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Elon confers degrees on MBA candidates
In his keynote address, the chair of the Love School of Business Board of Advisors tells graduates to "share some of your success with others."
Elon Interactive Media master’s candidates receive degrees
Forty-one students celebrated the completion of the program during a ceremony May 17.
Chamber of Commerce visits Francis Center
Top local business and civic leaders on Tuesday toured Elon University’s new home for physical therapy education and physician assistant studies.
Interactive Media students network at South by Southwest
Six Interactive Media students are in Austin, Texas, attending the annual South by Southwest technology and media conference.
Elon, ARMC leaders meet to celebrate PA program
The first clinical affiliation agreement for the university's physician assistant studies program is with Alamance Regional Medical Center.
Bill Andrews has article published in Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Bill Andrews, PT, EdD, NCS, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy Education, has published an article in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation.
Elon DPT alumni and faculty present at American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
Physical therapy research posters were presented by Elon DPT faculty and alumni at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting.
Elon Law and MBA students engage China
Twenty-five law and MBA students met with top business and law leaders in Beijing and Hong Kong through an international business course.
iMedia teams share finished work from "Fly-Ins"
Students in the Interactive Media program this month aided nonprofit organizations in Iceland, Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama as part of their studies.
DPT program enrolls class of 2014
Elon’s three-year, full-time Doctor of Physical Therapy program enrolled the Class of 2014 this week.
PHOTO GALLERY: Gerald L. Francis Center
Elon University's home for the School of Health Sciences opened this month on Haggard Avenue. Take a look at the new facility in an online photo gallery.
DPT class tours new Francis Center
The Gerald L. Francis Center opens this month as the new home of the School of Health Sciences at Elon University.
DPTE hosts 120 physical therapists for continuing education course
Elon’s Department of Physical Therapy Education hosted a complimentary 2-day continuing education course on Dec. 5 –6 for more than 120 North Carolina physical therapists.
M.Ed. alumna named local Teacher of the Year
The honor represents the second time in two years that the Alamance-Burlington School System has given an Elon grad its top award.
Elon MBA ranked #1 in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek
Elon’s part-time MBA program surges to the top in the ranking by the leading business publication
DPT student research poster wins second place at conference
A research poster, The Effect of Task-Specific Training in a Person with Cerebellar Ataxia and Vertigo, by Pamela Cameron SPT (3rd year Doctor of Physical Therapy student) and Jane Freund PT, DPT, NCS (DPT faculty) won second place in the student category at the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association's Fall 2011 Conference.
Elon MBA named nation’s best administered program
The Princeton Review gives top marks to the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business's MBA program and facilities.
DPT faculty member Janet Cope has article published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Education
Janet Cope, Stewart Holt and several Elon DPT alumni (Erin Sanders, Laura Corriher and Davis Templeton) are authors of an article published in this month's Journal of Physical Therapy Education.
DPT students, faculty and alumni travel to Romania to educate and assist those in need
Bill Andrews, associate professor of physical therapy, led doctor of physical therapy students and alumni on a trip to Romania in August 2011.
M.Ed. candidates receive degrees in summer Commencement
Thirty-nine students in the Master of Education program received their Elon University degrees Saturday morning in a Commencement ceremony featuring a keynote address from professor Judith Howard, the longtime director of the education graduate program who retires this month after serving the university since 1993 as a teacher, researcher and mentor.
Gift from New Leaf Society supports physician assistant program
The New Leaf Society, of Burlington, N.C., has made a gift-in-kind to the Ever Elon Campaign to support the university’s new master of physician assistant studies program. The gift will support landscaping and other work associated with renovations of the Gerald L. Francis Center, which will house the PA and physical therapy programs on Elon’s main campus.
Interactive Media program welcomes Class of 2012
On Aug. 1 the School of Communications welcomed 40 students to the master’s program in Interactive Media. The enrolling students compose the largest class in the program’s three-year history.
Enrichment program connects DPT students with area children
Forty first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students joined 26 elementary children on July 14 for a morning of fun and physical activity as part of Elon’s Summer Learning and Enrichment Academy, a partnership between Elon and the Alamance-Burlington School System that focuses on helping exceptional children in grades K-8 develop and maintain academic and behavioral skills they need to be successful in their learning.
News & Record spotlights Elon's new Physician Assistant Studies program
Elon's new PA program, which enrolls its first class in January 2013, was featured in the July 25 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.
Tom Castelloe G'06 launches networking website for researchers
Tom Castelloe, a 2006 graduate of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business' MBA program has launched The Braintree, a website designed to connect academic researchers with businesses and individuals in need of their expertise.
DPT students and alumni volunteer with Dancing Above the Barre program
Elon DPT students and alumni, including Jennifer Evans, Dana Tishler, Blair Madden, Natalie Maness, Judy Saas and Morgan Mason, are regular volunteers with the Greensboro Ballet's Dancing Above the Barre program.
Bill Andrews has article published in the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy
Bill Andrews, associate professor of Physical Therapy, has published an article in the current issue of the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy titled "Outcome Measures in Neurological Physical Therapy Practice: Part II. A Patient-Centered Process."
Elon University School of Law receives full accreditation from American Bar Association
Elon University School of Law has received full accreditation by the American Bar Association. The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved Elon’s application June 10, at its meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Physical Therapy Student Completes Placement in Kenya
Doctor of Physical Therapy student, Danielle Gilbert, recently completed a four-week experience in Migori, Kenya. Gilbert opted for an independent study during her Advanced Clinical Practice Selective course and worked at St. Joseph Mission Hospital. A third-year student from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Gilbert completed her undergraduate degree at Elon in 2009 with a major in exercise science, and had studied abroad in Ghana during a winter term.
MBA candidates receive degrees in evening ceremony
As they embark on their careers as newly minted alumni, the men and women who received MBA degrees from Elon University on May 20, 2011, received several pieces of advice - “never, ever, ever stop learning” and “get involved in your community” - gleaned from the career of the man who leads the largest apparel company in the world.