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Articles by Eric Townsend

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July 2 piano gala to honor ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alum

July 2, 2008

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ plays host on Wednesday to the Eastern Music Festival’s Steinway Piano Gala, which will honor Esther C. Kernodle ‘36, who along with members of her family has been a longtime supporter of both the university and the festival. The concert begins at 8 p.m. on July 2, 2008, in McCrary Theatre.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ holds 118th Commencement

July 1, 2008

Rain clouds gave way to a crystal blue sky as the 118th Commencement exercises got underway May 24, 2008, when bachelor degrees were conferred on the largest graduating class in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ history.

Parsons speaks with News 14 Carolina about newspaper layoffs

June 30, 2008

Paul Parsons, dean of the School of Communications, was interviewed June 16 by statewide cable news channel News 14 Carolina about layoffs announced the same day at the News & Observer in Raleigh and the Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, N.C.

Doherty Center announces new leader

June 30, 2008

Gary Palin, a longtime businessman and educator with expertise in new venture development and social entrepreneurship, has been named executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.

Students offer ideas for improving schools

June 30, 2008

From planting flowers to improving mascots, a group of local seventh graders shared on June 25 ideas to strengthen their school communities as part of a youth leadership program at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. The audience? Administrators, parents, teachers – and the superintendent of Alamance County's public schools.

2007 alum honored in Miss North Carolina contest

June 27, 2008

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alumna Katherine Southard was named 2nd runner up this month in the 2008 Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant, two years after surgery to correct a spinal condition that threatened her heart and lungs.

Pedal power: Student bikes across U.S. for charity

June 23, 2008

Biking an average of 80 miles a day for two full months, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University sophomore Dani Schenk will travel across the southern United States this summer to raise money for a national nonprofit agency that builds homes for low-income families.