Articles by Eric Townsend
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Professional Discovery Week is Feb. 15-18
February 15, 2010
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Career Services is now hosting its fourth annual Professional Discovery Week, a program designed to provide students in all majors with opportunities to explore career options, learn effective job search skills and transition from college to career.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ named a top school in annual Peace Corps rankings
February 12, 2010
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has been named to the list of “Top Peace Corps Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities” by the Peace Corps with 15 alumni serving in an agency that seeks to promote a better understanding between Americans and citizens of host nations.
Kirby Wahl serves as dialect coach for regional production
February 12, 2010
Kirby Wahl, an associate professor of performing arts, recently finished a job as the dialect coach for the currently running production of Conor McPherson's play, The Seafarer, at The Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh, N.C.
Sophomore uses award to advocate for child victims
February 11, 2010
They come to the center from the streets, broken homes and jails where they served time with adults. Dozens of Filipino boys, victims of sexual abuse, seek refuge each year at the Stairway Foundation south of Manila – a place where sophomore Meagan Harrison last summer spent two months volunteering through ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s Ward Family Learning in Action Award.
Men’s golf organizes “Eagles for Haiti” fundraiser
February 11, 2010
A fundraising effort by the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ men’s golf team and spearheaded by an MBA student debuts next month with “Eagles for Haiti,” a pledge drive that asks sponsors to donate money toward recovery efforts in the battered Caribbean nation for every eagle scored this season by male golfers in the Southern Conference.
Gift boosts early childhood collection in School of Education
February 10, 2010
Children’s book author Jane Belk Moncure is seeding an early childhood collection for the School of Education at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ with a substantial donation of her popular books for preschoolers, which will be housed in the Curriculum Resources Center to support a future degree program in early childhood education.
Business of NASCAR class raises $700 for the Victory Junction Gang Camp
February 10, 2010
The "Business of NASCAR" business course raised $700 during Winter Term for the Victory Junction Gang Camp, which brings the course’s three-year total contribution to more than $1,200 for a nonprofit organization in North Carolina that serves children with chronic or serious medical conditions.
Events mark Belk Library’s 10th anniversary
February 9, 2010
Belk Library celebrates its 10th anniversary this week with a series of events and prizes for visitors, including nightly refreshments through Thursday and a special College Coffee with birthday cake and other celebration materials.
ODK inducts newest members
February 9, 2010
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society welcomed its 2010 inductees in a Feb. 7 afternoon ceremony in McKinnon Hall. Students are juniors or seniors in the top 35 percent of their class who have been in residence at least one semester, and who have exhibited outstanding leadership in more than one area of the university community.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ hosts 2010 U.S. Census Road Tour event
February 9, 2010
The 2010 U.S. Census "Portrait of America" Road Tour stopped at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ on Tuesday as part of the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in the bureau's history, with a specific focus on the hard-to-count demographics such as college students and economically disadvantaged Americans.