Archive for June 29, 2010

Elon University senior Daniel Glass has been honored by the National Society of Physics Students with the 2010 Outstanding Student for Undergraduate Research Award for the "superior caliber” of his work on the engineering of nanomaterials for future use in pharmaceutical companies.

Elon University hosts the 12th annual Steinway Piano Gala in McCrary Theatre on Tuesday, June 29, as part of the Eastern Music Festival. This year's concert honors community arts patron and philanthropist Eda C. Holt, with the audience invited to a reception following the concert to greet her and meet the artists.

Elon University's website is one of three higher education websites nominated for excellence in visual design in the 2010 eduStyle Awards competition. The site is designed and maintained by Elon's website manager David Morton, web designer Tim Paulson and web applications developer John David Parsons.

The Elon University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of associate professor Jon Metzger, completed this month a performance tour of The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. The 18-piece jazz ensemble played at international festivals and schools, gave jazz improvisation workshops, and showed their versatility by also performing two classical music chamber concerts.