Archive for May 17, 2010

Anthony Hatcher, associate professor of communications, has published a review of a scholarly book in the Journal of Media and Religion.

A recent special issue of Peregrinations features articles on Ottonian art and architecture, and was guest-edited by Evan Gatti of Elon University.

More than 50 alumni joined several faculty and staff April 20 for a mixer hosted by the Charlotte Alumni Chapter. President Leo M. Lambert and coaches Matt Matheny (men's basketball) and Pete Lembo (football) were among the Elon representatives making the trip down Interstate 85 to enjoy a beautiful evening, good food and great company on the patio at Sullivan's Steakhouse.

Award-winning filmmaker Laith al-Majali '05 will return to campus May 22 to deliver Elon's 2010 Commencement address Under the Oaks in front of West Residence Hall.

In June, musician Chris Hendricks '07 will hit the road as part of the Life and Faith Tour, a two-month tour featuring some of the nation's biggest contemporary Christan artists, including Amy Grant, Shenandoah and Hawk Nelson. He was profiled in an article published in the Sunday, May 16 issue of The Chapel Hill News.

Molly McKnight Costigan, an Elon University Spanish major, has been named the recipient of a 2010 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, which will fund one year in Spain teaching in an elementary school while conducting an independent project.

The Phoenix overcame a 2-1 deficit with five runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat UNC-Greensboro and capture its first Southern Conference tournament title, 6-3, in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Friday, May 14. Elon will face the host University of Georgia Bulldogs in the Athens Regional of the 2010 NCAA Softball Tourament on Friday, May 21.