Archive for March 12, 2013

Elon rises in ranking of nation's best graduate business programs.

Kevin Morrison, Assistant Dean of Global Studies and Director of Study Abroad, recently presented a workshop on behalf of the Forum on Education Abroad.

A week-long trivia contest that tests knowledge of Elon’s history gives students, faculty and staff a chance to win prizes.

From WRAL.com (3/12/13): A lawmaker's effort to make it a criminal misdemeanor for an official to violate North Carolina's public records and open meetings laws faces an uphill climb in the state Senate after committee members and local government lobbyists objected.

From the Port City Daily (3/12/13): The state’s Open Meetings Law requires boards that “exist solely to conduct the people’s business,” do so openly—including hearings, deliberations and actions.

From the Burlington Times-News (3/11/13): A new application for your smartphone will help make you an open government watchdog.

From the Gaston Gazette (3/11/13): Open government now has an app in North Carolina.

From the New Bern Sun Journal (3/11/13): It’s Sunshine Week, the time every year when newspapers across American call attention to the importance of open meetings and public records laws in our free society.

From USA Today (3/10/13): When asked to name an event occurring in March, many would identify St. Patrick's Day. Sports fans might default to March Madness. A small cadre of die-hards with a fanatical dedication to open government will answer Sunshine Week, which starts Sunday. All three answers are correct, even though it might not be immediately clear how they're connected.