Eric Townsend

Terry Tomasek, assistant professor of education, presented at two national meetings this spring.

Jeremy Gates can’t remember the car wreck that nearly claimed his life. But for the Burlington man, who undergoes physical therapy with Elon University DPT students and staff at Alamance Regional Medical Center, that’s not important. His desire to walk is another story.

Victoria Davis, a 2009 graduate with a double major in international studies and political science, recently received a Phi Kappa Phi Marjorie Schoch Fellowship.The award provides $5,000 toward graduate or professional study.

Student leaders from a variety of academic disciplines were honored April 30 at the annual Omicron Delta Kappa awards ceremony in Whitley Auditorium. The program followed an April 23 ceremony in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and preceded upcoming recognition events for students in the School of Communications, the School of Education and Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences.

New alumni can now download a customized news release announcing their graduation from Elon University as part of the Class of 2009.

Forget the “girly girl” high heels. When Caitlin Pascarelli walked across stage this weekend to accept her diploma, she sported the oversized black boots to the Elon Phoenix mascot uniform that disguised her identity at countless university functions in recent years – and it was the first time since the Phoenix was born in 2000 that the student behind the beak has publicized her role at Commencement.

Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly with God. For the Rev. Janet Cooper Nelson, the chaplain of Brown University who delivered a sermon May 22 at Elon University's Baccalaurate, graduates should follow those simple lessons as they embark on their life journeys.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $16,000 grant to Elon associate professor Megan Squire to hire student researchers for an ongoing project initially funded by the NSF in 2007.

Stephen A. Futrell, chair of the Department of Music, has been invited to serve as a panelist for the North Carolina Arts Council Arts & Audiences Grants Panel.