine conference
June 6, 2011
Elon University senior Drew Gardner presented his research this week on concussions in student-athletes at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Denver.
“Eye on iMedia” wins national award for Career Services
June 3, 2011
A team of Elon University staff and graduate students led by Ross Wade, assistant director of Career Services in the School of Communications, won an Innovative Excellence Award on June 2 from the National Association of Colleges and Employers at the organization’s national conference in Dallas.