Interfaith community restructures staff, launches new programs
As a part of Elon University’s commitment to a campus wide interfaith dialogue, the Truitt Center is rolling out several new projects and restructuring their chaplain offices.
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As a part of Elon University’s commitment to a campus wide interfaith dialogue, the Truitt Center is rolling out several new projects and restructuring their chaplain offices.
In a recently published SGA study, more than one-third of the students surveyed reported that they were less than happy about the intellectual environment at Elon. Among freshmen, one-in-five said the intellectual climate has not met their expectations.
Though the majority of Elon University students are not from North Carolina, many are beginning to call the Triangle home by finding jobs and internships in Raleigh. Time magazine recently profiled Raleigh as one of the fastest-growing economies in the United States, and Forbes rated Raleigh the third-best city for businesses and careers.
On April 4, Elon's Society of Professional Journalists, the School of Communications, and the Truitt Center hosted Nicole Winfield, Vatican correspondent for the Associated Press. Winfield discussed the balance between critical and delicate coverage when reporting on religious figures as well as the stories she covered in her years at the Vatican.
Spring Convocation honored one of Elon University's most beloved figures. At “A Conversation With President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley,” President Leo Lambert asked Danieley to share some of the stories he collected in his 72 years with Elon.
Elon University celebrated its 125th birthday with a special College Coffee to honor Earl Danieley, Fred Young and current university president Leo Lambert.
Elon Police arrested Elon University freshman Jake Thomas Elliott for felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Elliott was also charged with misdemeanor possession of a fictitious license.
Last week, the Elon University Poll surveyed people across North Carolina about their opinion on state and national leadership as well as social issues.
Students braved the snow March 3 to hear Daniel Asia, composer and professor of music at the University of Arizona, speak on the connections between classical music and Jewish prayer. Asia spoke about music as a form of religious communication while showcasing his pieces, including songs from his recent album, “Of Songs and Psalms: Symphony No. 5,” commissioned for Israel’s 60th birthday.
Elon University’s Writing Center boasted a record number of appointments last fall as the Writing Excellence Initiative moved into year two of its five-year plan.
The federal government launched a criminal investigation into the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Duke Energy after thousands of tons of coal ash spilled into the Dan River.
In a visit to Jamestown Feb. 10, Gov. Pat McCrory laid out his plan to increase the starting salary for teachers by 14 percent over the next two years. N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and N.C. Senator Phil Berger joined McCrory in announcing the plan at Ragsdale High School, the governor’s alma mater.
Gov. Pat McCrory held a press conference Jan. 21 where he laid out his administration’s agenda for the 2014 short session.
More than 3.5 million gallons of wastewater spilled into the Haw River after a pipe broke at a Burlington treatment center Jan. 27. The pipe took almost three days to repair, and officials say the spill is mostly cleaned up.
As of Monday Jan. 27, 44 North Carolinians have died from the flu. State health officials have declared N.C.’s flu outbreak an epidemic. The most common flu strain in the 2013-2014 season is H1N1, which tends to hit young people and middle-aged adults the hardest.
The “Beyond Faith and Reason: Same-sex marriage” discussion on Wednesday night in Numen Lumen Pavilion focused on what religion has to say about homosexuality. Kate Bruce, assistant professor of sociology at Elon University, led a conversation on the history, morality and future of same-sex marriage.
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama announced that North Carolina State University will serve as the head of his manufacturing technologies initiative. This public-private partnership between universities, companies and research institutions will work to create more efficient and sustainable methods of powering electronics.
New polling numbers show North Carolinians are changing their minds on the dangers of marijuana, opening the door for new medical marijuana legislation in 2014.
Last Friday, Elon University lost former faculty member Alexis Kamerman in an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Kamerman served as assistant director of residence life for the East Residence Area from 2012 to 2013.
As a part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. 50th Anniversary Speaker Series, William Darity, Jr. spoke about economic justice Wednesday at Elon. Darity serves as the chair of the African and African American Studies department at Duke University. His research focuses on economic inequality.