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| Andy Angyal, professor of English, attended "The Biological
Imperative: Nature, Education and the Imagination," held Oct. 12-13 at
the Timberlake Farm Foundation in Greensboro. |
| Tom Erdmann, associate professor
of music, had his review of "Sunday Jazz Brunch Big Band" by Big Band Project
published in the October 2000 issue of The International Trumpet Guild Journal.
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| Several members of the residence life staff attended the North
Carolina Housing Officer Conference, held Oct. 11-13 at the Broyhill Inn
and Conference Center on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone,
N.C. David Blackman, assistant dean of students and director of residence
life, facilitated a roundtable discussion on the topic, "Learning Communities
of the Future," which involved a panel of colleagues from Duke University,
Lenoir-Rhyne College and UNC-Greensboro. Tara Morlando, assistant
director of residence life - East Area, served as subcommittee chair of
the Best of NCHO Awards. Celeste Young, former assistant director
of residence life - West Area, served as the conference program chair, coordinating
37 programs and five subcommittees. She was also elected as a member-at-large
for the organization. |
| Bill De Journett, assistant professor
of music and marching band director, had a recent article published. "The
Power of Positive Teaching," which De Journett co-authored with colleague
David Wilson at the University of Mississippi, appeared in the National
Federation of Interscholastic Music Association Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2,
1999-2000. |
| Tom Erdmann, associate professor of music, judged at
several marching band festivals during the fall, including Bluestone High
School, Skipwith, Va., on Oct. 14; Dan River High School, Ringgold, Va.,
on Oct. 21; Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro, N.C., on Oct. 28;
and Tunstall High School, Dry Fork, Va., on Nov. 4. |
| Bill De Journett, assistant professor
of music and marching band director, served as a judge at these marching
band festivals: Sanderson High School, Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 7; Southview
High School, Fayetteville, N.C., on Oct. 14; Western Alamance High School,
Elon College, N.C., on Oct. 21; and the University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, N.C., on Oct. 28. |
| Clyde Ellis, associate professor of history, delivered
the keynote address at the 36th annual Social Studies Symposium at East
Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., on Sept. 29. Ellis' address, titled
"American Indians and the American Century: The Construction of Memory,"
was based on his recent research and publications on contemporary Southern
Plains powwow culture. |
| Anne Bolin, professor of sociology,
had her opinion piece titled "Age Equality for Women" published in the September
2000 edition of Steel Jungle Publications, 9 (33):5. Bolin's piece dealt
with gender disparity in age categories for competitive women bodybuilders. |
| Bruce Brown, director of development research, chaired
a development research workshop at Elon on Oct. 20 for colleagues at institutions
in North and South Carolina. One of the sessions featured Jerry Tolley,
major gifts officer, and former staff member Drew Van Horn. The day was
filled with excitement for Bruce, who had to jump in and facilitate a session
on an hour's notice when a panelist had car trouble! |
| Vickie Somers, director of purchasing,
attended the National Association of Educational Buyers Carolinas regional
meeting Oct. 29 - Nov. 1 in Asheville, N.C. Vickie closed out her term as
regional president with a record number of attendees (90) and vendor exhibits
(35) at the meeting. |
| John Sullivan, Powell Professor of Philosophy, co-wrote
an article that appeared in the November 2000 edition of the American Association
for Higher Education Bulletin. Titled "Going Public," the article, which
Sullivan co-wrote with Carmen Werder from Western Washington University,
focuses on Elon's joint work with Western Washington on the scholarship
of teaching and learning. The project is funded through a "Going Public"
grant from the Campus Program, the primary activity of AAHE's Teaching Initiatives. |
| Grahaeme Hesp, director of Greek
life, has been appointed North Carolina Area Coordinator for 2001 by the
Association of Fraternity Advisors. In that role, Grahaeme will report to
the organization's southeastern vice president while coordinating the efforts
of fraternity and sorority advisors at North Carolina colleges and universities.
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| Janie Brown, professor of HPLHP, is working with two
Elon alumni who are teachers at Walter Williams High School in Burlington.
Janie works with Ruth Ann Phillips '73 and Mark Kadlesic '99 through the
Physical Education Partnership in Sport Education program, a partnership
of 10 colleges and universities and 10 public high schools. Elon provides
senior physical education majors to assist in teaching PE from a model that
advocates sport education as the best approach to high school PE. Janie
will also compile research on this topic. |
| Jim Drummond, associate professor
of HPLHP, revised the introduction to chapter 6 for the fourth edition of
"Leisure Services in North Carolina," published in January. |
| Helen Binkley, assistant professor of sports medicine,
gave an update on committee work regarding the Exertional Heat Illness Position
statement at the National Athletic Trainers Association annual meeting in
Nashville, Tenn., on July 2. She also made a presentation titled "Aquatic
Exercise for Cross Training" at the National Strength and Conditioning Association's
state meeting, held at Elon on July 15. |
| Tom Erdmann, associate professor
of music, had his article, "This Is What I Do: An Interview with Kenny Wheeler,"
published in the December 2000 issue of the International Trumpet Guild
Journal. |
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Byung Lee, assistant professor of communications, presented three
papers in October:
--"Strategies for Determining Reader Interest and Their Usefulness,"
at the 115th National Newspaper Association's annual convention, Louisville,
Ky.
--"Users' Perspective on Regulation to Protect Privacy on the Web," at
the fourth Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century annual
convention, Memphis, Tenn.
--an article he co-authored with Wonhi Synn, associate professor
of business administration,"Why Do Investors Go Online for Stock Trading?",
presented at the 16th International Society for the Scientific Study of
Subjectivity annual convention in Tulsa, Okla.
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| Quill Magazine's September issue printed "Preventing Good
People from Making Bad Decisions," which was based on "Evaluating the Effectiveness
of a Mass Media Ethics Course" in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator,
an article Lee wrote with George Padgett, associate professor of
communications. Lee also had his article, "Information Privacy: How Much
Privacy Protection Does the Public Want on the Web?", published in Operant
Subjectivity 2000, 23(4), 170-191. |
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