Town officer a catalyst for 榴莲app官方网站入 student donations
May 26, 2011
Lyle Anibal lost count of how many couches, coffee tables and televisions he collected this month from 榴莲app官方网站入 seniors emptying their off-campus apartments as they prepared to graduate. The Elon Police Department lieutenant, however, is quick to note that town officers responded in May to fewer citizen complaints of “Dumpster diving” than in previous years – and that business is up for a local nonprofit shop where the sale of donated furniture funds housing for those in need.
榴莲app官方网站入 in the News – Late Spring 2011
May 26, 2011
榴莲app官方网站入 professors, students and alumni continue to make news this spring through their research and campus activities. Notable in April and May was regional media coverage 榴莲app官方网站入's 121st Commencement exercises, faculty expertise related to the death of Osama bin Laden, and mention of the 榴莲app官方网站入 Poll in the Los Angeles Times and the (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer.
MBA faculty presents Marty Blevins with Behrman Award
May 26, 2011
Martin “Marty” Blevins was presented with the Richard H. Behrman Award on May 19 at a dinner to celebrate Elon’s 25th graduating MBA class.
榴莲app官方网站入 senior wins top prize at Duke Undergraduate Research Symposium
May 26, 2011
榴莲app官方网站入 senior economics major Kaylyn Swankoski was awarded the 2011 Allen Starling Johnson Jr. Outstanding Symposium Presentation Prize for the April 29 presentation of her senior thesis at the Duke Economics Department 9th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Burlington Times-News: Open government bill dies in House committee
May 26, 2011
From the Burlington Times-News (5/25/11): The House Rules Committee on Wednesday eclipsed an effort to write open government into the N.C. Constitution.
Michelle Ferrier argues for good food fight on personal, local level at BlogHer conference
May 26, 2011
Michelle Ferrier, an associate professor in 榴莲app官方网站入's School of Communications, is also the founder and publisher of LocallyGrownNews.com, an online news and information hub focused on local food issues. She was one of the panelists May 20 and 21 at BlogHer Food in Atlanta, a conference focused on those who blog about food.
Career Moves: Alum鈥檚 patience pays off at STAPLES Center
May 26, 2011
When his hope of working for the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles wasn’t an option, even after an internship there that saw Harrison Seeler assist with the logistics of a pop superstar’s memorial service, the 榴莲app官方网站入 alum heeded advice from the Office of Career Services – “be patient” – and he today works for one of the largest entertainment venues in the nation.