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BusinessWeek ranks Elon MBA tops in the South
November 17, 2009
BusinessWeek magazine ranked Elon University the #1 school in the South, and the sixth best school in the nation, in a list of top part-time MBA programs released Thursday afternoon during a live online chat hosted by magazine staff.
Lumen Scholar travels the world for health research
November 16, 2009
To many Americans, healthy living involves counting calories, watching medical segments on the morning news, or drinking diet soda. Health elsewhere on the planet takes a more active approach, according to Elon University senior Ryan Bleam, the third student to be featured in a monthly series of E-net profiles on the inaugural class of Lumen Scholars.
Elon to break ground on Alumni Field House
November 14, 2009
Elon University will break ground Saturday on Alumni Field House, a new 30,000-square-foot facility to be built adjoining the north end zone of Rhodes Stadium. The Nov. 14 groundbreaking will precede the afternoon football game between the Elon Phoenix and the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The university’s board of trustees has named the field house to honor all Elon alumni.
Gerald Knight publishes book on African-American conductors
November 12, 2009
It’s a stereotype that persists to this day: Acclaimed African-American choral conductors are usually regarded for only having expertise in the area of gospel music and spirituals. Yet premier conductors, regardless of race, share so much more in common. Gerald Knight, an assistant professor of music, examines those traits in his first book, Two African American Choral Conductors: Eroding Misconceptions Through Excellence.
Harold Ford Jr. to deliver Bryan Leadership Lecture – Nov. 5
November 10, 2009
Harold Ford Jr., chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, news analyst for NBC and MSNBC, and a five-term member of Congress from 1997 to 2007, will deliver the Elon University School of Law fall 2009 Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture on Thursday evening in Greensboro.
Hometown Heroes honored in annual ceremony
November 10, 2009
Four people who make a difference in the lives of others were honored Monday by Elon University in the 16th annual “Hometown Heroes” awards ceremony on campus. Freshmen class officers selected the honorees for “making a positive difference by touching lives and strengthening their home communities” in a program sponsored by the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.
Kiplinger’s names Elon a 2009-10 “Best Value”
November 5, 2009
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked Elon among the nation’s top 50 best values in private higher education and the #2 university in total costs, a distinction published in the magazine’s December edition. The 2009-10 ranking is the fourth consecutive top-50 placement of Elon by Kiplinger’s.
Voices of Discovery lecture to focus on nanotechnology – Nov. 9
November 5, 2009
Kimberly Jones, an engineering professor from Howard University who specializes in nanotechnology with an emphasis on biomedical and environmental applications, will deliver a Voices of Discovery lecture at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, in McCrary Theatre.
Lumen Scholar studies genetic links for tissue regrowth
November 3, 2009
Ever wonder how common earthworms grow back when cut in half? It’s a puzzle whose pieces are today the focus of research by Elon senior Amelia Helms, the second student to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on the inaugural class of Lumen Scholars.
Elon awarded grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities
November 2, 2009
Elon University has received a grant of nearly $116,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to organize two history seminars next summer for community college professors from across the nation. Assistant professor John Beck authored the grant proposal and will co-direct the project with Jim Bissett, the William J. Story, Sr. Professor at Elon University.