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Students led by associate professor Linda Sabo and Haidee Dollak, university accompanist, performed on Dec. 3 for two assemblies at Smith Elementary School in Burlington, N.C.

Heather Couture ’10 realized halfway through her studies at ������Ƶ that a public relations career simply didn’t fit her interests. The fashion industry, however, was a different story, and a senior year visit to Career Services led to her involvement with the Macy's Buying/Planning Executive Development Program in New York City.

The mayor of a Kansas town that turned itself into a “green” community following a tornado in 2007 visits ������Ƶ this month to talk about the challenges and successes his town discovered throughout the recovery and rebuilding process.

������Ƶ professors, students and alumni made regional and national news in recent weeks through their research and activities, both on and off campus. Notable this fall was coverage of the ������Ƶ Poll, the ������Ƶ Forest, and a new book on breast cancer recurrence by associate professor Barbara Gordon. The following list should not be considered exhaustive and does not include athletics news.

The MBA Student Alumni Association hosted a golf tournament that raised $1,000 in support of the ������Ƶ Academy Dream Fund, a special budget created by the association three years ago to assist ������Ƶ Academy with college visits, involve students in school and community projects, and help students and families when unexpected life situations arise.

Four members of the student organization Student Entrepreneurial Enterprise Development (SEED) served as student ambassadors at the inaugural D.C. Entrepreneurship Week.

An ������Ƶ junior has been named the District Outstanding Brother of the Year for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., an annual competition that judges nominees on criteria that include involvement in the organization, academic standing, campus involvement and leadership.

More than 120 students from six North Carolina universities took part this month in a third annual contest sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and by S.E.E.D., a student group at ������Ƶ dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. The ������Ƶ Innovation Challenge concluded Nov. 22 with an afternoon awards ceremony honoring three teams that were lauded by a panel of local entrepreneurs for their work.

A renowned expert on education psychology and diversity in higher education visited ������Ƶ on Nov. 22 and led a lunchtime discussion with dozens of faculty and staff members on the impact of interactions between professors and students, notably among various demographic groups.

Fifty-seven percent of respondents in the latest ������Ƶ Poll disagree with the idea of using school vouchers to help parents pay for their children to attend private or religious schools instead of public schools, and nearly the same number believes doing so would weaken public schools.