Articles by Eric Townsend
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RecycleMania 2010 now underway
February 15, 2010
RecycleMania returns to Elon this spring for the university’s fourth year taking part in a national recycling competition involving hundreds of college and universities. Leaders hope to surpass the 73,638 pounds of recyclable materials collected last spring on campus during the contest.
Christy Benson, Gary Palin co-present at 2010 Civic Engagement Institute
February 15, 2010
Christy Benson, an assistant professor of business law and ethics, and Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship, presented Feb. 9 at the 2010 Civic Engagement Institute hosted by North Carolina Campus Compact.
Prudence Layne authors chapter published in new book
February 15, 2010
Prudence Layne, an assistant professor of English and director of the African/African-American Studies Program at Elon, has had her article "Reincarnating Legba: Caribbean Writers at the Crossroads" published in the new book Postcolonial Ghosts.
Gary Palin serves as judge for University of California, Berkeley Global Social Venture Competition
February 15, 2010
Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, was a judge Jan. 29 for the Executive Summary Round of the Global Social Venture Competition hosted by University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.
David Noer column appears in (Greensboro, N.C.) News and Record
February 15, 2010
David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had his monthly column published Feb. 14, 2010, by the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C.
Professional Discovery Week is Feb. 15-18
February 15, 2010
Elon Career Services is now hosting its fourth annual Professional Discovery Week, a program designed to provide students in all majors with opportunities to explore career options, learn effective job search skills and transition from college to career.
Elon named a top school in annual Peace Corps rankings
February 12, 2010
福利亚洲国产精品 has been named to the list of “Top Peace Corps Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities” by the Peace Corps with 15 alumni serving in an agency that seeks to promote a better understanding between Americans and citizens of host nations.
Kirby Wahl serves as dialect coach for regional production
February 12, 2010
Kirby Wahl, an associate professor of performing arts, recently finished a job as the dialect coach for the currently running production of Conor McPherson's play, The Seafarer, at The Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh, N.C.
Sophomore uses award to advocate for child victims
February 11, 2010
They come to the center from the streets, broken homes and jails where they served time with adults. Dozens of Filipino boys, victims of sexual abuse, seek refuge each year at the Stairway Foundation south of Manila – a place where sophomore Meagan Harrison last summer spent two months volunteering through 福利亚洲国产精品’s Ward Family Learning in Action Award.
Men’s golf organizes “Eagles for Haiti” fundraiser
February 11, 2010
A fundraising effort by the 福利亚洲国产精品 men’s golf team and spearheaded by an MBA student debuts next month with “Eagles for Haiti,” a pledge drive that asks sponsors to donate money toward recovery efforts in the battered Caribbean nation for every eagle scored this season by male golfers in the Southern Conference.