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The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ campus community is planning efforts to provide support from those suffering the effects of a massive earthquake and tsunami. The efforts were launched at the March 15 College Coffee, where students from Japan spoke about the disaster in their homeland.

Last week, Paula Scherer Sizemore '03, a teacher at Riverdale High School in Fort Myers, Fla., received one of ten Golden Apple Awards given by the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. The awards recognize teachers who demonstrate a mastery of the art of teaching, communicate effectively, show a concern for students’ well-being and inspire a love of learning.

The announcement of two major gifts highlighted a 25th anniversary gala event for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. Students, faculty, staff and friends of the school gathered Feb. 5 to kick off a yearlong celebration of the school's founding in 1985. The gala featured the announcements of major gifts by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ parent and trustee David Porter and the Martha and Spencer Love Foundation.

Luke Johnson '07, an English major who graduated in 2007, has published a book of poems with New York Quarterly Books.

Alumnus Sam Slaughter, a municipal beat reporter for Greater Media Newspapers in New Jersey, recently won a third-place award from the New Jersey Press Association for weekly feature writing. Slaughter, a 2009 graduate, majored in English, anthropology and sociology at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.