Posts by midgette | Today at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ | ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ /u/news Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:54:43 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Two ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty members introduce students to Itzhak Perlman's work /u/news/2015/10/01/two-elon-faculty-members-introduce-students-to-itzhak-perlmans-work/ Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:25:00 +0000 /u/news/2015/10/01/two-elon-faculty-members-introduce-students-to-itzhak-perlmans-work/
Victoria Fischer Faw and Andrew Bonner
Over 100 people gathered in Whitley Auditorium on Oct. 1, 2015, for an informative and lively presentation by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty members Victoria Fischer Faw and Andrew Bonner from the Department of Music. 

With a combination of pictures, video, and their own live performances, they offered the audience an understanding of the significance of Perlman’s masterful career. 

In addition, they shared a bit of Perlman’s human, humorous side – such as his appearance on an episode of the Muppets.  A virtuoso violinist, a master teacher, a humanitarian, Perlman has a passion for life, and for the work he has chosen. 

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community hears Perlman on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 3:30 p.m. for Fall Convocation in Alumni Gym.

]]> Historic Neighborhood Discusses Common Reading /u/news/2015/09/03/historic-neighborhood-discusses-common-reading/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:40:00 +0000 /u/news/2015/09/03/historic-neighborhood-discusses-common-reading/ Professors Pam Kiser and Sandra Reid led a lively discussion of Martin Luther King’s book on Tuesday evening, with 60 residents of the Historic Neighborhood and several faculty.  They focused on major themes of the book to help students understand the breadth of this work as well as its relevance for today.  Students discussed the themes in small groups and then shared their discussion with the entire group. 

]]> Nancy Midgette revises and updates NCDCR publications /u/news/2013/03/13/nancy-midgette-revises-and-updates-ncdcr-publications/ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:09:00 +0000 /u/news/2013/03/13/nancy-midgette-revises-and-updates-ncdcr-publications/

The titles were originally published by Sarah McCulloh Lemmon in the 1960s. Midgette has extensively updated and expanded these out-of-print works, and researched and wrote a new chapter that addresses the interwar period. The new single-volume work is entitled North Carolina and the Two World Wars.  Midgette and Lemmon, who is deceased, share authorship.

]]> Vandermaas-Peeler to serve as Director of Honors Program /u/news/2007/12/03/vandermaas-peeler-to-serve-as-director-of-honors-program/ Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:18:00 +0000 /u/news/2007/12/03/vandermaas-peeler-to-serve-as-director-of-honors-program/ Dr. Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler will serve as the next Director of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Honors Program, beginning with the 2008-09 academic year.  Dr. Vandermaas-Peeler came to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in 1995 from the University of the South. She received her BA from Wake Forest University and her MS and PhD degrees from North Carolina State University. Dr. Vandermaas-Peeler has been actively engaged with the Honors Program for many years. She has taught honors courses, most recently the freshman seminar “Childhood and Cultural Context.” She has mentored a number of honors students and has served on the Honors Advisory Board.

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