Articles by Eric Townsend
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Professors study ethics of new PR tool
June 19, 2008
It was once pretty simple for a company to share its information with
the media: Type up a news release and fax it to the local newspaper.
But as today’s print and TV reporters post their stories and video to
the Internet, two Elon professors are exploring the ethics behind a new
digital tool in public relations – the “social media news release.”
Student Life announces 2007-2008 staff awards
June 18, 2008
Members of the Student Life division take time each year to recognize unsung heroes in each department, 榴莲app官方网站入 staff members whose efforts
contribute to the success of the division and the lives of students.
Morocco service trip a first for Elon
June 17, 2008
Six students will travel to the remote highlands of central Morocco
this month as part of a service trip to tutor children learning English
and to observe firsthand how residents of the impoverished region are
developing profitable cottage industries.
Cambodia trip paves way for future service
June 10, 2008
A group of 榴莲app官方网站入 students returned from Cambodia last week
after a “scouting mission” of sorts to develop an annual service
program that will take volunteers each summer to the southeast Asia
nation.
Students honored for spring 2008 grades
June 10, 2008
榴莲app官方网站入 has released the President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the 2008 spring semester.
Elon alum Deborah Yow to head AD group
June 9, 2008
Elon alum Deborah Yow ’74, now serving as director of athletics at
the University of Maryland, will be the first woman ever to head the
Division 1A Athletic Directors’ Association when she takes office in
September.
Kernodle Center names grant recipients
June 9, 2008
A university senior who wants to combat childhood obesity, and a junior
with plans to help disabled people learn to garden, are the recipients
of the first ever Student Initiative Grants awarded by the Kernodle
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Elon team in Zambia details trip on blog
June 4, 2008
A team from 榴莲app官方网站入 flew to Zambia in May to gather
interviews for a documentary under development by the Periclean
Scholars Class of 2009. The group, which is also developing a Winter
Term program that involves Habitat for Humanity, shared its work on a blog and has produced a short video explaining its mission.
News & Record publishes Noer column on rating Greensboro’s future
June 2, 2008
David
Noer, the Frank S.
Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership at Elon, had a column
published June 1, 2008, in the (Greensboro, N.C.) News &
Record. The column, "Rate Greensboro's Future," dealt with rating the
preferred future vision of Greensboro and the region on three scales.
Pericles sabbatical assists N.C. Forest Service
June 2, 2008
Brian Chandler volunteers his time with a local fire department. But
for the month of April, the 榴莲app官方网站入 HVAC mechanic learned how
to control brush fires that promote healthy forests, and to monitor
logging companies that work near water supplies.