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Elon senior shares story of rescue in blog post from Ghana
October 9, 2009
Elon University senior Bryce Little has been keeping a blog of his study abroad experiences in Ghana this semester, and late last month, he posted a short story about a mid September canoe ride that ended with his efforts to keep a man who couldn’t swim from drowning when the craft sank into a lake.
Elon MBA named one of nation’s “best administered” programs in Princeton Review’s “Best 301 Business Schools”
October 5, 2009
The MBA program of Elon’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business is ranked as the nation's fifth "best administered" program in The Princeton Review's 2010 edition of the "Best 301 Business Schools."
Lumen Scholar uses math in fight against malaria
September 29, 2009
Malaria kills as many as 3 million people worldwide each year, and for Elon University senior Amanda Brown, that’s 3 million people too many. The Ohio native, who is using her considerable mathematics skills to combat the disease, is the first student to be featured in a monthly series of E-net profiles on the inaugural class of the university's Lumen Scholars.
New book helps baby boomers “welcome the gifts of later life”
September 25, 2009
A poetic new book by philosophy professor emeritus John G. Sullivan invites readers to embrace new energies and practices in the second half of their lives, rethinking many of the traditional views of retirement.
Family Weekend 2009 schedule of events
September 25, 2009
Family Weekend 2009 runs Sept. 25-27 with a series of events that include a golf tournament, concerts and a football game between the 13th-ranked Elon Phoenix and the Georgia Southern Eagles.
Broadway songwriter Craig Carnelia gives master classes at Elon
September 22, 2009
Acclaimed Broadway songwriter Craig Carnelia spent two days on campus last week offering master classes for top Elon University students in the performing arts programs.
Monster College Advantage Program for Freshmen – Sept. 29
September 21, 2009
Kernodle Center begins “Get on the Bus” fall program
September 18, 2009
The Kernodle Center for Service Learning launched a new program Friday to help students explore volunteer opportunities available to them in Alamance County and surrounding areas. The “Get on the Bus” kick-off in the Moseley Center featured a ribbon cutting by Elon University President Leo M. Lambert.
Elon alum wins award for research paper on salacious alibis
September 17, 2009
If you’re trying to convince a jury of your innocence, it may help to tell the truth about where you were at the time of a crime – especially if your story bubbles with juicy details, according to a paper by Kyla Mathews '09, an Elon University alum who won the top prize for her research this summer in a national contest.
Report on expanding the role of the Multicultural Center now online
September 14, 2009
A report that clarifies the mission of the Multicultural Center, to build on its strengths and reflect an expanded role for diversity education activities, is now available online for students, faculty, staff and other members of the Elon University community to read.