Owen Covington

A lineup of events in February will honor African-American contributions to the campus and the world as Elon University celebrates Black History Month.

Neiduski will provide leadership for graduate programs in physical therapy and physician assistant studies and follows Founding Dean Elizabeth Rogers, who retired in 2016.

Naeemah Clark, associate professor of communications, recently published a column in regional newspapers about how birtherism claims continue to impact minorities. 

Dawan Stanford will facilitate bringing the best of design thinking practices to curricular and co-curricular experiences across campus. 

Rebecca Pope-Ruark was awarded the two-year, $10,000 grant by the Conference on College Composition and Communication Research Initiative. 

Hall, a professor of exercise science, is co-director of the Elon BrainCare Research Institute and received the Distinguished Scholar Award from Elon last spring. 

Adam Aiken is an assistant professor of finance at Elon University. 

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities to recent graduates in more than 140 countries, with approximately 1,900 grants awarded annually in all fields of study. 

A full lineup of events is slated for Saturday and Sunday as Elon welcomes new and transfer students to the university community. 

The Winter Term course for first-year Business Fellows at Elon includes a global engagement piece with site visits in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.