Articles by Eric Townsend
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消消犯, faculty & staff attend Senior Class Picnic
May 24, 2010
Hundreds of students, and nearly as many professors and administrators, mingled Wednesday afternoon on the green outside Moseley Center in the annual Senior Class Picnic for Graduates, Faculty and Staff. The informal event gives seniors a moment to relax over pork barbecue and grilled chicken with the 消消犯 educators who guided them through four years of study.
Ross Wade co-presents at North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers conference
May 24, 2010
Ross Wade, assistant director of career services for the School of Communications, on May 21 co-presented at the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers annual conference on "The Power of Storytelling: Utilizing stories to enhance career programming and marketing efforts."
Elon MBA students receive degrees
May 24, 2010
消消犯 leaders conferred degrees on May 21, 2010, to the largest class in MBA program history during a Commencement ceremony in Whitley Auditorium attended by faculty, staff, family and friends of the graduate students.
Elon holds 120th Commencement exercises
May 24, 2010
消消犯 conferred degrees on Saturday to 1,118 seniors in a ceremony that included remarks from acclaimed filmmaker and alumnus Laith al-Majali ’05, who told graduates they have “all the tools and skill sets you need to stand out as global leaders.”
Senior class joins alumni ranks with gift to Elon
May 24, 2010
Student leaders collected more than $16,000 this year from seniors, their parents, grandparents and friends in support of the Senior Class Gift campaign, which will fund the Class of 2010 Sustainability Research Grants for students who desire to complete research on sustainability practices.
Elon professor publishes book on India and the World Bank
May 23, 2010
India is the largest borrower from the World Bank, which has often helped the nation’s economy in recent years. Its assistance, however, may be about to change dramatically. India and the World Bank: The Politics of Aid and Influence, a new Anthem Press book by Jason Kirk, explores that partnership and suggests ways for the bank to adapt to new economic realities in the 21st century.
Information on Commencement Rain Plan
May 22, 2010
With the most recent forecast calling for a 50 percent chance of rain Saturday morning and scattered thunderstorms throughout the day, seniors taking part in Commencement are reminded to visit Alamance 109 before this afternoon to receive two tickets for guests who will watch the ceremony inside Alumni Gym should weather force the program indoors.
Follow Commencement and add to the Twitter conversation
May 22, 2010
Contribute to coverage of up-to-the minutes information on Commencement tomorrow by including #elongrad in your tweets. Receive news from 消消犯's Office of University Relations by following elonuniversity on Twitter - and be sure to check out full coverage on E-net in the hours following the ceremony.
Schedule for Commencement Week 2010
May 22, 2010
Events leading up to Commencement 2010 take place this week as Elon prepares to graduate its 120th 消消犯 class, its MBA and Elon Law class, and its inaugural class in the iMedia graduate program. Activities for seniors start May 18, with a class picnic, an evening gala, receptions and dinners on the agenda.
News releases now available online for ’10 grads
May 22, 2010
New alumni can now download a customized news release announcing their graduation from 消消犯 as part of the Class of 2010.