Academic Advising

Troy Martin, assistant director of academic advising, and Stephen Bloch-Schulman, assistant professor of philosophy, presented papers together for a panel of The South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society 2009 Annual Meeting on Sept. 25 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Susan Wise, coordinator of disabilities services, attended the Association on Higher Education and Disability national conference.

Troy Martin, associate director of academic advising, utilized a staff sabbatical and a summer research grant from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to examine educational practice in the developing democratic nations of South Africa and Uganda during July, 2009.

Two Elon University juniors have been named finalists for a 2008 Truman Scholarship, a prestigious national fellowship for graduate study awarded annually “to persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service.”

The New American Colleges and Universities (ANAC) has launched the ANAC Student Exchange, an innovative program that will allow students to spend a semester at one of 13 colleges and universities nationwide. All participating campuses (including Elon) are ANAC members  with a history of intercollegiate collaboration and a shared commitment to the integration of liberal arts, professional studies, and civic responsibility.