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David Vandermast chairs chapter meeting
August 25, 2011
David Vandermast, associate professor of biology and environmental studies, chaired the meeting of the Southeastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America in Austin, Texas, on August 10.
Burpitt and Valle publish article on balancing exploration and exploitation
August 25, 2011
Bill Burpitt, LSB associate dean for graduate and executive programs and professor of management, and Matthew Valle, professor of management, recently published an article, “Balancing Exploration and Exploitation in a Declining Industry: Antecedents to Firm Adaptation Strategy and Performance,” in the most recent issue (21, 1) of the Journal of Small Business Strategy. The article explores why some firms are better able than others to adapt to threatening changes in their markets.
New faculty join Elon Law
August 25, 2011
Peter Toll Hoffman joins Elon as professor of law and director of the legal skills program. Donald R. Dancer and John M. Flynn will serve as distinguished practitioners in residence. Douglas K. Chapman and David R. Maraghy will serve as visiting professors of law.
Scott Gaylord provides analysis on recent ruling about prayer in public hearings
August 25, 2011
Elon law professor Scott Gaylord recently sat down with two television news stations to give his perspective on a recent federal circuit court decision which held that prayers recited in Forsyth County public hearings are unconstitutional.
Several School of Communications faculty take active role in national convention
August 25, 2011
Twelve faculty members and a 2010 graduate of the School of Communications participated in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) national conference in St. Louis from Aug. 10-13.
Gary Palin applies entrepreneurial principles to improve security for college students
August 25, 2011
Gary Palin, a senior lecturer and executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, is one of seven individuals in a joint entrepreneurial venture that has raised more than $2.4 million from investors with interest in the company’s GPS technology to track people and pets.
David Crowe presents on Mongolia and Greater Central Asia at international conference in China
August 25, 2011
David Crowe, professor of legal history at Elon Law and professor of history at ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë, recently presented at the 10th Conference of Central Asia and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in China at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
Elon professors teach graduate marine ecology course in Beaufort
August 25, 2011
Professor Michael Kingston, of the departments of Biology and Environmental Studies, and Mona DeVries, an assistant professor of biology, co-taught a graduate-level Marine Ecology course at the Duke University Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, N.C., from July 11 to Aug. 12.
Faculty participate in summer Moodle training
August 25, 2011
The summer of 2011 was a busy time for faculty as they embarked upon learning a new learning management system, Moodle.
David Levine analyzes federal intellectual property legislation on WUNC radio
August 25, 2011
Elon Law professor David Levine was a featured guest on WUNC radio's The State of Things on August 19. Levine discussed the Protect-IP Act, legislation under consideration in Congress that sponsors describe as an effort to protect online intellectual property, but critics say would be a threat to free speech and open Internet.