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	Janna Quitney Anderson, instructor in communications, presented a panel on online news ethics at the 2001 National College Media convention in New Orleans on Oct. 26. She discussed her research study of online news managers' take on ethics. Statistics show that nearly half of the online news managers polled believe their publications are less accurate than their traditional print counterparts. Anderson completed the study with Dr. David Arant of the University of Memphis. They urged the online news industry to address ethical issues and suggested that every online news site should have a corrections and clarifications button, leading readers to updated or changed information. Anderson currently serves as a consultant for the Online News Association's Digital Credibility Study, working in conjunction with Howard Finberg of the Digital Futurist Consultancy and Martha Stone of Whole Media Consulting, who have been awarded a $225,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Anderson also had a freelance news story on research by students in Elon's 2001 Winter Term course, "One Neighborhood, One Week on the Internet," published in USA Today last summer. The story received full-page treatment in USA Today and was distributed and reprinted in dozens of Gannett-owned newspapers across the United States.
	Andy Angyal, professor of English, taught two Saturday classes on Catholic social teachings for the Diocese of Charlotte's Adult Lay Ministry program at Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro, N.C., on Oct. 20 and Nov. 3.
	Clyde Ellis, associate professor of history, was one of 12 invited speakers from the United States and Canada at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center's 25th annual Plains Indian Seminar in Cody, Wyo., in September. The seminar brings together noted scholars in Indian studies. Ellis' presentation was titled "I'm Always Thankful I Went to That School: Kiowas, the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, and the Negotiation of Identity." The presentation was based on research for his first book, "To Change Them Forever: Indian Education at the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1893-1920." Ellis also spoke at the annual meeting of the Western History Association in San Diego in October. He presented a paper titled "I Go to the Jesus House and I Listen and Listen and Listen: Christianity and Kiowa Identity." The paper is from his upcoming book, "The Jesus Road: Kiowas, Christianity, and Indian Hymns." An essay by Ellis, titled "There Is No Doubt the Dances Should Be Curtailed: Indian Dances and Federal Policy on the Southern Plains, 1880-1930," appeared in a recent issue of the Pacific Historical Quarterly, a refereed journal. A previously published essay, "We Don't Want Your Rations, We Want This Dance: The Changing Use of Song and Dance on the Southern Plains," has been reprinted in "American Nations: Encounters in Indian Country, 1850 to the Present." Ellis has also accepted an invitation to serve as a consultant for the Oklahoma Historical Society's NEH grant for the state's new museum on Indian history and culture.
	Tom Erdmann, associate professor of music, had his article, "Rick Braun: Life in the Fast Lane," published in the October 2001 issue of the International Trumpet Guild Journal. He was also the music judge at the Northwest Guilford High School Marching Band Festival on Oct. 27 and the Lee Senior High School Marching Band Festival on Nov. 3 in Sanford, N.C.
	Byung Lee, associate professor of journalism, presented two papers during October. He presented "Clashes Between Businesses and Consumers Over Unsolicited Commercial Emails" at the sixth annual Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century convention in Memphis, Tenn. Lee co-authored this paper with Wonhi Synn, associate professor of business administration. Lee also presented "Different Types of Internet Adopters: An Analysis of Assimilators, Hoppers and Sensors" at the 17th Annual Q Conference, held at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. He co-authored this paper with Janna Anderson, instructor in communications.
	Gabie Smith, assistant professor psychology, gave a presentation titled "Teaching as Scholarship: Conducting Pedagogical Research while Enhancing Classroom Experiences" at the National Lilly Conference on College Teaching, held Nov. 15-18 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The presentation provided an overview of a five-step model for conducting and disseminating pedagogical research. Smith and colleague Tami Eggleston of McKendree College in Illinois developed the model through their collaborative involvement in research projects concerning teaching activities and techniques designed for psychology courses. One such project was recently published in a Teaching of Psychology journal article titled "Comprehension of APA Style Through Manuscript Analysis."