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Helping to make an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ education possible for additional deserving students was the motivation behind a $500,000 gift from the Hall Family Foundation. The gift was made in memory of Margaret “Peggy” Hall, a former Parents Council member and the mother of Gretchen Hall Archibald ’02.

About 100 students and 25 alumni gathered on Young Commons on Saturday, April 26, for City Fair, an event that gave students a chance to find out more about living in various cities after graduation. Read more...

The disappointment of four years ago has turned into elation for Blake Russell, a 2001 graduate of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s physical therapy program, who qualified for the 2008 Olympic Team following her impressive finish April 21 at the U.S. Women’s Olympic Trials in Boston.

The importance of scholarships at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ took center stage Thursday night as members of the campus community gathered for the annual Scholarship Dinner. A record crowd of donors and students packed McKinnon Hall to share stories of philanthropy and academic success.

Following valuable feedback from parents, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ redesigned the parents and grandparents Web site to make it more attractive and easier to navigate. Now members of these important ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ constituencies can visit one Web site to find all the information about ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ that they need. Read for details...

The couple's generous $500,000 gift will support the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Academy, a university-run academic enrichment program for high school students in the Alamance-Burlington school system. Read this note for details of the gift, which will be counted as part of the university's upcoming fundraising campaign.