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Andy Angyal, professor of English, attended the Templeton Foundation's
advanced faculty seminar titled "Interpreting Evolution," held June 14-19
at Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. He also attended a conference titled
"Reconnecting with the Earth and Elder Wisdom," at the Glen Agape Retreat
Center in Oak Ridge, N.C., June 21-23. |
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Larry Basirico, chair of sociology
and anthropology, was quoted in a June 5 Arizona Republic article about
family reunions. Basirico discusses the dynamics involved in planning successful
family reunions, the ideal length of reunions, and their importance in passing
down family heritage and traditions. |
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Janie Brown, chair of health promotion, leisure
and human performance, was recently selected to serve a three-year term
on the board of directors of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. |
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Tom Erdmann, associate professor
of music, had his article on jazz keyboardist Rachel Z. published as the
cover article in the August/September issue of Jazz Player magazine. |
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Mike Kingston, assistant professor of biology,
presented a paper titled "Vertical Migration of Euglena viridis on
Scripps Beach, La Jolla, California," at the annual meeting of the Phycological
Society of America in Estes Park, Colo., June 28. The paper summarized five
days of intensive experimentation in July 2000, examining the behavior of
unicellular algae that form green patches on the beach during low tide.
This same species of algae forms green patches on stream banks in the Alamance
County area during daylight hours in the summer. Kingston's research was
sponsored by a grant-in-aid from Elon's Faculty Research and Development
Committee. |
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Jo Watts Williams, special assistant
to the president, was honored for 30 years of service to Elon during a portrait
unveiling at Maynard House on Aug. 17. The portrait is a gift from her sons,
William L. Williams III of Wilmington, N.C., and Randall W. Williams, M.D.,
of Raleigh. Williams began her career at Elon in 1969 as a faculty member
in the department of psychology and education. A 1955 Elon graduate, she
has served as special assistant to the president since 1996.
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Elon was well represented at the Association of American
Colleges and Universities' 11th annual Asheville Institute on General Education,
held June 2-6 at the University of North Carolina - Asheville. Steve
Braye, associate professor of English, served as a team leader. Tom
Henricks, professor of sociology, Greg Lilly, associate professor
of economics, Nancy Midgette, associate provost, and Jean Schwind,
associate professor of English, also attended the conference. The Asheville
Institute offers teams of faculty and senior academic administrators learning
opportunities to make general education programs more effective. |
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