Articles by Eric Townsend
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School of Education develops innovative reading course
December 11, 2008
A course for pre-service teachers enrolled at Elon University
culminated Dec. 10 when students visited a local Barnes & Noble to assist local parents purchase books for their young children who struggle with reading in local
schools.
Elon faculty, staff and students help relaunch Cummings H.S. newspaper
December 11, 2008
Teens at Cummings High School in Burlington, N.C., published
a newspaper this week for the first time in four years after meeting every Monday
throughout the fall for guidance from Elon University faculty, staff
and students.
Hal Walker presents research at fall conference, publishes article
December 11, 2008
Hal Walker, an associate professor of leisure and sport management, presented
research in October at the International Academy of Business and
Economics (IABE) conference in Las Vegas. The title of his
presentation: “The Relationship between Psychological Commitment,
Participation Frequency and Purchase Intention in Recreational
Golfers.”
LSM faculty and students present at two conferences
December 11, 2008
Professors and students in the Department of Leisure and Sport
Management attended two conferences in recent months to present
research related to technology, media and college choice decisions.
Stephen Futrell makes presentations for Louisiana Music Educators Association
December 10, 2008
Stephen A. Futrell, professor and chair of the Department of Music,
made two presentations in November at the Louisiana Music Educators
Association state conference in Baton Rouge.
Randall Bowman presents at Library Instruction 2.0 Conference
December 10, 2008
Randall Bowman, a reference/instructor librarian at Elon University,
presented in November at the Library Instruction 2.0 Conference,
sponsored by the North Carolina Library Association’s College and
University Section, and held at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill.
T.H.E. Journal honors Elon alum for work with school technologies
December 10, 2008
Students, staff & faculty attend Kwanzaa Celebration
December 8, 2008
Three dozen students, staff and faculty filled the African-American
Resource Room on Dec. 5 for the inaugural Kwanzaa Celebration hosted by
the Multicultural Student Council and the African/African-American
Studies Program.
Elon team honored in global competition
December 8, 2008
Four Elon students have won recognition from Stanford University for
their entry in a global contest that challenged teams to create
something of value using nothing more than water bottles. Their video entry stemmed from the Elon Innovation Challenge, hosted locally by the
Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elon University.
DPT candidates graduate Elon
December 8, 2008
Forty-five candidates in the university’s doctor of physical therapy program received
their degrees on Dec. 7, 2008, in a ceremony featuring remarks from
Elon President Leo M. Lambert and an address from Jody Shapiro Gandy,
director of academic/clinical education affairs at the American
Physical Therapy Association.