Articles by Eric Townsend

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Young Kim featured in News & Record story

January 4, 2010

Assistant professor of art Young Kim was profiled by the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., in a Jan. 3 feature section cover story on his photography and exhibits using salt and sand.

Gary Palin appointed chair of International Entrepreneurship Interest Group

January 4, 2010

Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, has been appointed as chair of the International Entrepreneurship Interest Group of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Phi Psi Cli yearbook archive hits cyberspace

January 4, 2010

Elon University’s entire collection of yearbooks, from Phi Psi Cli’s debut in 1913 through its 2009 edition, is now available to view online with search functions that allow users to locate specific names and organizations in a given year.

Elon breaks ground on Alumni Field House

December 28, 2009

Calling it a “symbol of an athletics program aspiring to do great things,” Elon University leaders broke ground Saturday morning on Alumni Field House, a state-of-the-art 30,000-square-foot facility to be built adjoining the north end zone of Rhodes Stadium and named by the board of trustees to honor all Elon alumni.

Bob Anderson talks with News 14 Carolina on health care reform

December 18, 2009

Robert "Bob" Anderson, an associate professor of political science, was interviewed Dec. 18 by News 14 Carolina anchor Tracey Early on the efforts to pass health care reform legislation in Washington and how those efforts were being slowed by a few key leaders.

Tech Awards honor project managed by 2002 Elon alumna

December 17, 2009

A program directed by Elon University graduate Audrey Seagraves was named a 2009 Tech Awards Laureate cash prize winner of $50,000 for the "Fair Wage Guide," an online calculator managed by Seagraves to assist millions of workers in the developing world who live below the poverty level.

Internship gives LSM students inside view of college football

December 16, 2009

Think you know the officiating nuances of a football game? Not like this you don’t. Elon University seniors Ryan Pauley and Jackie Sapio spent Saturdays this fall watching ACC football games from the conference’s headquarters in Greensboro, documenting every yellow flag and missed call as part of an internship developed through the Department of Leisure and Sport Management.

Jeanne Robertson featured guest on “The State of Things”

December 14, 2009

Jeanne Robertson, a member of the Elon University board of trustees, was featured in the Dec. 14 broadcast of "The State of Things" on North Carolina Public Radio WUNC 91.5. Robertson spoke with host Frank Stasio about her career as a humorist and speaker, and how she approaches her work.

Death of staff member Millard Lee

December 11, 2009

Millard Lee, a custodian for physical plant services, died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Lee worked in the afternoons at Elon University and was responsible for custodial service in the Center for the Arts offices and music rooms, as well as monitoring special events there in the evenings.