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Described as “talented at business and a genius at friendship,” a North Carolina textile magnate was honored for Founders Day 2012.

The Italian Studies Advisory Board presents the very first Italian Festival Week, Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2012. Come explore all of the exciting ways that ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ celebrates the culture of "il bel paese"!

Evan A. Gatti, assistant professor of art in the Department of Art & Art History, will participate in the roundtable discussion, "More Than a Medievalist: Teaching the General While Writing the Specific," at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 12-15. The Congress is held annually at the University of Western Michigan in Kalamazoo and attracts over 3,000 scholars in medieval studies.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s new lifelong education program began fall sessions Sept. 6 with a capacity enrollment of 200.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's new master of science program in physician assistant (PA) studies will be located on the university's main campus. ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's board of trustees made the decision in a special vote on Jan. 5, following more than two months of study and fundraising efforts.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's new PA program, which enrolls its first class in January 2013, was featured in the July 25 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

This September, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ will begin a new lifelong education program designed for people aged 50 and older. The learning institute, called LIFE@ELON, will feature weekly presentations conducted in interactive format. The learning community will be led by current and retired ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty and staff members and other area educators.

Paul Miller, professor of exercise science and director of Undergraduate Research; Eric Hall, associate professor of exercise science; Mat Gendle, associate professor of psychology; and Steve DeLoach, professor of economics; attended the annual business meetings of the Council of Undergraduate Research in St. Louis, MO, June 14-18.