Archive for October 8, 2009

Elon MBA welcomed thirty-one new students to the program in September. The cohort includes graduates of Michigan State, University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, and UNC-Chapel Hill, and employees of firms such as Bank of America, Siemens Energy, Henredon Furniture Industries, Dow Corning, and Credit Suisse. Elon's MBA ranked as the nation's fifth "best administered" program in The Princeton Review's 2010 edition of the "Best 301 Business Schools."

A documentary directed and produced by a 2009 alumna while she studied at Elon University has been selected for screening at the St. John's International Women's Film Festival in Canada later this month.

Elon Law Distinguished Practitioner in Residence John Englar recently completed over three years of service on the Board of Directors of Delphi Corporation, overseeing the largest industrial company reorganization in U.S. history prior to the General Motors reorganization in 2009.

Originally titled Gidget Goes Psychotic, Charles Busch's campy play "Psycho Beach Party" lampoons the beach and psychological thrillers of the early 60's. Surfers, beach bums, a Joan Crawford-like mother, a multiple personality-afflicted teen and a B-movie queen all mix together for a wacky evening in the Black Box Theatre every day through October 13.

From the Greensboro News & Record (8/9/09): I hope everyone watched closely as Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor faced her inquisitors at the U.S. Senate during her confirmation hearings. It may be the last time you see her on TV.