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Immigration to the United States and other developed nations has become a hot-button topic as governments continue to focus on security following the Sept. 11 attacks. But not all nations deal with immigration equally, which Molly Costigan ’10 discovered in work that is the fifth in a series of E-net profiles to showcase ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ undergraduate research during CELEBRATE! 2010.

A noted architectural historian and an interior designer for historic preservation visited campus this week to study the construction materials, design and technique of a pre-Civil War schoolhouse that the university hopes to restore.

Twenty rising juniors and seniors traveled to Charlotte on April 23 to visit Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America for an exclusive banking/finance industry trip sponsored by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Career Services and the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.

The best and brightest of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business were honored April 29 in an afternoon awards ceremony that highlighted the achievements of both students and faculty.

Robert Hackett ’12 participated in the seventh National Monitoring Conference in Denver from April 25-29, 2010, where he presented results from his research project “Tracking the Impact of Land Use and Sustainable Practices on Lake Water Quality."

Student leaders from a variety of academic disciplines were honored April 29 at the annual Omicron Delta Kappa awards ceremony in Whitley Auditorium, an annual ceremony that coincides with CELEBRATE! week. ODK recognizes students who have provided outstanding leadership in their junior or senior years, and who have maintained high academic performance.

Phil Miller, a lecturer in human services studies, recently made a presentation titled “Marital Therapy and Combat Stress/PTSD: Understanding the Impact on Marriage” to the Family Advocacy Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

It can be tough for new teachers when their expectations of life in the classroom collide with reality. What if there were additional ways for education majors to better learn from first year teachers about the job? Kirby Sypek ’10 approaches that question with work that is the third in a series of E-net profiles to showcase ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ undergraduate research during CELEBRATE! 2010.

A feature article by David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, appeared in the April edition of Training Journal, a widely read publication based in the United Kingdom.