Archive for May 9, 2011

On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, members from the four phases of the Isabella Cannon Leadership Program (ICLP) gathered to celebrate their accomplishments from the year and the legacy of Isabella Cannon, the program’s namesake

Three of North Carolina’s most influential voices in higher education gathered Wednesday, Feb. 9, for a panel discussion at a civic engagement conference on Elon University’s campus. Their message was simple: state and federal lawmakers should preserve financial aid for students in the ongoing recession, and to stay competitive in a global economy, schools must widen access for those who want to pursue college degrees.

The new houses in the Loy Center will be among the most environmentally friendly residence facilities for college students in North Carolina when they open for the fall semester, and Elon University leaders are now in the process of applying for LEED for Homes certification through the U.S. Green Building Council with a target level of Silver.

Elon students, faculty and staff helped clear debris, trees and other material during an April 30 tornado clean-up service trip to Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C.

Honglin Xiao, an associate professor of geography, coauthored a peer-reviewed paper with professor Jian Peng from Minzu University of China, professor Yueqing Xu from China Agricultural University, and professor Yunlong Cai from Peking University of China in the journal Environmental Earth Sciences.

The Department of Sport and Event Management recently held its annual end-of-year banquet to recognize graduating seniors and outstanding student majors and minors.