Articles by Eric Townsend
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Indrani Nayar-Gall, opening reception – Sept. 12
August 18, 2011
Center for Leadership returns to Lithuania for summer program
August 17, 2011
The ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Center for Leadership, in cooperation with the university's Center for Public Affairs, took part this summer in a series of workshops and training events at the 5th annual International Human Rights Law Summer Study Program in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Elon named to 2011 list of ‘Great Colleges to Work For’
August 13, 2011
The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ in its 2011 “Great Colleges to Work For” program, which honors institutions for best practices and policies, such as ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ environment, respect and appreciation, and confidence in senior leadership.
Story Center demolition to make way for new dining hall
August 11, 2011
¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ took its next steps this week in transforming the residential experience on campus as work crews started the demolition of three residence halls that make up the Story Center, where a new dining hall scheduled to open late next year will nearly double the size of an expanded Moseley Center.
John Currin receives top Elon award for business leadership
August 10, 2011
John G. Currin Jr., president and chief executive officer of Alamance Regional Medical Center and ARMC Healthcare since 2005, was honored at a June 22 campus luncheon with the Frank S. Holt, Jr. Business Leadership Award, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ’s highest honor for business leadership.
Board of Trustees approves physician assistant master’s program
August 9, 2011
The ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Board of Trustees has approved the establishment of a master of science program in physician assistant studies. The board's vote at its Oct. 22-23 fall meeting will launch Elon’s sixth graduate program.
Elon and Koç University in Turkey create new study abroad program
July 29, 2011
A new ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ exchange program created this month between ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ and Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey, will allow students to study abroad in a part of the world steeped with culture, history and art at a time when academic interest in the Middle East is blossoming.
Incoming students discover Adventures in Leadership
July 26, 2011
Whitewater rafting, hiking, camping and rock climbing in West Virginia were on the docket this month for 64 incoming first-year students as part of Adventures in Leadership, a summer experience for rising freshmen sponsored by the Center for Leadership and ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Recreation.
Watson and Odyssey Scholars visit Elon for special orientation
July 22, 2011
For the first time since their creations in 2008, incoming Watson and Odyssey Scholars took part this week in a specially designed orientation program that introduces the academically talented students with financial need, or no family history of college, to resources available to them as ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ students.
SURE program concludes with student presentations
July 22, 2011
From researching new chemical methods of detecting explosives, to the mathematical modeling on synapses related to epileptic seizures, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ students taking part in a summer research program shared their work July 22 in a series of morning presentations that showcased a variety of academic disciplines from across campus.