Articles by Eric Townsend
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Elon junior selected as finalist for Truman scholarship
February 24, 2009
Political science & public administration major Kristine Elizabeth Silvestri has been named a finalist for a 2009 Truman Scholarship, a prestigious national fellowship for graduate study awarded annually “to persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service.”
RecycleMania 2009 results for Week 2
February 24, 2009
Results are in for Elon during the second week of RecyleMania 2009, a 10-week competition taking part on campuses across the nation to reduce waste and raise awareness about recycling. The university is now ahead of the volume it recycled (by more than 1,100 pounds) since the same stage of the contest last spring.
DNA equipment boosts undergraduate research
February 24, 2009
An $84,000 grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center is helping Elon University purchase state-of-the-art equipment for processing DNA samples, a move that will accelerate and expand faculty and undergraduate science research that, until now, has relied on outside companies for processing.
Business leader to speak on global supply chain issues – Feb. 24
February 24, 2009
Dr. James A. Tompkins, founder and CEO of a global supply chain consulting firm that has worked with hundreds of companies worldwide, will share facts about globalization and advice for students gleaned over three decades at the helm of his company during a Feb. 24 talk in the LaRose Digital Theatre.
Elon Mock Trial advances to championship series in March
February 23, 2009
Elon Mock Trial placed 5th out of 24 teams at the American Mock Trial Association’s 2009 Regional Tournament from Feb. 6-7 in Chapel Hill, N.C., qualifying the undergraduate team for competition at Furman University next month in the opening round of a national contest.
Elon faculty present research at International Studies Association meeting
February 23, 2009
A number of Elon faculty took part in the annual International Studies Association (ISA) meeting held in New York from February 14-19. ISA has more than 4,000 members worldwide and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in the field.
LEADstrong events begin Feb. 24
February 23, 2009
A series of events aimed at strengthening personal and organizational leadership begins this week with a discussion by four Elon figures on key moments of leadership as an executive at Elon College and University. The LEADstrong 2009 campaign is sponsored by the Center for Leadership.
David Noer column published in Business Coaching Worldwide, (Greensboro, N.C.) News and Record
February 23, 2009
David Noer, the Frank S. Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, has had two columns published in February - one in the latest edition of Business Coaching Worldwide, and the other in the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C.
Winter Term class gifts work to Greensboro school
February 20, 2009
For young people with few English skills, bright fabric panels speak every language. Students in a Winter Term art course created five quilted banners to hang in the library of a Greensboro school for children new to the United States – and the Elon class unveiled its work in a Feb. 20 presentation.