Archive for October 14, 2010

Photographer Patsy Lynch '75 has been named one of 31 GLBT History Month Icons by the Equality Forum, a national and international GLBT civil rights organization. Lynch, an accomplished photographer, documented decades of GLBT history as a staff member for The Advocate and the UPI news agency, and she was the first openly gay journalist to receive a White House press credential.

After an aggressive publicity campaign, the Model United Nations Society at Elon University has seen a recent increase in membership and prominence on campus.

In a news conference followed by a Q&A with Elon University students, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf discussed on Wednesday his vision for the future of his nation, the need for the United States to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan, and how economic development in the Muslim world is critical for reducing terrorism and extremism around the globe.

Elon University conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters on longtime supporter and trustee Allen E. Gant Jr. during Fall Convocation on Oct. 12, 2010, in recognition of his commitment to innovation, education, global citizenship and service to the university and to Alamance County.