Articles by Eric Townsend
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Elon students win national study abroad scholarships
July 25, 2008
Elon juniors Mykel L. Dodson and Sarah Vavreck have won national
scholarships through the nonprofit Institute of International Education
to help fund their upcoming study abroad programs.
Elon Academy welcomes Beta Class to campus
July 23, 2008
The Elon Academy held opening day ceremonies on Sunday for the annual
residential component of a program that brings gifted high school
students from Alamance County to campus for academic enrichment and
leadership development.
Professor Evan Gatti hunts for meaning to church art
July 22, 2008
Elon University assistant professor Evan Gatti is studying what frescoes half hidden in two Northern Italian churches say about social and political affairs in the 11th century – and what they convey about basic human nature that remains important today.
Kantlehner speaks with The Business Journal on law firm merger
July 18, 2008
Margaret Robison Kantlehner, associate dean for external relations at
Elon University School of Law, was quoted by The Business Journal
in a story on the merger of a prominent Greensboro law firm published
in the July 18-24 edition.
Elon Academy names Beta Class of high school scholars
July 17, 2008
Police training strengthens crisis plans
July 17, 2008
Dozens of police officers and emergency medical crews gathered July 17
at Elon University for a daylong training exercise meant to sharpen law
enforcement responses in the event of a campus crisis.
Police to train on campus TODAY
July 17, 2008
Elon University police and campus safety, in coordination with local
law enforcement agencies, will conduct a daylong crisis training exercise on
Thursday, July 17, which will affect traffic, activities and parking in
certain areas of campus.
Coker receives grant for plant biology project
July 17, 2008
Jeffrey Coker, an assistant professor of biology at Elon, and a team of
two additional biology professors have received a $30,000 grant from the
American Society of Plant Biologists Education Foundation for their
science education outreach program. It is the second grant in as many years for the team.
Lauren Kearns’ work honored by N.C. Dance Alliance
July 16, 2008
A sculpture of doors, and how “our bodies are actually our homes,” inspired Elon University assistant professor Lauren Kearns to write a winning proposal for a dance piece to headline a fall concert at the North Carolina Dance Alliance Annual Event.