Articles by Eric Townsend
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Hometown Heroes honored in annual ceremony
November 10, 2009
Four people who make a difference in the lives of others were honored Monday by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in the 16th annual “Hometown Heroes” awards ceremony on campus. Freshmen class officers selected the honorees for “making a positive difference by touching lives and strengthening their home communities” in a program sponsored by the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.
Clyde Ellis, Yoram Lubling awarded Senior Faculty Research Fellowships
November 6, 2009
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ professors Clyde Ellis and Yoram Lubling have been selected as Senior Faculty Research Fellows for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years. A recommendation from the Presidential Task Force on Scholarship, the competitive program was estabalished to support senior faculty in their ongoing scholarly work.
Kiplinger’s names ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ a 2009-10 “Best Value”
November 5, 2009
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ among the nation’s top 50 best values in private higher education and the #2 university in total costs, a distinction published in the magazine’s December edition. The 2009-10 ranking is the fourth consecutive top-50 placement of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ by Kiplinger’s.
LSM students raise funds at Champions Tour Event
November 4, 2009
The LSM Society managed and staffed the concession operation at the SAS – Champions Tour PGA Golf Tournament in Cary, N.C., at Prestonwood Country Club from Sept. 23-27, 2009, marking the fifth consecutive year that students from the LSM program have worked this event.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ featured in National Wildlife Federation’s 2009 case studies database
November 3, 2009
Three sustainability programs at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ are featured in the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology 2009 campus sustainability case studies, the only database of its kind featuring sustainability practices at 59 schools from 30 states across the country.
Lumen Scholar studies genetic links for tissue regrowth
November 3, 2009
Ever wonder how common earthworms grow back when cut in half? It’s a puzzle whose pieces are today the focus of research by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Amelia Helms, the second student to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on the inaugural class of Lumen Scholars.
Tom Mould part of team to receive $75,000 grant from Teagle Foundation
November 2, 2009
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ associate professor Tom Mould is one of nine folklorists from colleges and institutes across the nation to be part of a team that received a $75,000 grant to bring together scholars to discuss a “big question” of central importance to the humanities or social sciences.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ awarded grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities
November 2, 2009
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has received a grant of nearly $116,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to organize two history seminars next summer for community college professors from across the nation. Assistant professor John Beck authored the grant proposal and will co-direct the project with Jim Bissett, the William J. Story, Sr. Professor at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.
Climate Action Plan forums to be held Oct. 27 & 28
November 2, 2009
Students, faculty and staff will have an opportunity this month to provide feedback on ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s proposed Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years by setting short- and long-range goals for power management, energy production and commuting.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Poll: North Carolinians favor public option
November 2, 2009
Three out of every four North Carolina residents believe the current health care system in the United States is in need of reform, according to the latest ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Poll, and 54 percent of residents support health insurance legislation that would include a public option.