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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) has made a major gift to support endowment for the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Academy, a college-access and academic enrichment program run by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ that encourages Alamance County high school students with significant financial need to earn college degrees and serve their communities.

More than 600 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students are studying abroad during January, 2011. Read their daily blog posts at:

Athletics staff and coaches began the move into Alumni Field House on Jan. 14. The 30,000-square-foot facility at the north end of Rhodes Stadium in the North Athletics Complex is the new headquarters for Phoenix athletics.

Two new Study Abroad programs launch this January as hundreds of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students take part in Winter Term overseas experiences. The Isabella Cannon International Centre is hosting a blog for parents and friends to stay connected with students traveling to nations such as Ghana, Peru and Australia.

The Southern Conference announced this week its Academic All-Conference Team for the 2010 fall season, with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ at the top of the list of conference schools for the number of student-athletes who excelled in the classroom.

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Board of Trustees voted Oct. 22 to designate a 56-acre undeveloped tract north of University Drive as the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Forest, a dedicated land preserve and natural area. The action protects the largest remaining intact forest in the Town of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and safeguards thousands of species of plants, animals and other organisms.

Through a special Facebook project, many members of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ family have written personal tributes to those who bring light into the our community. Read what they have to say, watch a special video to get into the spirit, and then leave your message. Take time to give a simple gift, and let someone at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ know how much they contribute to life at our university. Links to the video and the Facebook page are below…

A special report by the Chronicle of Higher Education on graduation rates at 1,400 four-year colleges and universities highlights ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's improving rates at a time when many other schools are experiencing declining numbers. In this study, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ranked #16 out of more than 300 private master's-level universities, the top school in the Southeast in this category.