Elon recognized by U.S. News & World Report as best in several categories
Elon was recognized in six of the eight key program categories mentioned in the 2012 "America's Best Colleges."
In the magazine's annual ranking Elon was named #1 Southern University with "an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching."
In the overall Southern masters-level universities, Elon ranked #2 for the fifth year in a row. The magazine's annual ranking was released Sept. 13.
Elon hosts Fulbright Teaching Assistant from China
The Department of Foreign Languages and Isabella Cannon International Centre are hosting Zhang Xiaoxiao, a Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant from China.
Zhang will teach Chinese and work with student groups. He is available for guest lectures, presenting to campus groups and organizations and other activities in the classroom.
Organizations and classes interested in having Zhang visit should contact the Department of Languages at languages @elon.edu.
University welcomes students' families
Family weekend will take place from Sept. 23-25. Check-in for the weekend is Friday from 3-7 p.m. Families will pick up their registration packets including a schedule, tickets for events and other information.
There are several events that will highlight the weekend including a Collage Concert 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Friday, President's Update 9 a.m. Saturday, Family Weekend Picnic 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and the Elon University Phoenix play the The Citadel Bulldogs 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Additional events on Sunday include coffee at the President's home 8:30-10 a.m.
Two alumni travel to Sri Lanka for Training for Trusteeship conference
Two alumni took part in the 4th annual Training for Trusteeship workshop this month in Sri Lanka. Both alumni are members of Elon University's Class of 2011 Periclean Scholar program, which worked with Sri Lanka.
Jesse Lee and Natalie Lampert, both class of 2011, were the only Americans accepted for 2011. They attended seminars, participated in workshops and worked in groups to come up with proposals for sustainable programs that address environmental or social justice issues.
Lee and Lampert plan to continue their stay in Sri Lanka to volunteer for Foundation of Goodness.
Elon Law selects Leadership Fellows
Seven students from the Elon University School of Law Class of 2014 were selected as Leadership Fellows.
These program now has 26 fellows. The inaugural group of Leadership Fellows enrolled in fall 2009.
Students invited to the program demonstrated leadership experience through community, military or their college experience. They have also demonstrated academic achievement. Students must show how these leadership skills could be further developed at Elon, in the practice of law and in their communities through the Fellows application.
Students receive student-funded stipends for summer internships
Two members of the Elon Law Class of 2013, Melodie Menzer and Kaitlin Shimansky, received a stipend from the Public Interest Law Society (PILS). Menzer interned with legal counsel for the Guardian ad Litem program in Wake County and Shimansky interned with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The stipend is created from a fund developed over a four-year development campaign.