Faculty & Staff

Three members of the Belk Library staff presented at the Biennial Conference of the North Carolina Library Association, held Oct. 4-7, in Hickory.

The North Carolina Library Association has selected Belk Library's Jennifer Smith to participate in its biennial conference.

Rhonda Belton, director of Application Technologies, recently received a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teaching with a concentration in Higher Education Administration from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Elon Law professors Michael Rich, Sonya Garza and Andy Haile published an op-ed article in the Sunday, Sept. 25 edition of the News & Record arguing that, "our Constitution is not a place for provisions that marginalize minorities or restrict liberties."

Elon Law professors Scott Gaylord and Andy Haile co-authored the article, "Constitutional Threats in the E-Commerce Jungle: First Amendment and Dormant Commerce Clause Limits on Amazon Laws and Use Tax Reporting Statutes." The article was published in the September 2011 edition of the North Carolina Law Review.

Elon Law Executive Coach in Residence Bonnie McAlister presented a Continuing Legal Education program at the 33rd Annual Conference of North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys on Sept. 16.

Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring is the third scholarly journal to be published at the university.

In order to give staff members representation in Elon University's shared governance structure, President Lambert calls for the establishment of a Staff Advisory Council.

Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship; Alexa Carlin, an entrepreneurship and finance double major; and Laura Zavelson, adjunct lecturer of entrepreneurship in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, presented Oct. 10 at the University Economic Development Association Conference in Indianapolis.

Buffie Longmire-Avital, assistant professor of psychology, presented her research findings on sexual partner selection among black American women at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Developmental Brown Bag series on Oct. 7.