Articles by Eric Townsend
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Drew Gardner ’11 presents research at American College of Sports Medicine conference
June 6, 2011
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Drew Gardner presented his research this week on concussions in student-athletes at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Denver.
“Eye on iMedia” wins national award for Career Services
June 3, 2011
A team of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ staff and graduate students led by Ross Wade, assistant director of Career Services in the School of Communications, won an Innovative Excellence Award on June 2 from the National Association of Colleges and Employers at the organization’s national conference in Dallas.
Cindy Fair co-authors two journal articles with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumni
June 2, 2011
Associate professor Cynthia Fair, chair of the Department of Human Service Studies, has co-authored with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumni two articles focused on a longitudinal assessment of the Chapel Buddy Program, a developmental mentoring program that pairs kindergarten students with 6th grade students at a school in Greensboro, N.C.
Death of School of Communications instructor Melody van Lidth de Jeude
May 31, 2011
Melody van Lidth de Jeude, an instructor in the School of Communications who had taught public speaking to hundreds of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students since her arrival on campus four years ago, died May 27, 2011, following a brief illness.
Senior’s efforts leave legacy at local high school
May 31, 2011
It wasn’t enough for Victoria “Tory” Hill to simply show up for student teaching, give her lessons, and then go home. For the Spanish major who graduates Saturday from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, time spent this spring at Eastern Guilford High School will benefit students for years because of her initiative to support Spanish speakers in a school with few resources to help them better learn their native language.
Hundreds of students attend annual senior picnic
May 31, 2011
With just three days until they receive their diploma, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ seniors gathered Wednesday on the lawn outside Moseley Center for the Senior Class Picnic for Graduates, Faculty and Staff. The annual event gives students a final opportunity to mingle over pork barbecue and chicken with the professors and staff members who have shaped their lives over the past four years.
UPDATE: D.C. Metro Police report that missing alum Matthew Hill ’08 alive and well
May 29, 2011
UPDATE (5/29/11): D.C. Metro Police have announced that Matthew Hill '08, a campus youth minister in Washington, D.C., has been found alive and well, according to multiple news sources in the nation's capital and in his hometown of Charlotte, N.C.
Honors course examines disabilities in American culture & history
May 28, 2011
People with disabilities have made significant progress raising awareness of public policy issues that affect them in recent years, advances that students in an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ interdisciplinary course learned this spring as they researched the history, culture and psychology of a population that is often overlooked.
Employees honored at Staff Appreciation Day
May 27, 2011
Three staff members were honored May 27, 2011, in McCrary Theatre during ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's annual Staff Appreciation Day. Bob Willis was named Physical Plant Staff Member of the Year, Kay Riddle was named Office Staff Member of the Year and Sandra Fields was named Administrative Staff Member of the Year.
Town officer a catalyst for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ student donations
May 26, 2011
Lyle Anibal lost count of how many couches, coffee tables and televisions he collected this month from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ seniors emptying their off-campus apartments as they prepared to graduate. The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Police Department lieutenant, however, is quick to note that town officers responded in May to fewer citizen complaints of “Dumpster diving” than in previous years – and that business is up for a local nonprofit shop where the sale of donated furniture funds housing for those in need.