Articles by Eric Townsend
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Janet Myers authors new book on “Antipodal England”
October 27, 2009
Read novels from Victorian England, and in many instances, characters leave for or arrive home from what was then the British colony of Australia. But it’s almost impossible in the same books to find an accurate description of life there. Janet Myers, an associate professor of English, tackles that fact in her first book, Antipodal England: Emigration and Portable Domesticity in the Victorian Imagination.
Students inducted into Phi Eta Sigma honor society
October 26, 2009
More than 130 students were inducted Oct. 26 into the Phi Eta Sigma national honor society for first-year students. Each fall, Elon students who maintained a grade point average of 3.7 or higher during their first year are invited to become members.
Watson Scholars reunite in Homecoming reception
October 24, 2009
Reflecting on their experience at Elon University and their careers since leaving campus, alumni from the Watson Scholarship Program met for a Homecoming reception in the Multicultural Center on Oct. 23, a gathering that included some of the original class of scholars now celebrating their fifth reunion.
“The Great Marijuana Debate” – Oct. 26
October 23, 2009
Jason Kirk speaks with News 14 Carolina on Afghanistan
October 22, 2009
Jason Kirk, an assistant professor of political science, talked with News 14 Carolina on Oct. 22 on events now unfolding in Afghanistan as President Barack Obama contemplates the U.S.'s next moves in its hunt for al-Qaeda.
Story of friendships shared in new book by Elon parent
October 22, 2009
The father of an Elon University freshman has authored a new book, What Else But Home: Seven Boys and an American Journey Between the Projects and the Penthouse, telling the true story of what happened when his oldest son befriends five children from Manhattan public housing projects on an asphalt baseball field in 1998.
Patrick Cook-Deegan, “Cycle for Schools” – Oct. 22
October 22, 2009
Kevin O’Mara, Gary Palin present at Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers conference
October 20, 2009
Kevin O'Mara, professor of business administration, and Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, presented Oct. 15-17 at the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers conference (GCEC) hosted by the Rice University Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship in Houston.
Register for “Charting Your Journey: Life Entrepreneur Program” for sophomores
October 20, 2009
Sophomores can now apply online for a new program that offers Elon University students the opportunity to discover who they are, where they want to go in life, and how to achieve their goals. "Charting Your Journey: Life Entrepreneur Program" includes a retreat and a one-credit hour course within cohorts of 12 classmates led by faculty and peer leaders.
Jodean Schmiederer, Mary Wise give presentation in St. Louis
October 20, 2009
Jodean Schmiederer, assistant dean of students, and Mary Wise, assistant vice president for academic affairs, gave an Oct. 18 presentation titled “Changing a Campus Culture to Promote Honor” at the 2009 International Conference on Academic Integrity at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.