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A van service from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s campus to the PART Route 4 bus stop at Alamance Regional Medical Center is being piloted from Feb. 22- March 18.

Jordan Burnham, a survivor of a suicide attempt whose story on ESPN was nominated for an Emmy Award, will visit ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ to talk with students about the stigma surrounding mental illness.

A generous endowment gift from the estate of two ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ grandparents will help make possible life-changing global study experiences as the university seeks to provide 100 percent access to these programs for all students.

In an abundance of caution, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has postponed or rerouted five Spring Break service programs to Central America and the Caribbean this March to minimize the possibility of students contracting the Zika virus.

As Miles Williams ’15 co-captained the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Phoenix football team over the past year, he was also conducting undergraduate research just a few miles away on the way hip hop music might help African-American children develop self-confidence and a sense of self.

Visits to Birmingham, Selma and Atlanta culminated with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students meeting Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of the slain civil rights leader, and King III's wife, Arndrea Waters King.

Jones' visit comes on the heels of the Iowa caucuses and just prior to New Hampshire's presidential primary election.

The associate professor of education from East Carolina University will oversee an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ school with 22 full-time faculty members and five full-time faculty members from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ College, the College of Arts and Sciences, who work with teacher education programs.