Elon University Poll

The Elon University Poll will conduct a special survey starting the weekend before the first day of class.

Faculty research on the Internet and North Carolina political developments earned Elon significant media attention in recent weeks.

The former editor of the News & Record in Greensboro will serve as director of communications. Follow the poll on Twitter: @elonpoll

Media turned often in recent weeks to faculty for analysis of North Carolina politics and a rising tide against Internet regulation, among other issues.

Assistant Professor Mileah Kromer, assistant director of the Elon University Poll, was a guest on the Nov. 15 statewide broadcast of the news magazine program.

Mileah Kromer, assistant professor of political science and assistant director of the Elon University Poll, was honored Nov. 7 by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, her alma mater, with a Young Alumni Achievement Award.

North Carolina's role as a presidential battleground state in 2012 has brought the Elon University Poll added attention from national reporters.

Historically, North Carolina has voted Republican in presidential elections, but many political observers were surprised two years ago when President Barack Obama won the Tar Heel State. Elon University senior McKenzie Young investigated the factors behind the state’s recent voting behavior, and her work is the latest to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on Lumen Scholars in the Class of 2011.

The Elon University Institute for Politics and Public Affairs is conducting a health and wellness community survey this month in Alamance County on topics that include: social and wellness concerns, perceived health issues in the county, exercise habits, care giving responsibilities and perceived safety in the county.

Associate professor Hunter Bacot joined with leading political scientists in North Carolina on Oct. 19 for a panel discussion on the 2010 elections, an event in Raleigh, N.C., sponsored by the North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation.