Archive for May 22, 2009

Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly with God. For the Rev. Janet Cooper Nelson, the chaplain of Brown University who delivered a sermon May 22 at Elon University's Baccalaurate, graduates should follow those simple lessons as they embark on their life journeys.

Some members of the Class of 2009 took time to send messages of thanks to parents, professors and mentors on May 22 as they gathered for receptions prior to Baccalaureate ceremonies.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $16,000 grant to Elon associate professor Megan Squire to hire student researchers for an ongoing project initially funded by the NSF in 2007.

Ken Calhoun, assistant professor in the School of Communications, read his short story "Headlock" at the New York Public Library on May 12.

Graduating students and their families will be honored at a special reception by Dean George R. Johnson Jr., along with the faculty and staff of Elon University School of Law, on Saturday, May 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the law school.

Elon men's tennis standout Damon Gooch, the first Elon tennis player to compete in the NCAA Division I singles championship, staged an upset win in the May 20 first-round match at College Station, Texas.