Today is Elon Day – my first as a staff member. It’s set aside as a 24-hour period to drum up support for the university. Students, current and past, are involved in a variety of activities -- on and off campus as are members of the faculty and staff. It’s a big fund-raising day but … Continue reading Spreading the word on #ElonDay
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A former editor photo bomb
Oops. That's the first thing I thought Wednesday morning when I got a first look at the Burlington Times-News print edition. There I was, the former executive editor on the front page and I wasn't in jail or anything. I wound up in a secondary photo on page A1 from the newspaper's coverage of the … Continue reading A former editor photo bomb
Coffee, community and football on Tuesday at Elon
College Coffee is an Elon University tradition that goes back a couple of decades at least. Until Tuesday I had never attended one. It's my fourth week working at Elon as a development writer. It's a good gig so far and I don't expect that to change. It's hard to beat the surroundings or the … Continue reading Coffee, community and football on Tuesday at Elon
The future roles of government, politics at the next Community Connections
When planning began for this year’s schedule of Community Connections forums I was very much still entrenched in newspapers and the Burlington Times-News, where I was executive editor for almost 10 years. A lot can change in a few weeks and months. That first meeting to plot our fourth year of public conversations about issues … Continue reading The future roles of government, politics at the next Community Connections
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