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Elon Law achieves American Bar Association approval
July 13, 2008
The Elon University School of Law has been granted provisional accreditation by the American Bar Association, substantially meeting ABA standards for curriculum, faculty, facilities, funding, library and admissions. The ABA approval, achieved at the earliest possible date under accreditation guidelines, means that Elon Law graduates may take bar exams in any U.S. jurisdiction and may practice professionally with full rights after passing the bar.
Elon chef Beijing-bound for Olympics
July 11, 2008
What does it take to feed 15,000 athletes, their trainers, journalists
and other support staff at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? Tag Gray,
executive chef and a food services director at Elon University, is
about to find out.
Paul Parsons elected VP of national communications organization
July 11, 2008
Paul Parsons, dean of the School of Communications, has been elected vice president of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC) during 2008-09. He will become President-Elect in 2009-10 and then ASJMC President in 2010-11.
Senior receives Love School award to help fund research
July 10, 2008
Elon University senior Miya Micole Stodghill, a business administration
major from Decatur, Ga., has been named the recipient of the second
annual Martha and Spencer Love Excellence in Business Leadership Award.
Farmers markets get fresh look from Elon professor
July 7, 2008
When it comes to fruits and vegetables, about the only place you can
find anything fresher than the produce at a local farmers market is in
your own garden. But markets offer another benefit – informal
associations with others in a community – that Elon economics
professor Thomas Tiemann examines in the latest issue of The Journal of Popular Culture.
Elon holds 118th Commencement
July 1, 2008
Rain clouds gave way to a crystal blue sky as the 118th Commencement exercises got underway May 24, 2008, when bachelor degrees were conferred on the largest graduating class in Elon University history.
Gerald Dillashaw to step down as School of Education dean
July 1, 2008
Gerald Dillashaw, who has been dean of Elon University's School of Education since 1992, will step down as dean at the conclusion of the 2007-08 academic year. He will continue his work at Elon, returning to a full-time teaching position in the School of Education following a one-year sabbatical leave. Details...
Students honored for spring 2008 grades
June 10, 2008
Elon University has released the President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the 2008 spring semester.
Kernodle Center names grant recipients
June 9, 2008
A university senior who wants to combat childhood obesity, and a junior
with plans to help disabled people learn to garden, are the recipients
of the first ever Student Initiative Grants awarded by the Kernodle
Center for Service Learning at Elon University.
Four Elon Athletics Teams Earn NCAA Academic Awards
June 5, 2008
Elon's men’s basketball, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball teams are among NCAA Division I teams receiving public recognition awards for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. The public recognition awards, announced by the NCAA April 24, are part of the broad Division I academic reform effort.