Keren Rivas

It’s easy for members of the Class of 2011 to focus on making money as they start preparing for life after graduation, particularly if they have student loans to pay. But as the Rev. Andrew O’Connor reminded them as part of Elon’s Baccalaureate sermon on May 20, there is a greater wealth for them to seek, one that comes from a life of humility and service and that is better understood by looking at one of the sweetest creatures of all: bees.

After 10 months of nonstop work, hundreds of blog posts and a fair share of failures and successes, 32 students officially became Elon’s second graduating class in the Interactive Media’s masters program on May 19.

Ann J. Cahill, a prolific scholar who has influenced the field of feminist philosophy and an accomplished professor who has guided hundreds of Elon students for more than a decade, has been named the 2011 Distinguished University Scholar.