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Darris Means '05, assistant director of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy, recently earned the Love of Learning Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The award helps fund graduate studies or career development opportunities for active members of Phi Kappa Phi.

As he explored the misconceptions that exist between the West and the Islamic world, Pervez Musharraf, the former president of Pakistan who was a key U.S. ally in its fight against the Taliban, shared his observations with students, faculty and the community on Tuesday afternoon as the keynote speaker for Fall Convocation inside Alumni Gym.

After an aggressive publicity campaign, the Model United Nations Society at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has seen a recent increase in membership and prominence on campus.

In a news conference followed by a Q&A with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf discussed on Wednesday his vision for the future of his nation, the need for the United States to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan, and how economic development in the Muslim world is critical for reducing terrorism and extremism around the globe.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters on longtime supporter and trustee Allen E. Gant Jr. during Fall Convocation on Oct. 12, 2010, in recognition of his commitment to innovation, education, global citizenship and service to the university and to Alamance County.

Kevin O’Mara, a professor of management, assumed the position of president-elect for the Academy of Business Education at the ABE Conference in San Antonio earlier this month.

Betty Morgan, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and director of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Center for Public Affairs, and Eric Fink, Jennings Professor of Law and Emerging Scholar at the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law, presented a pre-conference workshop on Legal Issues in Internships and Experiential Learning for the National Society of Experiential Education in early October.

The executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership served as a featured speaker this month at an international conference organized as part of President Barack Obama’s “Muslim Entrepreneurship Initiative,” which aims to build ties with Muslim communities around the globe.

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication formally honored ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's School of Communications this week with the 2010 Equity and Diversity Award in recognition of the school's commitment to advancing gender and racial diversity in its programs.

It was an oft-repeated word on Thursday: “complex.” For three professors and two students taking part in a community conversation focused on the upcoming visit to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, there was no other way to describe the man’s history, or what it means for the university that he’ll be on campus as the keynote speaker at Fall Convocation.