Articles by Eric Townsend
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Leadership Fellows visit D.C., New Jersey for class on social change
February 1, 2010
The Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows Class of 2012 visited sites in North Carolina, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., in January to learn about social change at the grass roots, state and national levels a part of the Winter Term course History of Social Change.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alum competes in Miss America contest
January 31, 2010
A 2007 graduate of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ represented North Carolina in the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas on Jan. 30. Katherine Southard, a double major in business administration and dance, won the North Carolina contest in June.
Brooke Barnett interviewed for WFMY News 2 feature on activism
January 28, 2010
Brooke Barnett, an associate professor of communications, spoke with WFMY News 2 for a Jan. 28 morning show segment on the changing face of activism in the age of social media.
“Pinch Hit for Haiti” tops $12,000 for Red Cross
January 27, 2010
The "Pinch Hit for Haiti" effort spearheaded by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior catcher Mike Melillo has seen a total of $12,004 donated to the Red Cross toward relief efforts in the island nation ravaged by a 7.0 earthquake.
New web page shares information on Haitian relief efforts
January 27, 2010
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has created a new web page for the campus community to share news and information on outreach efforts following the January 12, 2010, earthquake that killed more than 100,000 people in Haiti. The page, www.elon.edu/haiti, lists fundraising events, updates and awareness campaigns sponsored by student organizations, classes and individuals at the university.
Students honored for fall semester grades
January 25, 2010
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has released its President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the 2009 fall semester.
Times-News publishes message from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ student in Haiti
January 22, 2010
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior John McGreevy on Jan. 22 shared with the Times-News in Burlington, N.C., his on-the-scene report of recovery efforts in Haiti as the international community assists the Caribbean nation following its devastating earthquake.
Tom Arcaro speaks with News 14 Carolina on Haiti
January 22, 2010
Sociology professor Tom Arcaro spoke with News 14 Carolina on Jan. 21 to share observations on the relief efforts underway in Haiti, and how the recent earthquake there has refocused American attention on one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere.
Students take Polar Bear Plunge in Lake Mary Nell
January 21, 2010
It’s been a while since North Carolina has seen a lengthy warm spell, so at noontime on Wednesday, how did a crowd of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students take advantage of the January weather? By jumping into Lake Mary Nell, naturally, as part of the seventh annual Polar Bear Plunge.