Articles by Dan Anderson
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Downtown Elon to feature new restaurant this spring
January 4, 2010
Elon alumnus and well-known local restaurant entrepreneur Chris Russell will open his newest establishment this spring at the Williamson Avenue location previously occupied by Brown & Company, which has closed. The restaurant will be called "The Town Table, food and drink," and is part of the university's plan to attract more privately owned businesses to the areas surrounding campus, serving Elon's students, faculty and staff and the entire local community.
School of Communications team covering world Internet forum in Egypt
January 3, 2010
A team of Elon journalists led by Janna Anderson, associate professor and director of Elon's Imagining the Internet Center, is providing daily online news coverage of the fourth Internet Governance Forum facilitated by the United Nations in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Jerry Tolley donates Senior Oak clock to Elon archives
January 2, 2010
Jerry Tolley, who retired Dec. 31 after a 31-year career of service to Elon, donated a special clock to the university archives on his last day on the job.
Celebrate Elon 2009 in photos
December 31, 2009
In its annual "Year in Photos" feature, the Office of University Relations has collected some of the best Elon pictures from 2009 in a retrospective slide show.
Elon’s faculty/staff Holiday Party rescheduled to 1 P.M. TODAY
December 18, 2009
With a winter storm scheduled to hit our area this afternoon and tonight, tonight's Elon faculty/staff holiday party has been rescheduled for 1 p.m. Please gather at the Moseley Center for some festive food and fellowship and feel free to bring along your family members if they're available. After the party, get an early start on the holiday break and take the rest of the afternoon off!
Elon university trustees approve 10-year, $586 million strategic plan
December 15, 2009
The Elon University Board of Trustees voted unanimously Dec. 14 to approve a $586 million strategic plan that will guide the university's development during the next decade. "The Elon Commitment: Engaged minds. Inspired leaders. Global citizens.," was created over the past 15 months, involving the entire community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends in a discussion about Elon's future.
Web site names Elon one of “the decade’s hottest schools”
December 14, 2009
The Daily Beast, one of the leading new Web-based media outlets, has named Elon one of the decade's hottest colleges. The list of 15 colleges and universities ranks schools that make up a "whole new class of first-choice schools" that have "transformed the collegiate landscape" during the past 10 years.
Elon’s benefactors recognized in new online system
December 10, 2009
The Office of University Advancement has launched a new online Honor Roll of Donors as a companion to the print version of the Elon Society Honor Roll that appeared in the fall issue of The Magazine of Elon. All donors who made a gift to Elon during the past fiscal year (June 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009) are included in the searchable database.
Annual Festival of Holiday Lights – Dec. 3
December 3, 2009
Plan to celebrate the season this week with Elon's annual Holiday Celebration at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, on Scott Plaza. The traditional event includes sidewalks lined with luminarias, carol singing, hot chocolate, a train ride for children of all ages, and the festive lighting of thousands of lights along Elon's central quad from Alamance Building to Moseley Center.
Elon rally falls short in historic football playoff appearance
November 30, 2009
Hundreds of Phoenix fans made the trek to University of Richmond Stadium Saturday to watch the Elon football team square off against the defending NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision champions. While the result wasn’t quite what they were hoping – a 16-13 loss to the fourth-seeded University of Richmond Spiders – fans young and old enjoyed a thrilling game on a beautiful fall afternoon.