University Communications

Elon University’s Director of Design, Carolyn Nelson, has won numerous awards for graphic design work that has helped to communicate Elon’s character, values and vision for higher education to a wide-array of university constituencies for more than 20 years. But she’s also an accomplished artist whose hand stitched textile collages have been shown in more than 25 exhibits across North Carolina, including most recently at Greensboro’s Gallery 115 in December of 2009 and at the Center for Creative Leadership, through an exhibit that opened August 27.

Elon University professors, administrators and alumni made regional and national news this month through their research and activities, both on and off campus. The following list should not be considered exhaustive and does not include athletics news.

Elon University professors, administrators and alumni made regional and national news this month through their research and activities, both on and off campus. The following list should not be considered exhaustive and does not include athletics news.

Elon University's website is one of three higher education websites nominated for excellence in visual design in the 2010 eduStyle Awards competition. The site is designed and maintained by Elon's website manager David Morton, web designer Tim Paulson and web applications developer John David Parsons.

Two major Elon roads, Lebanon and Trollinger avenues, reopened May 20 after more than nine months of construction on a new pedestrian tunnel between Elon's main campus and areas south of the railroad tracks. Lebanon and Trollinger run parallel to the tracks and were closed to traffic last August.

Barry Bradberry, associate dean of admissions and financial planning, received the William Starling Award from SACAC, the Southern Association for College Admissions Counseling, at the group's April 19 meeting in Jacksonville, Fla. Five Elon staff members represented the university at the conference.

Elon University has debuted its new Web site home page along with a new global site navigation header and several new top-level pages. The new design is the result of six months of work led by the University Relations Web team of David Morton, John David Parsons and Tim Paulson.

Sophomore Natalie Lampert has been selected to the Oxfam America CHANGE Initiative.