Cultural Programs

Douglas Finberg, senior vice president of international marketing for Paramount Pictures and a 1994 Elon alumnus, will deliver Elon's 2008 commencement address. Details...

Human values have eroded as technology alters the way people live, according to an accomplished scholar from the University of Miami. John Paul Russo visits campus April 14 to discuss that premise in an evening lecture titled “The Future Without a Past: The Humanities in a Technological Age.”

Anthony Weston, Elon's distinguished scholar for 2007-2008, invites the campus community to McKinnon Hall in the Moseley Center this evening for a presentation on environmentalism and how it must remain a hopeful cause for people who fear for the Earth.

William Ruddiman, an expert on climate change, visits Elon University on March 17 as part of the Voices of Discovery science speaker series to talk about man's impact on the environment not just in recent years, but throughout history as humans tended livestock and engaged in deforestation for agricultural purposes.

Jim Melvin, president of the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation, will speak on Friday, March 7, as part of the Elon University School of Law's lecture series on leadership. Details...

The North Carolina Symphony will perform at McCrary Theatre at 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28. Details...