Articles by Eric Townsend
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Burpitt gives invited talk at Part-time MBA Conference
November 11, 2008
Bill
Burpitt, associate professor and chair of the MBA program at Elon University, gave an
invited talk at the 15th Annual Part-time MBA Conference held in October at Pepperdine University.
Elon community fights to Stop Hunger Now
November 11, 2008
Turns out that it doesn’t take that much time to prepare meals for
10,000 people in some of the most impoverished areas of the world.
Ninety minutes, to be exact, when you have dozens of students, faculty
and alumni teaming up on a warm fall morning as part of the Stop Hunger
Now project.
Study Abroad Forum on Nov. 11 open to community
November 10, 2008
The inaugural Study Abroad Forum on Nov. 11 will celebrate academic achievements of
students, alumni, faculty and staff, resulting from study abroad in a
variety of contexts including winter term, semester programs,
international service learning and internships. The campus community is invited to attend from 4:15-7:15 p.m. in the Moseley Center.
HOMECOMING 2008 in photos
November 10, 2008
Relive Homecoming 2008 with a gallery of photos taken over the weekend by university photographer Grant Halverson. From the Spirit Rally on Friday to the football game on Saturday, Elon students and alumni showed their maroon and gold spirit, reconnecting with old acquaintances and making new friends.
Alumni visit campus for Homecoming 2008
November 10, 2008
Elon University alumni returned to campus on Nov. 8 for a Homecoming
game against Western Carolina, but for many former students, football
was a footnote for a weekend filled with reunions and remembrances.
David Noer publishes newspaper column; quoted in latest HR Magazine
November 10, 2008
David Noer, the Frank S. Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership at Elon, had his monthly column published Nov. 9, 2008, in the (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record and was recently cited as an expert in the cover story for the November 2008 edition on HR Magazine.
Homecoming opens with College Coffee and Spirit Rally
November 8, 2008
Homecoming 2008 kicked off Nov. 7 with a special College Coffee and
Spirit Rally around Fonville Fountain, with appearances by the Phoenix
football team, cheerleading and dance squads, and marching band.
Events planned for first Racial Justice Week at Elon Law
November 7, 2008
The Elon Law ACLU & the Black Law Students Association will be
co-sponsoring Elon Law's first Racial Justice Week starting Monday,
November 10, with two speakers and a movie scheduled through the week.
Bank CEO: “You have to lead yourself”
November 7, 2008
John A. Allison, the chairman and chief executive officer of BB&T
Corporation, offered students lots of advice this week as the 2008
Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Ethics Speaker. Top on his
list? Find purpose in life by doing something that betters the world,
but make it an activity you enjoy.
Inside Higher Ed publishes column by Amy Overman
November 6, 2008
Amy Overman, an assistant professor of psychology, had a column about her experience teaching an online course published in the Nov. 6 edition of Inside Higher Ed, a daily online news site that covers trends and issues that affect colleges and universities.