Articles by Eric Townsend
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Police to train on campus TODAY
July 17, 2008
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ police and campus safety, in coordination with local
law enforcement agencies, will conduct a daylong crisis training exercise on
Thursday, July 17, which will affect traffic, activities and parking in
certain areas of campus.
Coker receives grant for plant biology project
July 17, 2008
Jeffrey Coker, an assistant professor of biology at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, and a team of
two additional biology professors have received a $30,000 grant from the
American Society of Plant Biologists Education Foundation for their
science education outreach program. It is the second grant in as many years for the team.
Lauren Kearns’ work honored by N.C. Dance Alliance
July 16, 2008
A sculpture of doors, and how “our bodies are actually our homes,” inspired ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ assistant professor Lauren Kearns to write a winning proposal for a dance piece to headline a fall concert at the North Carolina Dance Alliance Annual Event.
New students PreSERVE in Burlington
July 15, 2008
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s opportunities for service are starting early for a
dozen incoming freshmen this week as part of PreSERVE, a first-year
summer experience that includes work on a Habitat for Humanity home in
Alamance County.
Mary Gowan selected for leadership project
July 15, 2008
Mary Gowan, dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business at
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, has been selected as one of 35 emerging leaders to
take part in the Piedmont Triad Leadership Institute.
Freshmen arrive for “Adventures in Leadership”
July 14, 2008
Adventures in Leadership, a two-week summer program sponsored by the
Center for Leadership and designed for incoming students, begins this
week as 32 freshmen arrive at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ to take part in the
leadership development project.
McNeela stars in Heritage Theatre Festival performance
July 14, 2008
Crawford authors book on teaching teens
July 13, 2008
Glenda Crawford, an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ professor of education, has written a new book to help middle
and high school teachers develop class lessons that reach all kids in
their room, whether gifted scholars, special needs students or
adolescents with limited English skills.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ chef Beijing-bound for Olympics
July 11, 2008
What does it take to feed 15,000 athletes, their trainers, journalists
and other support staff at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? Tag Gray,
executive chef and a food services director at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, is
about to find out.
Senior receives Love School award to help fund research
July 10, 2008
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Miya Micole Stodghill, a business administration
major from Decatur, Ga., has been named the recipient of the second
annual Martha and Spencer Love Excellence in Business Leadership Award.