Eric Townsend

Recognized as one of the nation's most versatile actors with extensive experience in television, theater and film - including Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions - Anthony Zerbe comes to Elon University for three days this month to give a series of one-on-one workshops with performing arts students and for an evening performance based on the work of E.E. Cummings.

Students, faculty and community members from across North Carolina met April 4 in Elon’s Holt Chapel for the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Annual Conference, which included a presentation by three Elon students who are documenting the cultural heritage of the Cowee community in western North Carolina through the analysis of people’s stories, local traditions and cultural landscapes.

Belk Library celebrated a milestone this month with the purchase of the university’s 300,000th volume, “Earth From Above,” a limited edition book that captures in dozens of colorful, detailed photos the different cultures and landscapes found around the globe.

The law touches every field of study, from biology to sociology to literature, and that interaction is the focus of the Center for Law and Humanities, a new academic initiative that teaches students to use lessons learned in the arts and sciences to examine the way legal questions affect society.

What are the keys to success for the world’s largest private software company? Environment. Empowerment. And “really good software.” Jim Goodnight, co-founder and CEO of the North Carolina-based SAS, reflected on his career and offered advice to Elon students in an April 9 presentation that preceded his acceptance of the first ever Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

To further Elon’s sustainability initiatives and provide convenient access to current and historical payroll information, application technologies and payroll have teamed up to create online pay vouchers. Effective immediately, all full and part-time faculty, staff and students will have access to their current pay vouchers through OnTrack.

Jim Goodnight, chief executive officer of North Carolina-based SAS, the world’s largest privately held software company, will be presented April 9 with the first ever Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership after his a presentation to faculty, staff and students on "Managing for Creativity: Attracting & Retaining Knowledge Workers."

The solace Anthony Weston found over the years spending time outdoors provided the philosophy professor with inspiration for his latest book, The Incompleat Eco-Philosopher, a collection of essays that examine the ethics behind environmental action.

Hundreds of mourners paid tribute April 7 to the life of Edgar Eugene Gooch III, a professor of chemistry remembered for the grace and gentleness that served as “a hallmark for all his interactions.” Gooch died last week when a passing car hit his bicycle on University Drive north of campus.

Former DEA Agent Michael McManus, one of the men responsible for arresting a major American drug trafficker whose story is captured by Johnny Depp in the 2001 movie "Blow," will be on campus for a 7:30 p.m. talk in Alumni Gym about his experiences and a career that presents life or death situations every day on the job.