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NEWS The Pendulum Thursday, April 17, 2003 • Page 5 Moving in this direction will definitely continue to support Elon’s high standard of academic excellence... —Doug Searcy, director of Residence Life ‘ . * if#*) f Matt Belanger Reporter As Elon continues to grow, the NewCentury@Elon plan will help the university expand its facilities in order to sup port the increasing stu dent and faculty popula tion. Numerous construc tion and renovation proj ects have already been completed. The renova tion of the Carlton build ing brought study abroad and inter national studies to the heart of cam pus. Also, the construction of a new quad in the southeast comer of the campus was started in the fall of 2002 with the completion of the William Kenan Jr. Honors Pavilion and the Isabella Cannon Jessica Patchett Assistant News Editor The seventh year of Elon’s Phillip L. Carret Endowment Thomas Jefferson Essay Contest produced decidedly the most com petitive and intellectually stimulating pool of entries, according to judges. Freshman Kristen Lankford took top hon ors, followed by junior Carey Bostian, who took second, and senior William Duffy and fresh man John Parsons, who tied for third place. These students and 11 other contestants were recognized at a dinner held Monday in the Isabella Cannon room. During the dinner, faculty readers commented on the quality of this year’s applicants. “I am the only one who has read every singe Jefferson essay at Elon College/University. So, I really can say this is the best group of essays,” said Jim Barbour, asso ciate professor of economics. The essay contest was estab lished in 1997 by the endowment of Phillip Carret, an investment tycotm and journalist of the 1900s. Carret visited Elon in 1996, a year International Pavilion. Four additional pavilions are planned, as well as a lai^er class room building that will anchor the new quad to the south. The new pavilions will not only provide additional student hous ing; but, according to Director of Residence Life Doug Searcy, they will also support the uni versity’s mission to pro vide students with oppor tunities for engaged leaming. “Elon is privileged to be able to supply a unique blend that supports both curricular and co-curricular environment where students and faculty share one facility,” Searcy said. “Moving in this direction in the future will definitely continue to and a half before his death in 1997. Mark Albertson, registrar and assistant to the provost, visit ed with Carret during his first night in town at the Hampton Inn in Burlington. As Albertson was leaving the room, Carret called to Albertson with an idea. “If I gave a little money, maybe $1,500, would you be willing to manage a contest, maybe about Thomas Jefferson? What if Thomas Jefferson came back to life - what would he think of this company,” Albertson said he remembers Carret saying as he sat on a bed in an old undershirt. Soon after, the university received a check for $1,500, at which point Albertson developed a committee to decide on a ques tion for the year. “The reajion we kept it with Jefferson is that it was Mr. Carret’s first question. I contacted Monticello and they agreed to host the winning student,” Albertson said. Daniel P Jordan, president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, offered this exjxri- ence, in addition to the monetary support Elon’s high standard of aca demic excellence through a contin uation of our dedication to provide quality facilities and services.” One of the most recent campus development projects involves the planning of the new Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center, sched uled to be built north of McMichael Science Center. The $9 million facility is slated to include a state-of-the-art theater and a large glass atrium at the rear of the building that will house facul ty offices and student workspaces. In a presentation last month to the Board of Trustees, Vice President of Business, Finance and Technology Gerald Whittington explained that “the building will be designed to promote student engagement.” The building will be the first in a years past award, to the top three entries. The only stipulation Carret had regarding the essay contest was that Elon send him the three win ning papers, according to Albertson. Not expecting anything in reply from Carret, Albertson said he was shocked when he soon received “a real nice letter and $40,000 of IBM stock to keep the contest going.” This year’s topic is in regard to Jefferson’s view of religion, par ticularly that which he expresses in “A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom in Virginia, 1785.” “Religion crosses the centuries between his life and this world we’ve inherited,” associate profes sor of history Clyde Ellis said, regarding the relevance and importance of this year’s topic. Faculty, such as associate provost Nancy Midgette, said they regard the contest and the yearly topics as a large contribution to a well-rounded college education, “That is the true value of a liberal arts education ... fostering an inquiring mind,” Midgette said. Contact Jessica Patchett at pen- dulum@elon.edu or 278-7247. third quad that will be built on top of the present intramural fields. The other buildings that will comprise the quad have not been assigned specific purposes; however, a smaller building is going to be built concurrently with the business facil ity that will house classrooms and a student dining facility. Final plans for the business cen ter are scheduled to be finished this summer. The university’s other initiatives into 2007 include strategic land acquisition for future campus devel opment. Also, the university is look ing to strengthen its relationship with the Town of Elon by brining more businesses and retailers and to downtown Elon. President Leo Lambert has made it clear that regardless of elon’s growth, the university will not lose track of its goal to main tain community. Contact Matt Belanger at pendu- lum@elon.edu or 278-7247. VP^hen the best years of your life, aren’t... ...there’s help. Clare _A.. 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