Death of Trustee Emeriti
Melvin "Mel" Parker, a longtime member of Elon's Board of Trustees died Oct. 28 after a lengthy illness, according to an email from Jeff Stein, special assistant to the president.
Parker served as a minister of the United Church of Christ for many decades and was the first president of the Southern Conference of the UCC. He earned the Elon Medallion in 1998 and was a close adviser to former Elon President Fred Young and current President Leo Lambert.
Cushman overturns on West Haggard Avenue after collision
Daniel Phillips, a gardener at Elon University, was driving a Cushman westbound on West Haggard Avenue when junior Samantha Davis, driving northbound on Manning Avenue, pulled out in front of him around 1 p.m. Oct. 28, according to Thom Deleuw, master police officer for the town of Elon.
Phillips struck the back of Davis' vehicle, causing the Cushman to overturn. Phillips sustained a laceration under the eye, Deleuw said, and was taken to Cone Health in Greensboro. Davis was not injured and will be charged for failing to yield right of way.
Debut of new admissions video
A shortened version of the new admissions video for Elon University, created by two alumni and students, recently debuted during halftime of the Oct. 22 broadcast of the homecoming football game.
The full-length video, totaling nine minutes, can only be viewed on campus. Involved in the production were Tim Johnson, class of 2009, and Max Cantor, class of 2010.
Colin Firth to visit Alamance County for film shoot
Colin Firth, the Academy Award winning actor who starred in last year's hit "The King's Speech" will be in Alamance County a few days this month shooting for his next film "Arthur Newman, Golf Pro".
According to a recent story from The Times-News, Firth will be in the Wilmington and Triad regions, along with co-star Emily Blunt.
Request for Cook Road speed reduction denied by NCDOT
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has denied a request by mayor of Burlington Lenny Williams to temporarily reduce the speed limit on Cook Road during construction. The reduction would have affected the portion of the road between Burlington Avenue, N.C. 100 and Driftwood Drive.
Williams went door-to-door asking residents for their support and found most community members wanted to see a lowered speed limit, according to a recent story in The Times-News.
The current speed limit is 35 mph and although it will not be changed during construction, pedestrian crossing signs will be installed along intersections on the road.
Call for Burst the Bubble Classes
Proposals are currently being accepted from students interested in teaching a Burst the Bubble class during Winter Term. Small amounts of funding are available for materials and applications are due Nov. 17.