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Elon student productions now available on Time Warner’s “Carolina On Demand” cable TV service
January 9, 2009
Several videos produced by Elon students and staff are now available to about 1.2 million subscribers to Time Warner Cable systems in North and South Carolina.
N.C. Bar Association president to visit Elon Law – Jan. 14
January 7, 2009
Charles Becton, president of the North Carolina Bar Association and a
former judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, comes to the Elon
University School of Law on Jan. 14 for a program sponsored by the
Black Law Students Association in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.
Clyde Ellis researches Indian hobbyist movement
January 2, 2009
Why would white, middle class men and women at the turn of the 20th
century emulate Native American customs as a pastime? Clyde Ellis, a
professor of history at Elon University, examines the motivations – and
consequences – of self-described Indian hobbyist activities in recent
scholarship presentations that stem from a book due out next year.
New book by Tripp York contemplates idea of love
December 29, 2008
Is love nothing more than yearning? What happens when a person is in a
relationship with someone he no longer desires? Tripp York, an
instructor of religious studies at Elon University, asks such questions
in Anesthesia: A Brief Reflection on Contemporary Aesthetics, his first work of fiction and second book published since 2007.
Mark Prokosch research links brains with sex appeal
December 29, 2008
Attention men. Drop the dumbbells and hit the books. Your brain may be your most attractive body part. Mark Prokosch, an Elon University adjunct assistant professor, shows in new research due to be published this winter in Evolution and Human Behavior that intelligence is important when it comes to attracting a woman.
Steven D. House selected as next provost of Elon University
December 18, 2008
Steven D. House, dean of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, and associate vice president for academic affairs, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Elon University. His appointment by President Leo M. Lambert comes after a four-month national search.
Elon-Pew “Future of the Internet III” survey looks ahead to technology in 2020
December 12, 2008
A new survey of world Internet leaders outlines predictions for the wired world of 2020, including sophisticated mobile online access, voice-recognition, and artificial and virtual reality. The study was conducted by the Imagining the Internet Center in Elon's School of Communications and the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Elon team honored in global competition
December 8, 2008
Four Elon students have won recognition from Stanford University for
their entry in a global contest that challenged teams to create
something of value using nothing more than water bottles. Their video entry stemmed from the Elon Innovation Challenge, hosted locally by the
Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elon University.
Elon students ask NBC to interrupt the Super Bowl
December 4, 2008
Students who worked the front lines during Wilmington, North Carolina’s early switch to digital television are asking NBC president Jeff Zucker to interrupt the Super Bowl with a 30-second message from the Federal Communications Commission in the lead up to the nationwide transition on February 17, 2009.
Richard McBride to deliver 2009 Commencement address
December 4, 2008
Rev. Richard W. McBride, Elon University’s chaplain for a quarter century, will deliver Elon’s 119th Commencement address. Commencement is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23, Under the Oaks in front of West Residence Hall.