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Princeton Review and USA Today name Elon one of nation’s 100 “Best Value Colleges”
March 13, 2009
A new ranking by The Princeton Review, in partnership with USA Today, names Elon one of the nation’s top values in higher education for 2009. The report, released Jan. 8, is based on 30 factors in three areas: academics, costs and financial aid. Schools chosen “provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price – either by keeping sticker prices in line, or by offsetting high costs with great financial aid packages.”
Elon Poll: Majority of N.C. residents support banning cell phones while driving, anti-smoking initiatives
March 11, 2009
A majority of North Carolinians favor laws to ban cell phone use while driving, even though more than half of mobile phone users report doing this regularly, according to the latest Elon University Poll. Respondents to the poll also supported a statewide ban on smoking in public places.
Acclaimed pianist visits Elon for March 12 recital
March 11, 2009
Joseph Kalichstein, a renowned musician whose piano performances have garnered international accolades, will perform classical works in a March 12 campus performance as part of the Adams Foundation Recital Series sponsored by Elon University and the (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News.
Isabella Cannon to be honored on Founders Day – March 10
March 10, 2009
Isabella Cannon ’24, an immigrant from Scotland who would travel the world before her election as the first female mayor of North Carolina's capital city, will be recognized March 10 as part of Elon University’s annual Founders Day celebrations to commemorate the lives of administrators, faculty and trustees who impacted the growth of the institution.
Columnist Leonard Pitts Headlines Religion and Media Conference TODAY
March 9, 2009
Elon University, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and the School of Communications will host a day-long Religion and Media conference on campus March 9. The conference, titled "Faith, Doubt and the Media," will feature an evening keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.
Dean Mary Gowan co-authors new textbook
March 5, 2009
What’s the best way to teach a student not majoring in human resources all they need to know on the subject? Mary Gowan, dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, tackles that question in “Human Resource Management: Managing Employees for Competitive Advantage,” a new textbook co-authored with a colleague from Rutgers University.
Elon to host Business North Carolina Regional Roundtable TODAY
March 4, 2009
Five top executives will participate in a roundtable discussion focused on the Piedmont Triad economy at Elon University on March 4. The event is the latest in a series of regional roundtables sponsored by Business North Carolina, the state’s award-winning business magazine.
Register by March 2 for “Faith, Doubt, and The Media” conference at Elon
March 4, 2009
Elon University will host a one-day conference on Monday, March 9, that blends religion, film, politics, popular culture and the news business. Speakers from across the country will be on campus to discuss, as the title of the conference states, "Faith, Doubt, & The Media."
Elon Poll: N.C. residents support Obama, federal stimulus
February 27, 2009
North Carolinians are feeling the effects of the recession and 42 percent of respondents in the latest Elon University Poll identified the economy as the most important issue facing the state today. While a majority of respondents are united in their views on the federal stimulus package, as well as the steps needed to address state finances, they oppose cuts in sectors like education and public safety, and they support efforts to raise revenue through “sin taxes.”
DNA equipment boosts undergraduate research
February 24, 2009
An $84,000 grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center is helping Elon University purchase state-of-the-art equipment for processing DNA samples, a move that will accelerate and expand faculty and undergraduate science research that, until now, has relied on outside companies for processing.