Articles by Eric Townsend
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Earl Danieley recognized by United Church of Chapel Hill
May 26, 2010
The United Church of Chapel Hill is celebrating its centennial anniversary, and on May 23, 2010, the church unveiled a bronze plaque listing all of its former pastors, including Elon University president emeritus J. Earl Danieley.
Stop Hunger Now meals from Elon help in Haiti
May 26, 2010
Efforts of Elon University volunteers at Homecoming 2009 bore fruit in Haiti this spring as meal packages distributed by the Stop Hunger Now project fed hundreds of residents left homeless from a January earthquake that killed a quarter million people.
Elon senior’s family competing for Pepsi Refresh grant
May 25, 2010
A university senior and his family want to raise awareness of suicide prevention strategies as they compete for a $50,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project, and he needs the Elon community’s help with online voting for the Hold Hope Initiative in memory of his brother.
Teach for America hires Elon alumni for fall 2010
May 24, 2010
Fourteen Elon University alumni in the Class of 2010 will re-enter the classroom this fall as educators with Teach for America, a national nonprofit that recruits recent college graduates to help erase what it describes as educational inequity found in many urban and rural low-income communities.
Students, faculty & staff attend Senior Class Picnic
May 24, 2010
Hundreds of students, and nearly as many professors and administrators, mingled Wednesday afternoon on the green outside Moseley Center in the annual Senior Class Picnic for Graduates, Faculty and Staff. The informal event gives seniors a moment to relax over pork barbecue and grilled chicken with the Elon University educators who guided them through four years of study.
Ross Wade co-presents at North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers conference
May 24, 2010
Ross Wade, assistant director of career services for the School of Communications, on May 21 co-presented at the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers annual conference on "The Power of Storytelling: Utilizing stories to enhance career programming and marketing efforts."
Elon MBA students receive degrees
May 24, 2010
Elon University leaders conferred degrees on May 21, 2010, to the largest class in MBA program history during a Commencement ceremony in Whitley Auditorium attended by faculty, staff, family and friends of the graduate students.
Elon holds 120th Commencement exercises
May 24, 2010
Elon University conferred degrees on Saturday to 1,118 seniors in a ceremony that included remarks from acclaimed filmmaker and alumnus Laith al-Majali ’05, who told graduates they have “all the tools and skill sets you need to stand out as global leaders.”
Senior class joins alumni ranks with gift to Elon
May 24, 2010
Student leaders collected more than $16,000 this year from seniors, their parents, grandparents and friends in support of the Senior Class Gift campaign, which will fund the Class of 2010 Sustainability Research Grants for students who desire to complete research on sustainability practices.
Elon professor publishes book on India and the World Bank
May 23, 2010
India is the largest borrower from the World Bank, which has often helped the nation’s economy in recent years. Its assistance, however, may be about to change dramatically. India and the World Bank: The Politics of Aid and Influence, a new Anthem Press book by Jason Kirk, explores that partnership and suggests ways for the bank to adapt to new economic realities in the 21st century.