Archive for May 29, 2009

Win Stuff, Elon University's pop-culture game show, has won two Communicator Awards from a pool of more than 7,000 entries. The most recent Awards of Distinction from the organization are the show's third and fourth in the past two seasons.

ESPN personality Howie Schwab wore an Elon baseball T-shirt and mentioned the team’s berth in the NCAA baseball tournament during his weekly “Couch Potato” segment Friday, May 29, on “First Take,” a morning sports talk show that airs weekdays on ESPN2.

Eric Ashley Hairston, an assistant professor of English and director of the Center for Law and Humanities, was interviewed May 29 by News 14 Carolina anchor Tracey Early regarding Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee to fill a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Three staff members were honored May 29 in McCrary Theatre during Elon's annual Staff Appreciation Day. Ray Pruitt Jr. was named Physical Plant Staff Member of the Year, Barbara Walsh was named Office Staff Member of the Year and Michael Williams was named Administrative Staff Member of the Year.

Elon University’s Office of the President and its Office of Admissions will be relocated to different areas of campus this summer while work crews renovate Powell building to expand office suites and prepare space for the new Interactive Media graduate program.