Articles by Eric Townsend

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Scrapbook gives peek at early campus life

July 8, 2008

A student scrapbook now on loan to Belk Library is offering the university a rare glimpse of campus life in the 1920s. The book, which belongs to a family with historic ties to Elon, includes letters, music programs – even photos taken inside the Old Main administration building just hours after a 1923 fire threatened the future of the school.

Farmers markets get fresh look from Elon professor

July 7, 2008

When it comes to fruits and vegetables, about the only place you can find anything fresher than the produce at a local farmers market is in your own garden. But markets offer another benefit – informal associations with others in a community – that Elon economics professor Thomas Tiemann examines in the latest issue of The Journal of Popular Culture.

Book speaks with News 14 Carolina about public records

July 2, 2008

Connie Book, associate dean of the School of Communications, spoke with News 14 Carolina on June 26 about public records in North Carolina and how citizens' rights to information kept by government agencies is a key ingredient in healthy democracies.

July 2 piano gala to honor Elon alum

July 2, 2008

Elon University plays host on Wednesday to the Eastern Music Festival’s Steinway Piano Gala, which will honor Esther C. Kernodle ‘36, who along with members of her family has been a longtime supporter of both the university and the festival. The concert begins at 8 p.m. on July 2, 2008, in McCrary Theatre.

Elon holds 118th Commencement

July 1, 2008

Rain clouds gave way to a crystal blue sky as the 118th Commencement exercises got underway May 24, 2008, when bachelor degrees were conferred on the largest graduating class in Elon University history.

Parsons speaks with News 14 Carolina about newspaper layoffs

June 30, 2008

Paul Parsons, dean of the School of Communications, was interviewed June 16 by statewide cable news channel News 14 Carolina about layoffs announced the same day at the News & Observer in Raleigh and the Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, N.C.

Doherty Center announces new leader

June 30, 2008

Gary Palin, a longtime businessman and educator with expertise in new venture development and social entrepreneurship, has been named executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elon University and senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.