Articles by Owen Covington
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Elon University remembers the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu
December 26, 2021
President Emeritus Leo M. Lambert, who spent time with Tutu during his 2003 visit to Elon and in South Africa in 2010 during a study abroad program in the country, offers his thoughts on the passing of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist.
Healthy Elon Committee update on boosters and mask policy
December 16, 2021
Elon University is strongly recommending booster shots for students, faculty and staff, and will continue its indoor mask policy through Winter Term and January.
The Princeton Review ranks Elon MBA program among best in the country
December 15, 2021
In its annual rankings of on-campus MBA programs, The Princeton Review listed Elon's Martha and Spencer Love School of Business as one of the best business schools for 2022.
Expanded Village Project bringing ‘a genuine sense of joy’ to Alamance County elementary school students
December 10, 2021
This fall Elon’s “It Takes a Village Project” was able to work with 11 of the 12 Title I elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington School System thanks to a grant from the Oak Foundation.
Healthy Elon Committee encourages campus community to get COVID-19 booster shots
December 8, 2021
The committee will be sending out a 60-second survey this week to help plan for additional booster clinics on campus.
December 8 update from Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley
December 8, 2021
Throughout Fall Semester, Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley is providing regular email update messages to keep students and parents informed about the efforts for a healthy semester.
David Vandermast shares expertise about plant ecology in WXII report about Pilot Mountain wildfires
December 7, 2021
Vandermast, associate professor of biology, was interviewed for the report by the NBC affiliate on the fire that claimed more than 1,000 acres around the regional landmark.
2022 James P. Elder Lecture to feature renowned historian William Ferris
December 7, 2021
Ferris, the Joel R. Williamson Eminent Professor of History Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will present on his book and exhibit, “I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1970.”
Information about Winter Break campus safety and services
December 6, 2021
Read this note for safety tips during Winter Break and information about campus services.
Tonmoy Islam offers insights for Triad Business Journal article on megasite, PTI projects
December 6, 2021
The article examines the potential impact from a planned Toyota battery plant and aircraft manufacturing facility at the airport that could mean 12,000 jobs for the region.