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Imploring students to follow “their heart’s desire” when deciding how to best advance their communities and country in the years ahead, venture capitalist and former NASA astronaut Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. shared stories from his career Wednesday in a ceremony to honor him as the second recipient of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Phi Eta Sigma, a national honor society for first-year students, welcomed its newest members from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ on Oct. 25, 2010, in a McKinnon Hall ceremony to celebrate their academic achievement.

Associate professor Hunter Bacot joined with leading political scientists in North Carolina on Oct. 19 for a panel discussion on the 2010 elections, an event in Raleigh, N.C., sponsored by the North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation.

When a young toddler dies after swallowing beads made by “Happyland Toys,” his father sues the company. That’s the premise of a fictional lawsuit argued Oct. 15-17 in the 4th annual Carolina Classic Mock Trial Invitational at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, which brought to campus some of the biggest names in undergraduate mock trial competition, including Harvard, George Washington University and the University of Virginia.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ staff and students made presentations this month at the annual conference of the National Society for Experiential Education held in Charlotte, N.C.

Kathryn Wheet ’04 helps students receive a worldly education as an international programs advisor at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, but for two weeks in July, she brought the world home to children in her native Maryland as a volunteer with the nonprofit World Artists Experiences through a university service sabbatical with Project Pericles.

Darris Means '05, assistant director of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Academy, recently earned the Love of Learning Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The award helps fund graduate studies or career development opportunities for active members of Phi Kappa Phi.

As he explored the misconceptions that exist between the West and the Islamic world, Pervez Musharraf, the former president of Pakistan who was a key U.S. ally in its fight against the Taliban, shared his observations with students, faculty and the community on Tuesday afternoon as the keynote speaker for Fall Convocation inside Alumni Gym.

After an aggressive publicity campaign, the Model United Nations Society at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has seen a recent increase in membership and prominence on campus.

In a news conference followed by a Q&A with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf discussed on Wednesday his vision for the future of his nation, the need for the United States to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan, and how economic development in the Muslim world is critical for reducing terrorism and extremism around the globe.