Articles by Eric Townsend
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ADVISORY: Elon professors available for media reporting on death of Osama bin Laden
May 2, 2011
Several Elon University professors can speak with media today and this week about the death of Osama bin Laden.
Career Moves: Open to ideas, Elon senior finds a career path
May 2, 2011
Elon University senior Tracy Schell wanted to stay on campus last summer to prepare for her final year of study, but she needed a paid internship to do so. That’s when she visited Career Services. Now, with her own Commencement just weeks away, Schell not only has work experience on her resume because of the visit - she has a job lined up with one of the region’s largest employers.
Retired Elon professor authors book on Haw River
April 29, 2011
The Haw River has been key to the region’s growth and development over the centuries, and as associate professor emerita Anne Cassebaum writes in her new book, Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River, its importance can’t be ignored as efforts continue to preserve one of the region’s vital waterways.
Career Services update: iMedia grads find success in careers
April 29, 2011
Last year’s iMedia graduates, the first from the program, have landed in an array of positions with organizations across the nation. Of the 32 graduates who responded to a survey from Career Services, 31 are employed full-time in a position directly related to their career aspirations.
Love School of Business student team advances in IMA Student Case Competition
April 29, 2011
Four Elon University students from the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business have reached the “final four” of the IMA Student Case Competition and will travel to Orlando in June for the finals.
Academic service-learning focus of CELEBRATE! forum
April 29, 2011
CELEBRATE! 2011 continued Thursday afternoon at Elon University with four student presentations on academic service-learning projects that involved community outreach over the past year.
CELEBRATE! profile: Stephanie Franz ’11
April 29, 2011
Research shows how the growth of a nation’s economy harms its air quality, at least until citizens live comfortably enough to demand change. Does the same hold true for water pollution? Elon University senior Stephanie Franz examined that question, and her work is the last to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on undergraduate research presented during CELEBRATE! 2011.
Campus leaders recognized at ODK awards ceremony
April 29, 2011
Student leaders from a variety of academic disciplines were honored April 28 at the annual Omicron Delta Kappa awards ceremony in Whitley Auditorium, an annual ceremony that coincides with CELEBRATE! week. ODK recognizes students who have provided outstanding leadership in their junior or senior years, and who have maintained high academic performance.
CELEBRATE! profile: Stephen Ferguson ’11
April 28, 2011
Though most news coverage of the Catholic Church focuses on its scandals, the positive impacts of the world’s largest organization can often be understated, which Elon University senior Stephen Ferguson argues based on his research into the emerging public perception of the institution. His work is the latest to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on undergraduate research to be presented during CELEBRATE! 2011.
Sign up for N.C. tornado relief service trip to Shaw University on April 30
April 28, 2011
Shaw University in Raleigh has requested Elon University's assistance for helping to clean up from the damage caused by the tornadoes earlier this month. The Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement has a tornado relief service trip planned for Saturday, April 30.