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.
M.Ed. program welcomes 44 new students
June 26, 2008