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Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, had three 6,000-word articles featured on the cover of the September/October 2011 issue of Saxophone Journal.

Victoria Tillson, assistant professor of Italian, participated at the Canadian Society for Italian Studies annual conference in Venice, Italy June 24-26.

The inaugural Staff Advisory Council has formed for the start of the 2011-12 academic year, with an executive committee recently elected at the council's first meeting.

Mary Gowan, professor of management, was the guest speaker for the Lunch and Learn Professional Development Workshop at Novartis Animal Health on Tuesday, August 23, 2011.

Samantha DiRosa, associate professor of digital art and environmental studies, recently presented on her CATL scholar research at the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education regional conference in Whidbey Island, Wash.

Ethan Moore, Coordinator for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Collections and Instructor in General Studies, will have an article entitled "From Sikwa to Swine: The Hog in Cherokee Culture and Society, 1750-1840" published in the upcoming issue of the journal Native South.

Julie Lellis, an assistant professor in the School of Communications, will serve as a founding editorial board member of Case Studies in Strategic Communication, an online peer-reviewed publication that will publish manuscripts that explain strategic communication strategies through the investigation of case studies.

A $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation will bolster the number of math and science teachers ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ graduates in the years ahead through a partnership with the Alamance-Burlington School System.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty and staff can get full details of the Aug. 22-29 Planning Week activities online. Access the site at:

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Dining Services has many options for faculty and staff that can help you save money.