Articles by Eric Townsend

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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.

Students offer ideas for improving schools

June 30, 2008

From planting flowers to improving mascots, a group of local seventh graders shared on June 25 ideas to strengthen their school communities as part of a youth leadership program at Elon University. The audience? Administrators, parents, teachers – and the superintendent of Alamance County's public schools.

2007 alum honored in Miss North Carolina contest

June 27, 2008

Elon alumna Katherine Southard was named 2nd runner up this month in the 2008 Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant, two years after surgery to correct a spinal condition that threatened her heart and lungs.