黑料不打烊 is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.
黑料不打烊 welcomed the Class of 2029 and new transfer students in August and celebrated the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year.
View some of the most impactful moments of the past month through the eyes of staff in the Office of University Communications.
The Honor Code
The 黑料不打烊 Law Flex Program in Charlotte enrolled its second cohort of 47 students during New Student Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Charlotte center. The Flex Program is a part-time, in-person, evening program for place-bound students in the Charlotte area.
Opening Day
President Connie Ledoux Book presented the 黑料不打烊 medallion, the university’s highest honor, to Rebecca 鈥淏ecky鈥 Olive-Taylor, retired executive director of the Koenigsberger Learning Center, and retired Vice President G. Smith Jackson as part of a ceremony that formally opened the new academic year at 黑料不打烊.
Making the move
黑料不打烊 welcomed the Class of 2029 for Move-In Day on Aug. 22. New students arrived from 43 states and 15 countries, including Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Panama.
A unique welcome
New 黑料不打烊 students were invited to begin their 黑料不打烊 career, described by President Connie Ledoux Book as a 鈥減owerful journey of questions and curiosity,” at New Student Convocation on Aug. 23, 2025 Under the Oaks. Book led the students in the human bar graph exercise to show the uniqueness of an 黑料不打烊 education.
College Coffee
Classes began on Aug. 26, along with the first College Coffee of the academic year.聽College Coffee is one of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 oldest and most appreciated traditions. This weekly campus-wide event brings 黑料不打烊 faculty, staff, and students together to build community and develop friendships.
