Posts by dglassmann | Today at Elon | พรพรศศ /u/news Wed, 27 May 2026 15:25:59 -0400 en-US hourly 1 CRISIS: Discussion of growing up gay in America – April 14 /u/news/2009/04/06/crisis-discussion-of-growing-up-gay-in-america-april-14/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:57:00 +0000 /u/news/2009/04/06/crisis-discussion-of-growing-up-gay-in-america-april-14/ Please join North Carolina furniture business CEO and longtime civil rights advocate Mitchell Gold on April 14 for a discussion on his transformative book CRISIS as he addresses the personal, social and religious pain and trauma of growing up gay in America. This discussion is one that educators, social workers, church leaders and elected officials in the Elon community and surrounding areas will not want to miss.

In 2005, he founded of Faith in America, an N.C.-based national nonprofit organization that works to educate the public about the harm caused when religion is misused to justify bigotry, prejudice, discrimination and violence against gay and lesbian Americans. He published CRISIS in September 2008 as a tool to help people better understand the harm caused by a societal climate of rejection and condemnation and the book has been transforming hearts and minds ever since.

Please join him on April 14 at The Elon School for this timely and informative discussion.

When: Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m.

Where: The Elon School, located at 201 South O’Kelly Avenue, Elon, N.C.

RSVP: Tel: 828.572.1186 or email: ElonRSVP@crisisbook.org

Books will be available for purchase.

All proceeds from CRISIS go to support a number of nonprofit groups that help gay teens, including The Trevor Project helpline, GLSEN, PFLAG, Point Foundation, Ali Forney Center, and Sylvia’s Place Homeless Youth Shelter.

Spectrum, Elon’s LGBT awareness organization, is helping with the event.

We look forward to seeing you there!

]]> Make an Impact – Join the Residence Life Staff! /u/news/2009/02/02/make-an-impact-join-the-residence-life-staff/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:11:00 +0000 /u/news/2009/02/02/make-an-impact-join-the-residence-life-staff/ Resident Assistant positions are still available for Fall 2009!

MAKE AN IMPACT! Leave your mark!

This is a unique leadership opportunity for returning Elon students.  Resident Assistants (RAs) are peer educators responsible for community building in the residence halls.  Under the supervision of the professional assistant director staff, RAs develop social and educational programs and serve as a resource for students.  Other responsibilities include serving in the nightly duty rotation and assisting with housing-related administrative tasks.

RAs must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA and have lived on campus for one semester.

For more information and download the application, visit our website at www.elon.edu/residencelife.  You can also pick up an application in the Residence Life Office in Moseley Center 213.   Applications are due Friday, Feb. 6 by 5:00 p.m.  So hurry, apply today! 

If you have any questions, please contact Danny Glassmann in the Department of Residence Life at dglassmann@elon.edu or 336.278.7300.

]]> Residence Life student staff interest meeting – Dec. 4 /u/news/2008/12/02/residence-life-student-staff-interest-meeting-dec-4/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:12:00 +0000 /u/news/2008/12/02/residence-life-student-staff-interest-meeting-dec-4/ Wanna Make An Impact?

If so, come learn about how to become a student staff member in Residence Life for the 2009-2010 academic year. There will be an interest meeting for all students who want to learn more about Residence Life positions on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Moseley 217. 

For more information about the interest meeting, please contact Melissa Jordan at mjordan@elon.edu. We look forward to meeting you!

]]> Elon student attends Jackie Robinson Foundation annual awards dinner /u/news/2008/03/19/elon-student-attends-jackie-robinson-foundation-annual-awards-dinner/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:52:00 +0000 /u/news/2008/03/19/elon-student-attends-jackie-robinson-foundation-annual-awards-dinner/
Nneka Enurah at the 2008 Jackie Robinson Annual Awards Dinner.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) hosted its 2008 Annual Awards Dinner at Manhattan’s venerable Waldorf Astoria hotel on Monday, March 3, celebrating the Foundation’s 35th anniversary. The star-studded gala paid tribute to individuals who embody the humanitarian ideals of Jackie Robinson and raised funds for the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which provides four year college scholarships and extensive mentoring to academically distinguished minority students with financial need and records of leadership capacity. The event attracted more than 1,100 guests.

One guest was our very own, Nneka Enurah, who is a freshmen business administration major from Atlanta, Ga., a Jackie Robinson Scholar.  She is involved on campus as a resident assistant in the Colonnades, coordinator of the America Reads Federal Work Study Program, and a member of D.E.E.P and the Multicultural Student Council.

When asked about the impact that attending the Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards Dinner, Enurah said:  “Attending The Robie Awards meant a great deal me.  I had the opportunity to meet so many influential and accomplished people.  I also gained invaluable knowledge through workshops and mentoring sessions.” 

Enurah mentioned her most poignant moment of the weekend was meeting Mrs. Rachel Robinson.  “She was the quintessence of elegance and grace, and meeting her helped me realize what it truly means to be a Jackie Robinson Scholar,” she said. “Shaking hands with her was like touching living history.”  

Overall, Enurah said, the weekend was “amazing and I am proud to be a part of the Jackie and Rachel Robinson legacy.”

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) is a public, not-for-profit national organization founded by Rachel Robinson in 1973 as a vehicle to perpetuate the memory of Jackie Robinson and his achievements. Serving as an advocate for young people with the greatest need, the Foundation assists increasing numbers of minority youths through the granting of four-year scholarships for higher education.

The Jackie Robinson Foundation provides much more than financial support. While each Jackie Robinson Scholar receives up to $7,500 a year in financial support, they also become an active member in the Foundation’s unique Education and Leadership Development Program, which is an extensive mentoring program that includes attendance at workshops, assignment of a peer and a professional mentor and placement into summer internships and permanent employment.

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