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125th Anniversary: Birthday Gifts to Elon (2014)
No full textThis video, titled The 125th Anniversary: Birthday Gifts, was produced by University Communications on February 11, 2014 for the Elon’s birthday celebration on March 11, 2014. John Barnhill, Class of 1992, wanted to inform the audience about a special Elon day. He stated, “March 11, 2014 is actually our 125th birthday. We were founded 125 years ago.” People were waving ribbons around Barnhill in the video shot with a birthday cake and candles. He continued to state, “Many of you have seen a postcard on this and March 14th we want to reunite all of our constituents and we need our volunteers to make this day possible. We are asking everyone to do three things. Wear your year. Wear your maroon and gold in pride. And this will show - everyone loves Elon” (volunteers tossed an Elon cap onto Barnhill’s head. Waved the Phoenix stuffed doll, pom-poms, and an Elon license plate). He continued to say, “We know this is a transformational place. So how do we share that? Make a gift on March 11, 2014. And encourage those that you know to make a gift, as well. It is really important to be a part of that. The last part is ‘spread the word.’ You getting the word out about ‘A day for Elon’ is the most important part of this. How are you going to spread the word? So – We need your help. A day for Elon, March 11, 2014. It is our birthday. Let’s celebrate.” 00:01:08 A graphic read, Elon University- A day for Elon- #ElonDay. 00:01:10 Barnhill blew out the candles on the cake. And then people were cheering and pom-poms were being waved in front of Barnhill. The shot goes to color bars. And Barnhill comes back-up laughing! 00:01:19 Next, a graphic read: “Wear your Gear + Make a Gift + Spread the Word = 3.11.14 - A day for ELON. #ELONDAY.
Numen Lumen: Lucia Jervis & Sary Martinez (2017)
No full textThis video, titled Numen Lumen with Lucia Jervis and Sary Martinez, occurred on Thursday, October 5, 2017 in the Numen Lumen Scared Space. Jervis played the guitar before Sary Martinez spoke on the theme, “What Now?” Reflections on Change and Resilience.” Martinez was a public health major with a business administrative minor. Sary was passionate about Health & Wellness in cooperation with business models. She also was passionate about studying Frida Kahlo. Jervis was from Quito, Ecuador. She majored in journalism and cinema and television arts. She was a Lumen scholar who worked with the 2016 Ecuadorians 7.8 magnitude earthquake survivors. This video, titled Numen Lumen with Lucia Jervis and Sary Martinez, occurred on Thursday, October 5, 2017 in the Numen Lumen Scared Space. Jervis played the guitar before Sary Martinez spoke on the theme, “What Now?” Reflections on Change and Resilience.” Martinez was a public health major with a business administrative minor. Sary was passionate about Health & Wellness in cooperation with business models. She also was passionate about studying Frida Kahlo. Jervis was from Quito, Ecuador. She majored in journalism and cinema and television arts. She was a Lumen scholar who worked with the 2016 Ecuadorians 7.8 magnitude earthquake survivors
Clohan Hall Dedication (2017)
No full textThis video, titled Clohan Hall Dedication, occurred on Thursday, December 7, 2017, in front of the dining facility. The gift from Clohan family, including Robert (Bob) A. Clohan III (class of 1967) and son Charles R. Clohan (class of 1998) supported the construction of Sankey Hall. In recognition of the gift from one of Elon's most generous families, the university renamed Colonnades Dining Hall as Clohan Hall. Dr. Leo Lambert spoke. Lambert stated, “Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the dedication of Clohan Hall. It is a great pleasure to dedicate this building in honor of the Clohan family, who has been central to Elon’s development. In addition to supporting Elon’s greatest needs, the Elon Endowment that the Clohan family has provided offers extensive support for this area at the center of Elon’s campus, including gifts to the Love School of Business, the Inman Welcome Center, Koury Business Center, and, now, Clohan Hall. Generous support from trustee Charles R. Clohan and his father, the late Robert A. Clohan III, have now made it possible for Elon to build the Love School of Business new addition, Sankey Hall, positioned at the center of campus between the Colonnades residential neighborhood, Clohan Hall, Belk Library, Moseley Student Center, and the Koury Business Center. 00:01:10 Sankey Hall will serve students throughout the university and provide resources for students from all majors across campus, including: the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center; the Doherty Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship; and the financial education center. 00:01:33 Sankey Hall fulfills a great need for the Love School of Business and also holds the promise of being the first building in what will become the central quadrangle that will mix academic, residential, and social spaces in a new and modern core of Elon devoted to innovation and entrepreneurship and design that will include physics and engineering departments. Before long, this new quad will include the site of Elon Elementary school and will be in a 10 minute radius of the majority of our pedestrian-friendly campus. 00:02:11 Through the work of our outstanding faculty and staff, the Love School has emerged as one of the top 50 business programs in the United States… In supporting the Spencer and Martha Love School of Business and Sankey Hall, the Clohan family has embraced our vision for a relationship-rich, student-centered learning environment, which places a premiere on mentoring and challenging students to develop ethical leadership, creativity, keen intellect, and practical problem-solving skills for lives of meaning and purpose. 00:02:55 We were saddened recently to lose one of Elon’s greatest supporters in Robert (Bob) Clohan, Charles’ father. Bob was a tremendous supporter and loyal friend to Elon. Bob’s legacy lives before us through his incredible family and the work he supported at Elon and many other institutions. A proud veteran of the United States Army, Bob was a member of Elon’s Class of 1967. He was the owner and former CEO of Dittma Company, which for over 60 years developed, built, and managed apartment complexes around the Washington, D.C. area and oversaw 24 apartment communities, as well as, hotels, in northern Virginia. Bob was actively involved in the preservation projects within the Berkeley (County) Historical Society in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Bob’s generous donations included: the Love School of Business, the Inman Welcome Center (where he named the 175-seat Clohan Theatre), and the Koury Business Center (where he named a conference room). And it was my great privilege and honor just a couple of weeks before his passing to travel to his home to present Bob with an honorary MBA degree. That was the last time we had an opportunity to see each other. A wonderful visit, a wonderful day, and it is a memory that I will cherish for the rest of my life. 00:04:42 We are deeply grateful for the generous commitment made by Bob and Charles to name this building. 00:04:48 Charles, an owner of the Dittma Company and an 1998 Elon graduate with a degree in business administration, was named to the Elon Board of Trustees in 2016. He has served on the Love School of Business advisory board and a former member of the alumni executive board. 00:05:06 In his home community, Charles is a vice-chair of community engagement on the executive committee of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Charles and his wife have two beautiful children, (daughter) Charlee Raye Clohan and (son), James N. Kurt Cummingham Clohan. Charles and Brittany (wife), you have already built a legacy of philanthropy at Elon and you have helped the university to become better in every way. I am grateful to you. 00:05:36 And your services as a member of the board of trustees has been critical to our good decision making. I appreciate your wise counsel and dedication to your alma mater. 00:05:47 And I know your father was very proud of you, too. Charles and Brittany, would you please stand and receive our thanks for all you have done for Elon (the camera pulled back to see the Clohans standing with their backs to the camera. John Barnhill can be seen standing and applauding under an ‘E’ ELON gonfalon flag). Not all of Bob’s 14 grandchildren and great grandchildren could be here today. I would like to recognize other members of the family (Lambert named Bob’s children: Cristina (Kevin), Yvonne (Mark), Bob (Quyen), Charles (Brittany), Lisa (Bill), and Mary). Jackie M. is a perspective student for the Class of 2022.” 00:07:07 The family stands. Sitting in the front row with the Clohan’s was Brian Baker (Associate Vice President and Director of Principal Gifts), applauding. 00:07:22 Lambert stated, “It gives me great pleasure to welcome trustee Charles Clohan to the podium. Charles.” 00:07:39 Charles Clohan stated, “First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to come out and celebrate a dedication with our family. As President Lambert shared, our father passed away October 30th (2017). It was esophageal cancer, which he battled for about 11 months. The truth be told with Brian Baker, we have been trying to plan this dedication since last fall. Things and timing just did not work out. We had to change some dates and then we would have to change dates, again. For that I want to thank you all for being flexible and adjusting your schedules to be here, as well. 00:08:30 When I was talking to Brian Baker earlier in the week, I was looking for a little inspiration on what to say. His thought was, talk about the things you never got caught with in your four years (at Elon). Then he said, ‘please do not tell President Lambert that he said that’ (laughter). This is a running joke because I asked Brian not to say something (to President Lambert) and he did and Leo called me out on it. So either way, I do want to thank everyone -- fellow trustee members, faculty, staff, students, and my own family. I definitely want to thank my wife for her patience with me with things that were going on and allowing me to spend as much time with father in these remaining months of his life. Something else I have to do and I have done it before…I have to thank President Lambert in the last week in September- kinda like he knew something. We were basically postponing this dedication to November 10th- Dr. Lambert basically told Brian that ‘I just want to get up there. I want to honor this man and give him his MBA degree.’ I can’t say how much it meant to him. He was so moved. He (R.Clohan) even went to my sister’s daughters’ play, and he was kidding around that he got his MBA before she did. There is nothing but fond memories for him and our family. For him, it was to give us the ability to be able to come to Elon. 00:10:20 A quick funny story about the past. In the summer of 1993, I was going down to Duke University with a buddy of mine to pick up a friend who was at baseball camp. I remember it was a hot summer day and he (Clohan) asked me to stop by Elon-- quick. 00:10:39 Elon was not on my list of schools. It was Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, and James Madison University. And when I came to North Carolina, I stopped by Elon’s West Dorm, and it did not have air conditioning. Right there and then I said, I am not going to Elon without air conditioning. 00:11:01 That fall, I ended up applying to Elon on behalf of my father, not knowing that I was going to make that commitment to Elon. Elon was the first school that accepted me. And I do not know what it was-- me trying to get out of a conversation with my father about the acceptance letter that I received (but did not want to attend). Either way, thinking back on that moment, I wish I could have it again with him. Because for him it was (begins to cry) more of a proud moment and I did not value it as much as he did. The good news is that he got a tee-shirt out of it because I did not want the tee-shirt (that Elon sent me) 00:11:44 Then fast forwarding to my four years at Elon-- I think that triggered something in him with regards to family and legacy and wanting to start something. It was funny because these last couple of months in August – we kinda knew things were taking a turn for the worse. I asked if we could change the name from Clohan Hall to Robert A. Clohan Hall? He basically told me that he did not want to be recognized in the first place and he would rather it (the building) be called Anonymous Hall. The take away from that conversation: he told me, ‘the legacy was not about Robert A. Clohan III, it was about the Clohan name and family. As he said, ‘it was so much bigger than him as an individual.’ My father was a very humble individual and never wanted the praise. Brian said ‘keep it under 30 minutes.’ I thank you everyone for allowing us to have this opportunity to be a part of this campus for the past, present, and in the future. So thank you so very much again.” 00:13:45 Lambert said, “Thank you, Charles, for those wonderful and warm words. Now I want hear from our Student Government Senator, Steven Klausner, Class of 2020.” Klausner spoke about his acceptance to Elon University and his journey. 00:17:07 Lambert announced the unveiling of the Clohan plaque, which will be placed in the Clohan Hall. “That represents an amazing family legacy,” stated Lambert. 00:17:30 A ribbon cutting occurred with all the Clohan family members and Lambert. As the ribbon cutting was occurring, Dan Anderson could be seen taking photographs for University Communications
Tony Crider, Technology, the Workplace and the Future (2017)
No full textThis video, titled, Technology, the Workplace and the Future with Tony Crider, was held October 24, 2017 on Elon University’s campus. Crider provided answers to “What is technology.” In addition, he offered a technology history from the year of 1440 – 2007. Crider spoke of the information revolution that included: the computer, digital, and internet revolution. 00:05:20 He talked about the human body being part of a technology machine with examples. Crider suggested that we as humans may not need a job at all. 00:06:16 “My words of wisdom for students is that you have to be able to work with humans, really good at working with robots, or became a cyborg. If you do one of those three things, you will be able to work.” 00:06:51 The Community Connections first panel of the 2017 – 2018 began. On the panel were faculty from Elon and Alamance Community College. The panel discussed how technology is influencing how we work today and in the future. 00:39:18 Questions were taken by the panelists. 00:40:43 One panelist spoke about having a two year degree of skilled labor. Some names included: Ray Kurzweil, Kevin Kelly, Elon Musk, and Naeemah Clark
Study Abroad (2018)
No full textThe video, titled “Why Study Abroad: ELON is #1,” was produced by University Communication in 2018. This promotional video began with an unknown Elon student stating why study abroad. He stated, “It is a mind blowing experience to wake up every day to think, ‘I am on the other side of the world.’” Tina Das, Lincoln Financial Professor and Professor of Economics, stated, “If you meet people who are different from you, different backgrounds, you learn more, than you do from a similar background. What is the point of being cocooned in an Elon bubble if you did not break out of it.
Dr. Danieley's Basketball Towel Wave (2011)
No full textThis video titled, “Dr. J. Earl Danieley Basketball Towel Wave” was recorded in Alumni Gym during a women’s basketball game in 2011. This particular video included: Dr. Danieley looking down the court and hopping up when Elon scored and then waving his Elon white towel. His sister, Faye (Danieley) Conally assisted Dr. Danieley with sitting back down
Jack McKeon Interview: Winning the World Series (2008)
No full textThis video titled, “Jack McKeon Interview (Former Executive and Manager, 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins)” was conducted by Mitch Pittman, Class of 2009, for John Burbridge’s business baseball class at Elon University in 2008. The interview was conducted in Latham Park (2001) and Newsome Field (1977) with Elon Television producing the video and audio shoot. John Aloysius McKeon was born on November 23, 1930. He was nicknamed "Trader Jack," and was an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive. The McKeon interview was conducted into three video files. This is the video file about winning the World Series. Pittman asked McKeon what changes he had to make in 2003 with the Marlins players in order to win the World Series? “I had an advantage because I managed the Cincinnati Reds (Ohio) in 2000 and had an opportunity and see the young talent on the Florida Marlins. I recall a situation when I said to my pitching coach, ‘God, wouldn’t I like to manage that club over there,’ because they were struggling and they had so much young talent.” Video of a Florida Marlins cap. “I followed the Marlins for a year or two after that and I saw these players that were good talented players. But they were staying in neutral. They were not moving up to the next level. Who knows when I got the opportunity, I had to put a good background on what I had to do. I saw these guys that were not prepared and they did not have good work ethic. And when I happened to get the job, I tell ya, the first meeting that I had with my players, ‘boys I don’t need this job. But I am here to show you how to win. If you want to pay the price, we can play in October. It is all up to you. How bad do you want it? But if you want it bad enough, we are going to have to change a few things. Change your attitude. Change your work habits. We are going to have to focus a little bit better. And you are going to have to leave your egos at the door.’ It took us about two or three weeks and they brought it into the program. Part of being a leader is getting someone to buy into your program. I kept preaching to them, saying, ‘Hey, we get the 500 and we are going to roll. We have 22 weeks left in the season and all we want to do is pick a game a week.’ That meant we played seven games and be four and three. We started winning and steam rolled. As it turned out on those 22 weeks, we won, 20 of the 22 weeks. I kept telling them if we win a game a week, we will end up 20 games over 500. Basically, that is what we did.” So you saw the Marlins players’ talent? “Yes, I saw the God given talent. They came to the big leagues as youngsters and pushed into the big leagues and felt ‘Hey, I am here. Auh – I do not have to work, prepare, and it is going to happen.’ It doesn’t happen this way. I am so proud of the players today (2008) because I rode those kids. I told those kids, I did not care if they liked me or did not, I was going to make them 20 game winners. I am going to stay on you on the whole year. And I did. And from time to time, I get a call from those guys, ‘Thanks a lot for putting me on the right track.’ That is the rewarding part of it. You just have to stay on these guys. You have to push. The thought process was: when you are winning that is when you push them. When you are losing, use a little compassion and be patient. But when you are winning – DRIVE them.” Down to the World Series, Marlins had to beat the Chicago Cubs, what was the real turning point in the World Series? “The turning point was that we had a bunch of players who were dedicated to winning. And we went into Chicago down 3 to 1 facing the two best pitchers in the National League, Kerry Lee Wood and Mark William Prior. Our guys went in there full of confidence that these guys were not going to beat us. When we go back to that game 6, and we were down to 3 to 1, and we were four outs away from getting eliminated, and all of a sudden, things turned to gold. We scored 8 runs and ended up winning the game. Then in the final game when we jumped out early with 3 runs in the first inning, it was a case of a determined group of players that were not going to be beat. We just did not think we could get beat.” In addition, McKeon’s comments included: specific World Series plays by the Marlins players; statistics of playing the game; spoke of the Yankees; pre-game press television statistics of 4 and 20 with pitchers; media made a big deal of “pitchers rest” between games; new trend in the game of baseball of the protection of the player; pitch every fifth game vs. fourth game; new guys’ pitching trends; McKeon’s decisions in his career; 40 years of good and bad career decisions; and experiences of being a baseball manager and the mistakes McKeon learned from them. Some names included: Jeff James, Linda Lashendock, and Drake Springer
Jack McKeon Interview: Trader Jack (2008)
No full textThis video titled, “Jack McKeon Interview (Former Executive and Manager, 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins),” was conducted by Mitch Pittman, Class of 2009, for John Burbridge’s business baseball class at Elon University in 2008. The interview was conducted in Latham Park (2001) and Newsome Field (1977) with Elon Television producing the video and audio shoot. John Aloysius McKeon, was born November 23, 1930. His nickname was "Trader Jack," an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive. The McKeon interview was conducted into video files. This is the video file. Pittman asked McKeon how he acquired the nickname of “Trader Jack”. McKeon comments included: San Diego Padres in 1980, as the assistant general manager, fired the manager, McKeon was asked to become the manager; McKeon felt old veteran baseball players needed to be traded; Padres was in the last place in the league; brought in the new talent of players and the club began winning games; “Trader Jack” was due to the press writers writing about so many of the trades of veteran players; spoke of specific names of players that were traded to the San Francisco Giants of California; the physicals of specific players; statistics to break down players; the baseball game turned into a computer game; need to understand the psychology of each player; scouting for potential best players for the drafts; current feelings of baseball heading in the right direction; wild-card teams win the World Series; and clearing the drug situation up in baseball with the U.S. Congress. Some names included: founder of fast food chain restaurant, McDonalds, Ray Kroc; Larry Bowa; Kevin Mitchell; John Christopher (Chris) Brown; Mark William Davis; William Daro (Billy) Bean; Walter (Kevin) McReynolds; Kevin Richard Long; William (Billy) Long III; August (Augie) Robert Schmidt IV; George Howard Brett; Jeff James; Linda Lashendock; and Drake Springer
Elon in India (2012)
No full textThis video titled, “Elon in India,” was video recorded with Elon students and Leo and Laurie Lambert (8th President of Elon University) during the Winter Break of 2012. Ryan Witt (Senior Video Producer with Teaching and Learning Technologies) and Margaret Cissel (Class of 2012) produced this video. There were four study abroad classes in India which included: a Science Exploration, Business, Human Services, and Periclean Scholars studying in three of Indian cities (Cockin, Delhi, and Jamkhed). Leo and Laurie Lambert traveled to all three Indian cities and met with the students. The study abroad piece video shots included: the Lamberts in an Indian peddling cart; Leo Lambert talking with Elon students; students on a boat pulling ropes; students playing patty-cake with an Indian child; Elon students walking with Indian college students on a campus; Indian culture settings; student riding in animal pulling cart; people on camels; street scenes of India; a monkey sitting in a tree; the Lamberts walking through the airport in India; Terry Tomasek (Associate Professor, Education) and Crista Arangala (Associate Professor, Mathematics) walking down a Cockin road; Elon students shopping on an Indian street; an Indian man preparing traditional Indian food; students trying new Indian food; Indian students wearing school uniforms; Indian students playing soccer on the fields; Indian students in the play yard singing to the Lamberts and Elon students; and Elon students teaching classes. The second phase of the India trip took place in Delhi with the Lamberts meeting up with the Business and Culture class, which was led by Neeraj Gupta (Assistant Professor, Finance ) and Sarah Thomas (Associate Director of Corporate & Employer Relations). The video shots included: the Lamberts walking through the Delhi airport; students walking with their guide through the busy streets of Delhi; students on a roof top with Indian homeless children; Elon students drawing with the homeless children; profile shot of Leo Lambert looking pensive on a roof top; wide shot of Leo Lambert sitting listening to Ruchi Khemka speak with the Elon students; and a sunset shot of the people living on the roof top. The third India stop was in Jamkhed at the Comprehensive Rural Health Project with Martin Kamela (Associate Professor, Physics) and Kristen Sullivan (Assistant Professor, Human Services) leading the two classes. Lambert spoke of two Elon groups in the Comprehensive Rural Health Project, which included the Human Services class and Pericilean Scholars. Video shots included: Rural life scenes including cows; man walking with sticks on back of bike; exterior shot with a motorbike riding in front of the Comprehensive Rural Health Project; wide shot of the Lamberts with women sitting on the ground with Margaret Cissel taking photographs; CRHP training Elon students; students touring the villages; health care providers visiting the village people; Lambert listening to an Elon student speak; Indian people and students working in a field of sustainable crops; an Indian woman painting on an Elon student’s forearm; shots of babies and people working; a group shot of the Lamberts and students wearing traditional Indian wear; and wide shot of the Taj Mahal with students. There are sound bites from faculty, students, and Dr. Leo Lambert. Some names included: Lauren Sutherland (Freshman, Bio-Chemistry), Marion Copeland, (Sophomore, Public Health Studies), Immanuel Bryant (Sophomore, English), Bonnie Efird, (Senior, Journalism), Andrea Brooke (Senior, International Business & Finance), Ruchi Khemka (Vice President, Sevayatra Edutrips India), Morgan Darcy (Sophomore, Political Science), Scott Bishopric (Sophomore, Finance & Economics), Hayley Knicely (Senior, Exercise Science), Aisha Mitchell (Senior, International Studies), Scott Christopherson (Senior, Political Science), Anna Becker (Senior, International Studies & English), Jenn Brouder (Sophomore, Human Services), and Nakhila Mistry (Sophomore, Math)
Ferris Reynolds Lecture Series: John Sullivan (2006)
No full textThis 2006 lecture by John Sullivan, a long-serving professor and former chair of Elon University’s Philosophy Department, was delivered as part of the Ferris Reynolds Lecture Series, which Sullivan helped establish 31 years earlier. Sullivan, who taught at Elon for 36 years (18 as chair), reflected on the evolution of university education through three key philosophical eras, referencing works by John Henry Newman (1851), Jaroslav Pelikan (1992), and David E. Orr (1994). He explored themes of leadership, collaboration, and the transformative role of universities.
Sullivan emphasized the mission of Elon’s Philosophy Department: "to enrich life by deepening our care for the world and its unfolding," and highlighted the importance of engaged, innovative learning with a focus on sustainability and honoring traditions. He concluded with a call for the university to embody the spirit of the Phoenix, encouraging growth and renewal. The audience responded with applause, and Sullivan took two questions before a reception at the Carlton building