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NEWS 4/17/12 12:11pm

News Briefs - April 18, 2012

School of Business inverviews four business dean candidates The Business Dean Search Committee has finalized four candidates, each of whom will interview at Elon University during the next three weeks. Twelve professors and faculty members within the Love School of Business headed the search committee and narrowed the pool of applicants. The candidates will also make public presentations to the school, all of which will be themed "Educating Business Students of the Future." The schedule is listed below. Raghu Tadepalli, dean of the Olin Graduate School of Business, Babson College: 4:15 p.m., April 23, LaRose Digital Theater Raju Balakrishnan, senior associate dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson University: 4:15 p.m., April 26, LaRose Digital Theater Denise Schoenbachler, dean of the College of Business, Northern Illinois University: 4:15 p.m., April 30, LaRose Digital Theater Daniel Murphy, department head of Accounting and Information Management, University of Tennessee: 4:15 p.m., May 3, LaRose Digital Theater Physical Plant director promoted to assistant vice president Robert Buchholz has been promoted  from Physical Plant director to assistant vice president for facilities management and director of Physical Plant. Buchholz is a registered professional engineer and has managed physical plant facillities for more than 33 years, including those of the U.S.


NEWS 4/16/12 7:38pm

Topics Podcast - April 16. 2012

Shortening words is certainly convient in the new world of social media but is it going to far? Dan talks about 'dumbing down' our communications to deal with society's lack of attention.


NEWS 4/13/12 8:50pm

International Coffee Festival brings exotic espressos to Irazu

As I walked into Irazú this morning, with camera in hand, I was greated by a very excited Nada Azem waving me over and saying, “Oh please take some pictures, we need as much publicity as we can get!” I had stumbled upon the International Coffee Festival, an event put on by Elon’s International  Society.


NEWS 4/13/12 8:46pm

SGA Wrap-up—April 12, 2012

The SGA voted on offering numerous students and campus organizations financial support at this week’s meeting. Four allocations were presented, which are student requests for financial donation from SGA to support academic research.


NEWS 4/13/12 11:15am

Salek hits the books and the pavement hard

Amy Salek is the quintessential student-athlete. A senior hailing from Wycoff, N.J., she excels on both the field as a runner and in the classroom as a student. Throughout her four years at Elon University, Salek has not only won numerous awards on the track, but has also been recognized for her work in the classroom, a balancing act that isn’t always easy. How does she do it? “A lot of hard work and dedication,” Salek said.


NEWS 4/13/12 10:23am

Elon University School of Law makes plans to expand campus

The Elon University School of Law in downtown Greensboro will expand its campus to make room for additional classrooms, office space and student organization workspace, according to a release from the Office of University Communications.  The renovations are scheduled to be complete by August 2012, before the start of the fall semester. The law school will renovate three buildings within a half block of the law school and a 5,700-square-foot commercial property at 101 West Friendly Avenue. "With our clinical and other academic programs expanding and student organizations increasing in number and activities, we realized that we needed additional space within which they could operate and thrive," said Alan Woodlief, associate dean of the Elon University School of Law. The three buildings, which were purchased in December, are located at 218 and 219 Friendly Ave.


NEWS 4/12/12 11:53pm

Local organizations benefit from human services project

The students in Bud Warner’s Designing and Assessing Administration of Human Service Programs class had only one project: to give back to the community. For the class, the students were split into two groups and had to work together to create a proposal for a donation to a non-profit organization in the community. “These students got the sense that their involvement was not theoretical, but real,” said Warner, associate professor of Human Services Studies.


NEWS 4/12/12 9:02pm

Music theater major owns spotlight in one-man show

There are many ways to reveal one’s life story to an audience. But for senior Charlie Johnson, a one-act show seemed the most appealing. With the help of friends and faculty, Johnson has been working on his one-man show, “Charlie Johnson: A Step in the Right Direction,” throughout the year before it hits the stage in May. [box]Charlie Johnson: A Step in the Right Direction When: May 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: Black Box Theatre[/box] While working at Flat Rock Playhouse in Asheville during the summer, Johnson began thinking he could do a one-man show at Elon. The semi-autobiographical performance that results is a musical journey through Johnson’s life.


NEWS 4/12/12 9:39am

Documentary encourages environmental awareness among students

Imagine living in the heart of New York City without transportation, electricity or even toilet paper. That’s exactly what writer Colin Beavan, or “No Impact Man,” did with his family as part of an environmental experiment from 2006 to 2007. Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein’s film documents Colin and Michelle Beavan’s efforts to completely eliminate their personal impact on the environment for an entire year.


NEWS 4/12/12 7:44am

The Swing - April 12, 2012

This week on The Swing... We learn about Amendment One and the Vote Against movement, Julia Boyd asks students about 1889's possible closing, and Kassondra Kloos runs through the news in 60 seconds


NEWS 4/12/12 7:39am

Symposium exposes proximity, scope of human slavery

It’s not legal anywhere, but it exists everywhere. Often out of sight and out of reach, the industry of human slavery continues to operate on a global scale. In an effort to emphasize the relevancy and urgency of these clandestine operations worldwide, four panelists convened at a “Symposium on Human Trafficking” Wednesday night at Elon University to discuss the various facets of a deeply complex issue. The panelists included Kevin Bales, president of Free the Slaves; Helen Grant, professor and clinical director of the Elon University School of Law; Tony Williams, director of World Relief's affiliate office in North Carolina; and cultural anthropologist Richard Smith. Bales began the discussion by identifying the distinction between human trafficking and human slavery, so that the latter might be better understood. “While this as built as a human trafficking symposium, it’s about slavery,” he said.



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