Alumni

If, like the famous advertisements claim, Red Bull does “give you wings,” it may not be the sugar and caffeine that makes you feel like Pegasus. New work by an Elon faculty member and his undergraduate researchers points to something else that happens when guzzling the popular energy drink – and it has more to do with your mind than anything else.

The 2009-2010 academic year priorities, developed through Elon's annual planning process, are now available online. To access the document, click on the link below. Permanent links to the site are found under the "Publications" section at the bottom of E-Net, and also in the "Administration" drop-down menu of the header on Elon Web pages.

Construction workers were smoothing cement July 15 as they work to complete the new plaza that will grace the entrance to Elon's Academic Village. The plaza is scheduled for completion Aug. 10, and will be the new home for the university's weekly College Coffee gatherings.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized Elon University in its 2009 “Great Colleges to Work For” program, which honors institutions for best practices and policies, such as faculty-administration relations, confidence in senior leadership, and compensation and benefits.