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The Southern Conference regular-season champion ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ men’s tennis team nearly made it a clean sweep of the conference postseason awards, winning three of the four major awards that were presented. Cameron Silverman was named the league’s freshman of the year, while senior Alberto Rojas became the second straight ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ player to be honored with the Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award. Head coach Michael Leonard was recognized as the SoCon Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.

Doug McAdam, a professor at Stanford University and pioneer in analyzing social movements, will visit ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ April 18-19 and give a public lecture. McAdam will speak on “The Long-term Civic Impact of Youth Activism: The Curious Contrast between Freedom Summer and Teach for America" at 7:30 p.m., April 18, in Whitley Auditorium.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ trustees gathered with Phoenix athletics fans and many other friends of the university to dedicate Alumni Field House on April 16. The 30,000-square-foot facility at the north end of Rhodes Stadium in the North Athletics Complex serves as the headquarters for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s sports programs.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will devote its annual spring Convocation for Honors on April 7, 2011, to an in-depth examination of five great problems facing humanity. Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, will moderate a panel discussion titled "We can be better: Courageous voices confront our greatest challenges." Distinguished panelists will explore tough choices that must be made to respond to threats to our democracy, economies, public education, the environment and civil stability around the world.

John G. Sullivan, Powell Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, gave a presentation on his new book "The Fourfold Path to Wholeness: A Compass for the Heart," followed by a book signing.

John G. Sullivan, Powell Professor of Philosophy emeritus, published an article “Remembrance as a Spiritual Practice” in the Winter 2011 issue of Second Journey’s electronic journal Itineraries.

Keiko Sudani '08, who teaches at a school in Tokyo, has sent a message to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community describing her experiences in the March 11 earthquake. Keiko is the sister of Asami Sudani '06 who previously shared an account of her experiences. Read this note for Keiko's letter to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law is holding the inaugural Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition March 31 through April 2. Seventeen law schools and more than 30 teams of law students are participating in the competition, which will take place annually. More than 100 have volunteered to serve as judges for the competition, including The Honorable Steven M. Colloton, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and five justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Commencement speaker this spring, is serving as the Pentagon's official spokesman for the U.S. military operations in Libya. Gortney held a media briefing on the combat operations on March 19.

Two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alumni are providing our community with their perspectives on the disasters in Japan and the effects on the people there. Amy Jo Jenkins '05 expressed her thoughts in a telephone interview and Asami Sudani '06 provided a written message via Facebook.