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A Commencement week tradition returned to campus Wednesday when the Senior Picnic brought students, faculty and staff together on the lawn of the Martin Alumni Center three days before the Class of 2014 graduates from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.

Vital Signs travels to New York City next spring for a joint performance with several other a capella groups under the direction of the man who produced the television show “The Sing Off” and acted as vocal producer for the Hollywood hit “Pitch Perfect.”

The former tennis star visits campus on May 24, 2014, to share wisdom gleaned from a professional sports and broadcasting career that has included coverage of multiple Olympic Games.

Special Olympics of Alamance County, in partnership with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Volunteers!, hosted its annual Spring Games at Belk Track on May 2 with participation by hundreds of regional athletes.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Greg Honan researched the stories two former presidents told of public assistance recipients and found a direct influence on the way local politicians talk about social services.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Austin Rhoads, who graduates this spring with degrees in international business and marketing, hopes to use his own business startup experience to help a technology firm create jobs for a city growing its entrepreneurial reputation.

Two ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students studying to be teachers and a School of Education staff member converted a newspaper stand to offer campus visitors a selection of books available for borrowing and return at no cost.

A May 12 banquet in Alumni Gym recognized some of this year's top performers and student leaders on ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's varsity sports teams.

Organizers of a springtime dance marathon presented a check on May 13 to Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center, the nonprofit beneficiary of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's largest annual student-led fundraising event.

The Office of the Provost and the Division of Student Life have created a $10,000 award for rising juniors to research community problems and then propose solutions to those challenges.