Dan Anderson

Two major Elon roads, Lebanon and Trollinger avenues, reopened May 20 after more than nine months of construction on a new pedestrian tunnel between Elon's main campus and areas south of the railroad tracks. Lebanon and Trollinger run parallel to the tracks and were closed to traffic last August.

John G. Sullivan, Powell professor of philosophy emeritus, has published the second essay in his 2010 series, "A Fourfold Path to Wholeness: Love, Compassion, Joy and Peace."

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and Vint Cerf, widely known as a "father of the Internet" and Google's Chief Internet Evangelist, were among the more than 60 speakers leading more than 20 different events at the three-day FutureWeb conference in Raleigh, N.C., April 28-30. The event was organized by the Imagining the Internet Center of Elon's School of Communications, and involved more than 40 Elon students, faculty and staff.

Barry Bradberry, associate dean of admissions and financial planning, received the William Starling Award from SACAC, the Southern Association for College Admissions Counseling, at the group's April 19 meeting in Jacksonville, Fla. Five Elon staff members represented the university at the conference.

A major gift by Elon trustee Jeanne Robertson and her husband Jerry will provide lead funding for a renovation project for Alumni Gym in Koury Center. The project will upgrade Elon's home for basketball and volleyball, convocations and other large campus events.

John G. Sullivan, Powell Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, gave a workshop titled “Becoming an Elder: Re-imagining the Second Half of Life” at Virginia Tech on April 24.

Chris Leupold, associate professor of psychology, will serve as the next academic coordinator for the Leadership Program, beginning with the 2010-11 academic year.

Elon University Provost Steven House has named two longtime faculty members, Connie Book and Tim Peeples, to associate provost positions. Both begin their new duties on June 1, 2010.

President Leo M. Lambert has appointed Brooke Barnett, associate professor of communications, to a two-year term as Faculty Administrative Fellow and Assistant to the President. She will begin her duties June 1.