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Perhaps no other man captures the spirit of the university better than President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley '46, who was honored at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's 2010 Founders Day celebrations. Danieley not only made his career at the institution and served as its sixth president but also doubles as a walking encyclopedia of all things ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.

A letter from two ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students to U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, in which they urge the Massachusetts senator to support legislation that funds the development of nuclear energy technology, is a finalist in a contest that will be judged April 8 by prominent former lawmakers at a Project Pericles conference in New York City.

David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had an article headlined "Six Crucial Leadership Competencies for an Era of Downsizing" published in the spring edition of Leader to Leader.

Four ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students presented at an international conference in Iceland this month where Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, served as a featured speaker and moderated the plenary session launching the 2010 MIT Global Startup Workshop.

The Charlotte Observer on March 25 published a viewpoint opinion column by Mat Gendle, an associate professor of psychology, who used his research on campus to warn readers of North Carolina's largest newspaper that tanning beds may, in fact, be addictive.

A renowned organization that advances the teaching of Slavic studies honored ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ history professor David Crowe this month for his “rich, diverse body of groundbreaking scholarship,” classroom instruction and leadership in the academic field.

Professor Tom Arcaro and associate professor Anthony Hatcher co-authored a column on atheism for the March 28, 2010, Sunday "Ideas" section of the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C.

Two senior psychology majors presented their research March 27 at Wake Forest University during the 2010 Symposium for Young Neuroscientists and Professors of the Southeast.

Stephen A. Futrell, an associate professor of music and director of Choral Activities, appeared as adjudicator for the Prince William County District IX Choral Festival in Nokesville, Va., from March 19-20, 2010.

See what happened at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ this winter through the eyes of university photographer Kim Walker. Events in the latest include Founders Day events honoring Dr. J. Earl Danieley and the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Lake Mary Nell.