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Eric Townsend

Assistant Vice President for Academic Communications

I joined the Office of University Communications at Elon University in August 2007 and today serve as assistant vice president for academic communications while directing communications for Elon University School of Law. In these roles, I coordinate a team of school-based public relations professionals to ensure… Read More

Articles by Eric Townsend

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Polar Bear Plunge brrr-ings out a crowd

January 31, 2008

Who would be crazy enough to splash through Lake Mary Nell on a day that would make a snowman shiver? Easy. Elon students in search of gift cards to local shops and restaurants. The annual Polar Bear Plunge took place on campus Jan. 22, 2008, with nearly three dozen people braving the frigid air for a chance at winning prizes.

Elon students raise money for charities

January 31, 2008

Students studying leisure and sports management at Elon raised $10,000 during the fall with fundraisers and volunteer service for various causes, including the North Carolina Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association and the Open Door Clinic of Alamance County.

MBA student team conducts survey for Alamance schools

January 29, 2008

Elon MBA students partnered with the Alamance-Burlington School System over the fall to measure how well local residents understand the way school budgets are created. The five classmates, as part of their graduate work, reported to system leaders that few people know how public schools receive and spend annual funds.