Articles by Eric Townsend
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Middle school students share lessons of leadership
June 24, 2009
Some want to encourage more recycling. Others hope to start after-school clubs. Better cafeteria food. Fundraising for school supplies. Perhaps “Friday relaxation.” Local seventh graders shared ideas Wednesday to strengthen their school communities as part of an annual youth leadership program at Elon University.
Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition co-hosted by Doherty Center
June 23, 2009
A Global Social Entrepreneurship Feasibility Analysis Competition co-hosted by Elon University's Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and IE University to foster projects that have social or environmental impact as a central component of the enterprise will be held on July 11 in Segovia, Spain.
Doherty Center to co-host social entrepreneurship workshop in Spain
June 23, 2009
Elon University's Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and IE University will co-host a three-day Social Entrepreneurship and Education Consortium (SEEC) workshop from July 9-11 in Segovia, Spain.
Elon students coach Alamance Stingrays at SONC Summer Games
June 23, 2009
Elon students Megan Stobie G'09, Casey Hambel '09, Drew Lanzl '09 and Becca Leslie '11 led the Alamance Stingrays in Aquatics at the recent 2009 Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games in Cary, N.C., where the team collected more than a dozen medals in competition.
Career Services cited by Job-Hunt.org for Twitter use
June 22, 2009
Job-Hunt.org cites Elon Career Services (Twitter.com/HireElonGrads) in a list of 50 "Best and Brightest" colleges and universities supporting students and alumni through Career Services Twitter accounts.
Students honored for spring grades
June 18, 2009
Elon University has released its President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the 2009 spring semester.
Elon MBA students receive degrees
June 17, 2009
Elon University leaders conferred degrees to MBA students in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business on May 22, 2009, during a Commencement ceremony in Whitley Auditorium attended by faculty, staff, family and friends.
Elon hosts DTV call center for state residents
June 17, 2009
The national switch to digital television broadcasting on Friday spurred hundreds of calls to a phone bank at Elon University, where students and staff from the Federal Communications Commission assisted North Carolina viewers with complaints of lost TV signals or requests for analog-to-digital converter box coupons.
Career Services/Alumni Relations program cited as “Best Practices” model
June 17, 2009
A new program to help Elon students make smart job search decisions based on geographical preference, all while connecting them with alumni and other professionals, was recently cited as a best practices model at the National Association of Colleges and Employers annual conference in Las Vegas.
Holland House migrates across campus
June 16, 2009
It took two weeks of preparation and two days to move, but by the end of the day Sunday, a 4,000-square-foot brick home that once served as the official residence of Elon’s president will have moved nearly half a mile, over railroad tracks, to its new home on South Campus.