Photo of Eric Townsend

Eric Townsend

Assistant Vice President for Strategic Communications and Media Relations

I joined the Office of University Communications at Elon University in August 2007 and today serve as assistant vice president for strategic communications and media relations. In this role, I coordinate a team of embedded academic communicators and staff who oversee the news bureau, social media, internal… Read More

Articles by Eric Townsend

Page 466 of 527

Frances Ward-Johnson selected as Leadership Fellow

October 28, 2008

Frances Ward-Johnson, an associate professor of communications, has been selected as a fellow in the 2008-2009 Journalism Leadership Institute for Diversity, a year-long program which identifies, recruits, mentors and trains future leaders and administrators.

David Noer publishes column in (Greensboro, N.C.) News and Record

October 27, 2008

David Noer, the Frank S. Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership at Elon, had a column published Oct. 26, 2008, in the (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record. The column, "How to resist spin masters," advocates the need for all responsible citizens to resist the spin put on events by the media and develop the capacity for reflection and healthy skepticism.

Fair, Sullivan to present at APHA conference

October 24, 2008

Kristen Sullivan and Cynthia Fair, both from the Department of Human Services at Elon, are presenting research on Oct. 27 at the annual conference of the American Public Health Association in San Diego.

Dunham article to be published in law review

October 24, 2008

An article by Catherine Ross Dunham, an associate professor of law, has been accepted for publication in the Winter 2009 volume of the University of San Francisco Law Review. Dunham will also be hosting a national expert on electronic discovery on Nov. 10 in her Civil Procedures class.

David McCullough: “History is about ideas”

October 23, 2008

David McCullough, a two-time Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner, encouraged students, faculty and university guests at Fall Convocation on Oct. 23 to be avid readers and to seek from American history that courage and wisdom of their ancestors to overcome problems faced today.

Acclaimed historian speaks on leadership

October 23, 2008

“History” is not just what happened at a given time, but to whom it happens and why, said Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough, who spoke this week in Greensboro for the Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series. And not all presidents are exceptional, he said, adding that Americans should “count our blessings when a real leader arrives on the scene.”

Elon Law offering free CLE course on Nov. 7

October 23, 2008

The Elon University School of Law is offering a free CLE program on Nov. 7, 2008, for anyone interested in the future of the U.S. financial markets and how they affect businesses from Wall Street to main Street, with a particular focus on attorneys advising individual and business clients.