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Elon Colonnades Dining Hall wins award for outstanding design
December 2, 2008
American School & University magazine has recognized the design of the Colonnades Dining Hall in its 2008 Architectural Portfolio competition. The Colonnades, designed by Spillman Farmer Architects, was among 71 projects receiving outstanding design awards in the post-secondary division.
Elon student named Mitchell Scholar for 2009-2010
December 1, 2008
University senior Breanna Carrie Detwiler has been named a 2009-2010
George J. Mitchell Scholar, making her the first Elon student to
receive the award since the competitive scholarship was
created in honor of a former United States Senator who helped broker a
peace accord in Northern Ireland.
Four Elon students selected for Teach for America program
November 26, 2008
Elon seniors Ivy Crank, John Planisek, Lindsay Clement and Chase Rumley have been selected to join Teach for America, a highly selective program that recruits recent top college graduates and working professionals to commit two years to teach in low-income communities across the country. They were among 5,857 applicants in the first of four recruiting periods for the program’s 2009-10 academic year.
McMichael Foundation gift to fund Elon Law scholarships
November 26, 2008
A $2 million gift commitment from the Dalton L. McMichael Sr. Foundation will provide the largest scholarship endowment at the Elon University School of Law. The endowment will fund three full-tuition scholarships annually, with the first to be awarded to a member of the 2009 entering class who is chosen as a McMichael Law and Leadership Fellow.
Death penalty symposium at Elon Law – Nov. 21
November 17, 2008
Registration is open for attorneys and law students who wish to attend a symposium on the death penalty scheduled for November 21, 2008, at the Elon University School of Law in downtown Greensboro. 5.75 CLE credits are pending approval from the North Carolina State Bar.
Research shows missed opportunities in email marketing
November 12, 2008
Email signatures, or “sig files,” may be the best-kept secret in the
marketing world. But as Elon University professor Earl Honeycutt shows
in new research, due to be published this winter in Cornell Hospitality
Quarterly, not many companies take advantage of an advertising feature
that can reach many thousands of potential customers.
Students give Elon top marks in National Survey of Student Engagement
November 10, 2008
Compared with students at other colleges and universities across the
nation, Elon University students are much more likely to study abroad,
make class presentations, write papers, complete internships and work
closely with faculty members on projects outside of class. Those are among the findings of the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement, released Nov. 10.
CEO of BB&T bank visits campus Nov. 5
November 6, 2008
John A. Allison, chairman and CEO of BB&T, comes to Elon University
on Nov. 5 as the 2008 Ethics in Business speaker for the Martha and
Spencer Love School of Business. Allison delivers his lecture at 4 p.m.
in the LaRose Digital Theater inside the business school.
Professor Linda Wilmshurst authors new textbook
November 5, 2008
How do you teach future child psychologists and counselors about the
problems young people can face? Linda Wilmshurst, an assistant
professor of psychology at Elon, offers answers to that question in
Abnormal Child Psychology: A Developmental Perspective, a new textbook
she has authored for upper undergraduates and master’s-level students.
2008 Hometown Heroes show commitment to service
November 4, 2008
Four people who make a difference in the lives of others were honored
Nov. 3, 2008, in the 15th Annual "Hometown Heroes" awards ceremony at Elon University.
Freshmen class officers selected the honorees for "making a positive difference by touching lives and strengthening their home communities."