Love School of Business

Mark Kurt, assistant professor of economics, was interviewed by the High Point Enterprise for an article about the impact of corporate earning on the job market.

The Elon chapter of Beta Alpha Psi is hosting a Meet and Greet on Monday, September 13 from 6 to 8 p.m in McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center. The Meet and Greet brings together accounting and finance students and accounting firms to network in a professional and social setting. The annual event is organized by members of Beta Alpha Psi, the international honorary organization for financial professionals. Representatives from firms including KPMG, RSM McGladrey, Credit Suisse and IBM will be on hand to talk to students about internship and job opportunities.

John Burbridge, a professor of operations and supply chain management, explores the role Jersey City, N.J., played in trying to keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn in “The Brooklyn Dodgers in Jersey City,” which appears in the Summer 2010 issue of The Baseball Research Journal published by the Society for American Baseball Research.

Earl Honeycutt and Sharon Hodge co-authored an article, “Turnover in the Sales Force: A Comparison of Hunters and Farmers,” published in The Journal of Selling & Major Account Management, Volume 9, Number 2 (Spring).

In the 1970s and early 1980s Gary Bailey, former Elon faculty member in human service studies and currently counselor in Health and Counseling Services, was a member of a popular regional R&B group called “Brief Encounter.” A couple of years ago Gary discovered that Brief Encounter has become one of the leading cult R&B groups among record collectors. He was shocked when he noticed that copies of their first album were selling for over $2,000 on eBay. The most recent sale was over $2500. Brief Encounter is back in business and about to release its first recording in nearly 30 years, all for the benefit of Haitian Earthquake Relief.

Former (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News executive editor Don Bolden, retired physical plant assistant director Stanley Greeson and retired professor Linda Thompson Weavil received Elon Medallions on Aug. 23, 2010, in an annual ceremony that celebrates the highest honor a person can receive from the university.

Kevin O'Mara, a professor of management, was elected president-elect of the Academy of Business Education for 2010-11.

Elon University’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has partnered with the European School of Business at Reutlingen University, Germany, to offer a dual degree program in international business.