Archive for March 14, 2012

Described as “talented at business and a genius at friendship,” a North Carolina textile magnate was honored for Founders Day 2012.

"I think the law in and of itself is fairly well constructed, but how it is carried out from place to place can vary from time to time," said Fred Clasen-Kelly, a reporter for the Charlotte Observer.

Seniors Cody Lance and Brittney Baglino competed in the National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) March 2-5.

Meet the team that makes it possible for Elon students, faculty and staff to serve beyond the walls and grounds of the university.

The When Government Gets It Right panel started with everyone on their feet, as Sue Rowland, moderator and Town of Cary clerk asked everyone who believed in open government to stand up.

North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue signed a Sunshine Week 2012 proclamation that recognizes this week as a celebration of government openness across the state.

Barbara Petersen described the inextricable relationship between an open government and the foundation of democracy during her keynote speech that opened Sunshine Day observances at Elon University March 14.

Sigma Iota Epsilon members Garret Green '12, Alexandra Hojnacki '12, Samantha Satzger '12 and Maritza Gamboa '14, along with Associate Professor of Business Administration Betsy Stevens, visited the Allied Churches of Alamance County Emergency Shelter in Burlington, N.C., on March 5 to deliver food donated by Lowes supermarket.

Kent Wyatt '00, a senior management analyst for the city of Tigard, Ore., is working to change the perception of local government through an organization, Emerging Local Government Leaders, which he and his wife, Kirsten, established in 2008.