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Elon entrepreneurship student presents at University Entrepreneurship Summit
May 23, 2011
Alexa Carlin, vice president of finance for the Elon student entrepreneurship club Student Entrepreneurial Enterprise Development (SEED) and a freshman entrepreneurship major, addressed an audience of more than 100 participants on Feb. 11 at the 3rd annual University Entrepreneurship Summit of North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C.
Doherty Scholar wins MIT Elevator Pitch Competition
May 23, 2011
What does it take to sell someone on your idea for a new product or service? A good pitch certainly helps - especially one you can give to a prospective investor in less than a minute, a skill that won Elon University junior Brian Serow top prize in a contest at the 2011 MIT Global Startup Workshop in Seoul, South Korea.
Elon senior brings ‘Lemonade Day’ to Alamance County
May 23, 2011
Running a lemonade stand can be the first step toward a business career, as hundreds of children will discover Saturday when they set up shop across Alamance County as part of the national ‘Lemonade Day’ project. For Tim Porter, however, Lemonade Day means so much more, and the Elon University senior believes what kids have already learned through his efforts will stay with them forever.
MBA candidates receive degrees in evening ceremony
May 20, 2011
As they embark on their careers as newly minted alumni, the men and women who received MBA degrees from Elon University on May 20, 2011, received several pieces of advice - “never, ever, ever stop learning” and “get involved in your community” - gleaned from the career of the man who leads the largest apparel company in the world.
Graduate receptions offer a chance to reflect before Commencement
May 20, 2011
On their last full day as Elon seniors, students in Elon’s four undergraduate schools mingled with classmates and faculty at graduate receptions hosted by their respective schools.
Elon Young Entrepreneurs Summer Camp: June 20-24
May 19, 2011
Elon Young Entrepreneurs Summer Camp open to high school students
May 17, 2011
High school students with an interest in developing their own entrepreneurial spirit can take part in a new summer program sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elon University.
Love School of Business students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
May 16, 2011
Thirty-five undergraduate and MBA students were inducted into the Elon University chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society in a May 10 ceremony in the LaRose Digital Theatre.
Mark Kurt presents new research on job search intensity at UMass-Dartmouth
May 13, 2011
Mark Kurt, an assistant professor of economics, presented a new working paper, "Discouraging Workers: Estimating the Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks on Search Intensity of the Unemployed" at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.
Shao joins Love School of Business as visiting professor of economics
May 13, 2011
The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business welcomes Xuefeng Shao as a visiting professor of economics from Jilin University, Changchun City, China. Shao arrived at Elon University on March 1 and will spend the upcoming year conducting economic research and teaching a class during the fall semester.