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.
M.Ed. program welcomes 44 new students
June 26, 2008
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.