Faculty & Staff

The longtime School of Education faculty member served Elon in retirement as its official university decorator. The Elon Medallion recipient, whose career included time as a school teacher and principal, witnessed firsthand pivotal moments in North Carolina history.

An article on March 13, 2015, by Kevin Kruger, president of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, cited the university for programs that build student leadership skills and promote an ethos of service.

The assistant professor of education presented on the Edcamp model of professional learning and digital backchanneling at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference in Houston, Texas, from March 21-23.

Furthering her research on civic engagement in development interventions financed by international humanitarian and financial institutions, the assistant professor of human service studies presented at the World Bank Land Conference during spring break.

Assistant professor of mathematics Chad Awtrey and mathematics majors Nicole Miles '15, Chris Shill '14 and Honors Fellow Erin Strosnider '14 published a research article in a recent issue (Volume 8, no. 2) of the journal Involve.

A total of six math majors and faculty presented at the annual conference of the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America in Wilmington, N.C., on March 13-14, 2015.

Jenna Gilder, senior early childhood minor and psychology major, presented a poster at the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) conference in Hilton Head, SC on March 19, 2015, along with Heidi Hollingsworth, Assistant Professor of Education and Program Coordinator for Early Childhood Education.

The assistant professor of sport and event management analyzed risks facing baseball teams during severe weather at the Charlotte conference.

Two Martha and Spencer Love School of Business professors recently published an article analyzing the efficacy of business and nonbusiness-focused short-term study abroad courses in raising students' global awareness.

Patrick Harman in the Department of Political Science and Policy Studies will travel to the United Kingdom next year to research how the British invest in community improvement projects compared to American renewal efforts.