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MBA candidates receive degrees in evening ceremony
May 20, 2011
As they embark on their careers as newly minted alumni, the men and women who received MBA degrees from Elon University on May 20, 2011, received several pieces of advice - “never, ever, ever stop learning” and “get involved in your community” - gleaned from the career of the man who leads the largest apparel company in the world.
Rev. Andrew O’Connor to deliver 2011 Baccalaureate sermon – May 20
May 20, 2011
The Rev. Andrew More O’Connor, a parish priest for Holy Family in the Bronx in New York City and founder of a nonprofit apparel line that provides a living wage to Mayan Indian weavers in Guatemala, will deliver Elon University’s 2011 Baccalaureate sermon on May 20 in Alumni Gym at 3 p.m.
Professors receive Fulbright awards for 2011-12
May 19, 2011
Two Elon University faculty members have received Fulbright grants for 2011-12 to teach and conduct research overseas. Associate professor Glenn Scott was awarded a Fulbright lecture grant to teach at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan, and assistant professor Kim Jones will be collecting and analyzing oral histories in Brazil regarding the origins and development of the nation's universal national health care system, as well as supervising graduate research and helping to develop a Brazilian university's first Ph.D. program.
Elon’s Bateman Team places in top three in nation
May 18, 2011
Elon University finished third in the nation in the 2011 Bateman Case Study Competition, a national contest established by the Public Relations Society of America to give university students an opportunity to exercise the analytical skills and judgment required for public relations problem solving.
Six Elon athletics teams earn top academic honors
May 17, 2011
Six Elon athletics teams rank among the nation’s top 10 percent in their sports in the annual NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) report. The Elon Phoenix men’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf, women’s indoor and outdoor track and volleyball teams are among the NCAA Division I teams receiving public recognition awards for their APR scores, the NCAA announced May 17.
Elon Young Entrepreneurs Summer Camp open to high school students
May 17, 2011
High school students with an interest in developing their own entrepreneurial spirit can take part in a new summer program sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elon University.
Awards banquet honors exemplary faculty and staff
May 17, 2011
Four faculty members were honored May 11, 2011, for superior scholarship, teaching, mentoring and service at Elon University’s faculty-staff awards luncheon. Those recognized included Mary Jo Festle, Ann J. Cahill, Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler and Stephen Bailey.
Lumen Scholar probes complexities of international humanitarian law
May 16, 2011
Since the 1600s, lawyers and scholars have grappled with how to best bring to justice the men and women who commit war crimes. Elon University senior Elizabeth Leman studied three of the biggest global conflicts in recent history to shed light on the complexities of international humanitarian law, and her work is the latest to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on Lumen Scholars in the Class of 2011
Elon named to presidential honor roll for service for fifth time
May 13, 2011
Elon University has been recognized for the fifth year in a row as a national leader in service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National & Community Service named the university this week to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for service efforts to America's communities
Professor and students star in “The Man of La Mancha” – May 12-22
May 12, 2011
Thirty-five years ago, before his Broadway career and faculty position at Elon University, Richard Gang was denied the lead role of Don Quixote when a small community theatre in Maine performed "The Man of La Mancha." Now he’ll have his chance. Gang stars this month in the same show at the Open Space Café Theatre in Greensboro, N.C., where eight students in the Department of Performing Arts will join him onstage.