Articles by Eric Townsend

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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.

Pedal power: Student bikes across U.S. for charity

June 23, 2008

Biking an average of 80 miles a day for two full months, Elon University sophomore Dani Schenk will travel across the southern United States this summer to raise money for a national nonprofit agency that builds homes for low-income families.

Professors study ethics of new PR tool

June 19, 2008

It was once pretty simple for a company to share its information with the media: Type up a news release and fax it to the local newspaper. But as today’s print and TV reporters post their stories and video to the Internet, two Elon professors are exploring the ethics behind a new digital tool in public relations – the “social media news release.”

Student Life announces 2007-2008 staff awards

June 18, 2008

Members of the Student Life division take time each year to recognize unsung heroes in each department, Elon University staff members whose efforts contribute to the success of the division and the lives of students.

Morocco service trip a first for Elon

June 17, 2008

Six students will travel to the remote highlands of central Morocco this month as part of a service trip to tutor children learning English and to observe firsthand how residents of the impoverished region are developing profitable cottage industries.