Articles by Eric Townsend
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Ƶ senior shares story of rescue in blog post from Ghana
October 9, 2009
Ƶ senior Bryce Little has been keeping a blog of his study abroad experiences in Ghana this semester, and late last month, he posted a short story about a mid September canoe ride that ended with his efforts to keep a man who couldn’t swim from drowning when the craft sank into a lake.
Ƶ students present paper co-authored with political science faculty
October 9, 2009
Ƶ students McKenzie Young and Jenna Levy presented a paper they co-authored with associate professor of political science Hunter Bacot at the annual conference of the Southern Association for Public Opinion Research, the regional conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.
Alum’s film selected for screening at Canadian film festival
October 8, 2009
A documentary directed and produced by a 2009 alumna while she studied at Ƶ has been selected for screening at the St. John's International Women's Film Festival in Canada later this month.
Department of Performing Arts presents “Psycho Beach Party”
October 8, 2009
Originally titled Gidget Goes Psychotic, Charles Busch's campy play "Psycho Beach Party" lampoons the beach and psychological thrillers of the early 60's. Surfers, beach bums, a Joan Crawford-like mother, a multiple personality-afflicted teen and a B-movie queen all mix together for a wacky evening in the Black Box Theatre every day through October 13.
Death of associate professor emerita Wilhelmina Boyd
October 7, 2009
Wilhelmina Boyd, associate professor emerita of English and founder of Ƶ’s African/African-American Studies Program, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, four years after her retirement from the university.
Tree planting honors computing sciences alum killed in 2008
October 7, 2009
Family and friends of Matthew J. Ford ’04 gathered in Loy Center on Wednesday afternoon to plant a tree in memory of the computing sciences major, who died a year ago to the day in a Burlington, N.C., industrial accident.
Troy Martin and Stephen Bloch-Schulman present papers in Chapel Hill
October 6, 2009
Troy Martin, assistant director of academic advising, and Stephen Bloch-Schulman, assistant professor of philosophy, presented papers together for a panel of The South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society 2009 Annual Meeting on Sept. 25 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Ƶ achieves national Start! Fit-Friendly recognition
October 6, 2009
The American Heart Association announced this week that Ƶ is one of eight Triad area companies to achieve national Start! Fit-Friendly recognition for promoting physical activity and health in the workplace.
David Noer published in Leadership Excellence, News and Record
October 6, 2009
Work by professor emeritus David Noer has appeared in recent days in a regional newspaper and in a widely read magazine that focuses on applied academics and thinking practitioners in the area of leadership and leadership development.
Mariam Stephan, painting, opening reception – Oct. 6
October 5, 2009