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Vol. Vn Number 20
Elon College, Elon College, NC 27244
Thursday, March 19,1981
John F. Mitchell is named new
administrative vice-president
John F. Mitchell, vice
president for administration
and finance at Tufts Uni
versity in Medford, Mass.,
has been named vice presi
dent for administrative serv
ices at Elon College
Mitchell will join the Elon
staff on June 1 in the newly
created position. He will be
responsible for several ad
ministrative functions, and
will report to President Fred
Young.
Mitchell received an A.B.
degree in economics and
history from Dartmouth
College, and an M.B.A.
from the Amos Tuck School
of Business Administration
at Dartmouth. He has also
taken additional courses at
the University of Omaha,
the University of Wisconsin,
and Tufts University.
He joined the Tufts Uni
versity staff in 1958 as as
sistant to the comptroller. In
1964 he was named comp
troller and business officer
before taking a similar posi
tion at Wesleyan University
in Middletown, Conn. He
returned to Tufts in 1966 as
business officer and secre
tary of the corporation.
After serving as vice pres
ident for business affairs, he
was named to his present
position in 1977.
During the last four years
at Tufts he established and
managed a multi-school bud
get development and control
system for the school’s $70-
miUion operation. He man
aged a successful SlS-million
tax-exempt bond issue and
secured $6 million in federal
cont. on p. 4
Dragos fills area coordinator job
Carol Dragos is the new
area coordinator for Virgin
ia, Sloan, and West dorms.
Carol’s job responsibilities
as area coordinator include
room changes, orientation of
new students, taking care of
maintenance problems in the
dorm, advising and counsel
ing, student emergencies;
and helping students in gen
eral.
She attended Elon from
the fall of 1975 to the spring
of 1977 and was a resident
counselor on the third floor
of West during her second
year here.
In the fall of 1977 Carol
transferred to the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill where she chose speech
and communications as her
major. During her time at
UNC she gained experience
in counseling. She volun
teered to work on a tele
phone crisis line which peo
ple could call for advice.
Carol also served as resident
counselor at UNC before her
graduation in 1979.
Leaving UNC, Carol
joined a drama company
called the Covenant Players.
This group traveled to var
ious churches over the coun
try to put on plays. Carol
stayed with the players for a
year and a half before re
turning to North CaroUna
and joining the Elon College
staff.
:
Pictured is one of the five international casts of “Up Witli
People” in performance. Staff Photo.
Up with People
tality, “choreography with a
kick and staging with style,”
and provides entertainment
for all ages.
“Up With People” is an
international program.
With 500 students in the
cast, they are divided into
smaller groups when travel
ing abroad. Each group
stays with host families,
which adds to their educa
tional background. Each
host town provides them
with a local sponsor who
helps with extra expenses.
Two main goals for “Up
With People” are “to build
by Belinda Peoples
So, our world is involved
in an energy shortage; “Up
with People” disagrees. On
March 28, at 8 p.m. “Up
With People” will show us
that “People Are Energy
Too,” in the Burhngton-Wil-
liams High School Auditor
ium.
“Up With People” is a
nonprofit organization, not
affihated with any religious
or political group. “Up
With People” consists of
students from ages 18-25,
who give an optimistic mus
ical message entitled “Peo
ple Are Energy Too.” Their
show presents musical vl-
cont. on p. 4
News Briefs
These are some of the
volunteers who manned the phonathon phones. Photo by Avrette.
April Fool Contest
To promote school spirit
and unity between faculty,
administration and stu
dents, the Society for the
Advancement of Manage
ment (SAM) is holding its
annual “April Fool” con
test.
The contest will run from
March 31-April 6 with the
winner being announced
during the April 7 College
Program.
Voting for the “Campus
Fool” will be by votes wheie
one penny equals one vote.
The money raised from this
contest will be used for a
worthwhile business project.
Greek Weekend
Elon College will hold its
annual Greek Weekend be
ginning at 6 p.m. on Thurs
day, April 9 and continuing
until Sunday, April 12.
Classes will be held on Fri
day, April 10.