Articles by Eric Townsend
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RecycleMania 2009 results for Week 1
February 17, 2009
Results are in for Elon during the first official week of RecyleMania 2009, a 10-week competition taking part on campuses across the nation to reduce waste and raise awareness about recycling. Overall cumulative pounds recycled (per capita) on campus is ahead of the data reported by the university last year at this stage of the contest.
Two Elon juniors named finalists for Truman Scholarships
February 16, 2009
Two Elon University juniors have been named finalists for a 2008 Truman Scholarship, a prestigious national fellowship for graduate study awarded annually “to persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service.”
Fundraisers for Muscular Dystrophy Association – Feb. 16 & 18
February 16, 2009
Students receive Study Abroad scholarships and grants
February 16, 2009
Three Elon students have been awarded federally funded scholarships to help support their spring 2009 semester study abroad experiences, while a fourth student is the recipient of a scholarship to fund her semester in Denmark.
Elaine Durr quoted in Missourian on Building Dashboard program
February 16, 2009
Elaine Durr, Elon University’s sustainability coordinator, was one of several experts quoted in a Jan. 29 story by the Missourian newspaper on Building Dashboard, a computer program used to monitor energy consumption in campus facilities.
Enduring Freedom veteran honored by LSM
February 13, 2009
The Department of Leisure and Sport Management welcomed home one of its own Friday as faculty, students and guests gathered in Holland House for Johnathan Harvey ’09, who returned to North Carolina last month from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Hunter Bacot, Bob Anderson offer analysis for News 14 Carolina
February 13, 2009
Political science faculty members have twice been interviewed in February on the politics and economics behind the stimulus legislation working its way through Congress in Washington, and how President Barack Obama is trying to sell his ideas to the American public.
Faculty book explores terrorism and the press
February 13, 2009
In the weeks following the Sept. 11 attacks, many U.S. media outlets abandoned their “watchdog” roles in favor of patriotic cheerleading, the consequences of which are still being felt. Those effects and more are examined in “Terrorism and the Press: An Uneasy Relationship,” a new book co-authored by associate professor Brooke Barnett.
Pam Kiser wins statewide service-learning honor
February 12, 2009
An Elon University faculty member was honored this week by the North Carolina Campus Compact for her dedication to the practice of service-learning in higher education. Pam Kiser, a professor of human services, received the 2009 Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award at a Feb. 11 campus luncheon as part of an NCCC statewide conference.
Stew Leonard’s CEO: ‘Make them leave happy’
February 12, 2009
Keeping customers happy may cost money, but for the president and CEO of a highly regarded New England food retailer, “it’s worth it in the long run.” Stew Leonard Jr. shared wisdom with more than 100 students this week in a campus visit co-sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Elon Career Services.