Archive for February 12, 2010

Elon University has been named to the list of “Top Peace Corps Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities” by the Peace Corps with 15 alumni serving in an agency that seeks to promote a better understanding between Americans and citizens of host nations.

On February 4, James B. Leonard, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Apparel and Consumer Goods in the U. S. Department of Commerce, from 2002-2006, spoke to Elon Law students about the accession of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the requirements demanded by the United States in those negotiations.

Kirby Wahl, an associate professor of performing arts, recently finished a job as the dialect coach for the currently running production of Conor McPherson's play, The Seafarer, at The Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh, N.C.

In the Spring 2009 edition of the John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law, Elon Law's Catherine Dunham, professor and associate dean for academic affairs, and Steve Friedland, professor and director of Elon Law's Center for Engaged Learning in the Law, co-authored "Portable Learning for the 21st Century Law School: Designing a New Pedagogy for the Modern Global Context."

Elon's physical plant workers will be installing enhanced lighting on campus and working with Town of Elon officials to reconfigure two crosswalks on Williamson Avenue.

Sitting among the beautiful furniture and fine art in the reception area of Powell Building, suite 104, you begin to understand the anxiety some faculty, staff and students might feel sitting there, waiting for an audience with President Leo M. Lambert. For the five individuals who spend the most time in the president's office, however, any unease seems incomprehensible.

Bill Gradison, a founding member and former chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), will be speaking about the response of accountants and auditors to the current financial environment on Monday, February 15, at 8:00 pm in the LaRose Digital Theatre. Mr. Gradison’s presentation is sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting and finance honorary organization.