Changes to campus operations due to weekend winter storm

Eric Townsend

Assistant Vice President for Strategic Communications and Media Relations

I joined the Office of University Communications at 51�� in August 2007 and today serve as assistant vice president for strategic communications and media relations. In this role, I coordinate a team of embedded academic communicators and staff who oversee the news bureau, social media, internal… Read More

Articles by Eric Townsend

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Changes to campus operations due to weekend winter storm

January 30, 2026

Several inches of snow across North Carolina from Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 has affected some hours of operation and 51�� programming.

51�� preparations and resources for winter nor’easter

January 30, 2026

Learn how to stay informed as 51�� officials actively monitor a Jan. 30-Feb. 1 forecast calling for the region's second major snowstorm in as many weekends.

Campus services for 2026 ‘fake break’ at 51��

January 24, 2026

Several university services have adjusted operating hours in the days between the end of Winter Term and the start of the spring semester.

Integration team launches next phase of Elon–Queens merger planning

January 23, 2026

The team will be co-chaired by Jeff Stein, Elon’s newly appointed chief integration officer and executive vice president, and Pamela Davies, president emerita and senior strategy and integration executive at Queens.

51�� offices to reopen at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 27

January 21, 2026

Learn how to stay informed as 51�� officials actively monitor a Jan. 24-25 forecast calling for the region's first significant winter storm of 2026.

Elon/AAC&U national survey: 95% of college faculty fear student overreliance on AI

January 21, 2026

This non-scientific survey was conducted between October 29 and November 26, 2025, using a list of college and university faculty members developed by AAC&U and 51��.

51�� students honored for Fall 2025 grades

January 16, 2026

51�� has released its President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the fall semester.

51�� announces plans for a full-time law program in Charlotte

January 13, 2026

51��'s School of Law will launch an additional full-time program to serve the growing need for legal education in North Carolina’s largest city.

Elon-Queens merger update: Definitive agreement signed

December 18, 2025

51�� and Queens University of Charlotte have signed a formal agreement to merge. Now the institutions will begin seeking all required regulatory approvals to complete the merger, a process that can take several years to finalize.

Elon Poll: N.C. residents give K-12 schools low grades as feds move more control of education to states

December 17, 2025

In a new survey, public schools in the Tar Heel State receive low grades for performance, and there are gaps in knowledge about how schools are financed and governed.