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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

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2007 Hometown Heroes exemplify perseverance

November 2, 2007

Five people who make a difference in their communities will be honored on campus Nov. 5 in the 14th Annual “Hometown Heroes” awards ceremony. From the man with a fatal disorder who refuses to let his condition temper his spirit, to a guidance counselor who opens her home to troubled high school students, the honorees' own actions show what it takes to lead a noble life.

Former Elon student honored for work with physical accessibility project

November 1, 2007

A member of the Class of 2007 at Elon who died earlier this year was honored in September with a Special Award for Lifetime Achievement by The Knowledge Trust, a program headed by the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Elon hits new record in football rankings

November 1, 2007

Elon University continued its historic football season when it climbed to #14 in the most recent poll by The Sports Network, which announced Oct. 29 its weekly national rankings in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning names scholars for 2008-2010

October 31, 2007

The Elon University Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning has selected three faculty to be 2008-2010 CATL Scholars. Each professor will be awarded a two-year fellowship to pursue a transformative teaching and learning project, and to work with other teacher-scholars at Elon. This year's recipients are...