Articles by Eric Townsend

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Summit draws entrepreneurship leaders to Elon

November 13, 2008

The Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, in partnership with the Wake Forest University Angell Center for Entrepreneurship, hosted this month the inaugural University Entrepreneurship Summit of North Carolina, which brought together more than 100 leaders in entrepreneurship initiatives, education and research from around the state.

Students and faculty present findings at Study Abroad Forum

November 13, 2008

From a panel discussion on international human rights law to a research presentation on freedom of press in Sri Lanka, the inaugural Study Abroad Forum held in the Moseley Center on Tuesday evening allowed students and faculty who have traveled overseas to celebrate their academic achievements.

Research shows missed opportunities in email marketing

November 12, 2008

Email signatures, or “sig files,” may be the best-kept secret in the marketing world. But as Elon University professor Earl Honeycutt shows in new research, due to be published this winter in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, not many companies take advantage of an advertising feature that can reach many thousands of potential customers.

Elon community fights to Stop Hunger Now

November 11, 2008

Turns out that it doesn’t take that much time to prepare meals for 10,000 people in some of the most impoverished areas of the world. Ninety minutes, to be exact, when you have dozens of students, faculty and alumni teaming up on a warm fall morning as part of the Stop Hunger Now project.

Study Abroad Forum on Nov. 11 open to community

November 10, 2008

The inaugural Study Abroad Forum on Nov. 11 will celebrate academic achievements of students, alumni, faculty and staff, resulting from study abroad in a variety of contexts including winter term, semester programs, international service learning and internships. The campus community is invited to attend from 4:15-7:15 p.m. in the Moseley Center.

HOMECOMING 2008 in photos

November 10, 2008

Relive Homecoming 2008 with a gallery of photos taken over the weekend by university photographer Grant Halverson. From the Spirit Rally on Friday to the football game on Saturday, Elon students and alumni showed their maroon and gold spirit, reconnecting with old acquaintances and making new friends.

Alumni visit campus for Homecoming 2008

November 10, 2008

Elon University alumni returned to campus on Nov. 8 for a Homecoming game against Western Carolina, but for many former students, football was a footnote for a weekend filled with reunions and remembrances.