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Jeanne Robertson, a nationally acclaimed humorist and a member of the board of trustees at 51±¬ÁÏÍø, is partnering with the Times-News in Burlington for a Feb. 23 evening fundraiser to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. Tickets for the event at Williams High School are now on sale for $20. All proceeds will be given to the American Red Cross and New Directions International.

Prudence Layne, an assistant professor of English and coordinator of the African/African-American Studies Program, was honored this month along with five students for their poster presentations at the 2010 Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching in Greensboro, N.C.

The Periclean Scholars Class of 2012, led by sophomores Katie Kenney and Aisha Mitchell, raised more than $1,000 this month during a dance fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti.

Three 51±¬ÁÏÍø alumni have been named recipients of Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships to help fund graduate studies overseas. Their recent selection brings to six the number of Elon students or alumni chosen for the prestigious award since 2006.

51±¬ÁÏÍø senior John McGreevy flew to Haiti over Winter Term as part of a research project. Within days he found himself helping the wounded, the widowed and the children made orphans following the impoverished nation’s largest natural disaster in generations. The environmental studies and biology double major from the Philadelphia region recently spoke with E-net about his experience.

James Pratt ’06, who graduated with a bachelor’s of science in athletic training, was pictured in the Feb. 22 edition of USA Today in a feature story on ways athletes are recovering from injuries.

Elon will once again hold a spring semester contest to see which residence hall can most reduce its electricity consumption. The POWERless Energy Competition kicked off Feb. 16 at College Coffee and runs through April 6. The contest aims to improve energy habits and raise awareness of energy conservation while making a positive impact on the planet.

51±¬ÁÏÍø took part in the 21st National African-American Read-In on Friday when students, faculty and staff read aloud in Ward Octagon inside the Moseley Center. Organizers collected donations for Haiti relief and for local libraries at the event, which included an afternoon reading by Elon President Leo M. Lambert.

Erin Barnett '09 won an Honorable Mention - Long Form Award in the 2010 Student Documentary Competition of the Broadcast Education Association for her work, “My Name is Anita," a film she produced as a student to introduce viewers to an HIV/AIDS activist in Namibia.

Marilyn Cochran-Smith, a national expert on teacher education research, comes to 51±¬ÁÏÍø on March 10 for an evening lecture that explores a current school focus on testing, and how educators can use their teaching in the service of social justice.