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John McGreevy '10, an environmental studies and biology major who was in Haiti during the devastating earthquake, recounts his experiences and efforts to assist victims in the Jan. 27 edition of The Mercury newspaper of Pottstown, Penn. McGreevy helped with emergency supplies, worked with orphans, witnessed emergency surgeries, and used his outdoor skills to become the de facto sanitation engineer in an area of Port-au-Prince.

Due to continued inclement weather and icy roads, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law will delay opening until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Read this note for full details...

John G. Sullivan, Powell Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, has published a new essay “Pathway to Love.”

Due to continued icy roads and the aftermath of the weekend snowstorm, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will operate on a delayed opening schedule on Monday, Feb. 1. Offices on the main campus will open at 10 a.m., with registration for spring semester classes beginning at that time. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law will open at 3 p.m. Read this note for details...

Due to inclement weather, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is closed Saturday, Jan. 30, except for the offices and services listed in this note. for further information about the weekend weather-adjusted schedule.

Janna Anderson, associate professor of communications, was the subject of the Encyclopedia Britannica blog on learning and literacy on Jan. 26. The blog contains excerpts of Anderson's cover story in the January-February issue of The Futurist magazine.

With 39 selections, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Phoenix led the way on the Southern Conference's 2009 fall Academic All-Conference team. The honorees included eight members of the women's soccer team, seven members each from the women's cross country, volleyball and men's soccer teams, and five members each from the football and men's cross country teams.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ athletics has announced its 2010 Phoenix football schedule, which includes a change of date in the annual Family Weekend. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will open the season at Duke University Sept. 4, with the home opener scheduled for Sept. 11 vs. Shaw University. The Family Weekend game will be Oct. 2, with Homecoming set for Oct. 23.

Robert E. LaRose, a 1966 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ graduate and former chair of the board of trustees, died Jan. 11. LaRose was a successful entrepreneur from Clifton, Va., who was a loyal and generous ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ supporter and played an important role in the university's development.