CORRECTION: The original version of this article stated that all Elon community members were invited to the Dec. 9 celebration of Moffitt's time with the English department. In fact, the Dec. 9 event is only for English Department faculty, majors, and minors. Elon News Network regrets the error.
Pamela Moffitt, program assistant in the English Department, died suddenly Thursday evening, according to an email to English majors from Jean Schwind, chair of the English Department.
Moffitt had just joined the department in August. She previously worked as an assistant in the Multicultural Center. She was an administrative assistant to the President's Office at Bennett College and executive assistant in the Nanoscience Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro before coming to Elon.
Moffitt also was an administrator at Prime Personnel Resources in Burlington. She graduated from University of Central Florida.
In her email to English majors, Schwind said Moffitt "kept our house in great order--organizing events like the Sigma Tau Delta induction and visiting-writer residencies; maintaining many databases and budgets; supplying Drew with "fun-colored" pens ("anything but red!") for marking up student manuscripts--and good spirits."
Her funeral will be held Friday morning in Siler City, and the English department's holiday party Friday afternoon will be changed to a celebration of Moffitt's time with the department. There will be a celebration for English Department faculty, majors, and minors 4:15 p.m. Dec. 9 on the third floor of Alamance Building, according to the email to English majors. University Chaplain Jan Fuller will also be in Alamance 305 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Dec. 5 "to talk with students and faculty who knew Pamela and want to chat."