Archive for July 12, 2011

Regularly pulling together 39 students spread across three classes in Los Angeles can sometimes be a logistical impossibility. For nine weeks during the summer, the students in the Elon in LA program have to focus on their internships, class projects and other responsibilities. In essence, they build their own lives out west, if only a couple of months.

Foreign language faculty members Nina Namaste and April Post conducted a July 12 session on Venezuela with children from local public schools who are in Spanish language immersion classes.

Ann Flaherty has been named the founding director for the newly created Office of Leadership and Professional Development. This new office and the services it will provide to the community are part of Elon's strategic plan for 2020 and serves as a means to reach its goal of supporting a world class faculty and staff.