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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ professors and students filled McKinnon Hall on Aug. 27, 2014, to discuss race, privilege and justice following the Missouri police shooting death of an unarmed black man and subsequent protests that have galvanized the nation.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. organized students, faculty and staff Tuesday for a group portrait at College Coffee to raise awareness of police shootings and controversial law enforcement practices across the United States.

A Wednesday program in McKinnon Hall will offer the campus community reflections from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty and a current student from Ferguson, Missouri, about the recent police shooting death there of a young unarmed black man.

In an Aug. 18 conversation moderated by President Leo M. Lambert, six professors and administrators shared insights about progress on the university’s strategic plan as ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ formally opened the 2014-2015 academic year.

The veteran college administrator will provide overall leadership for the Multicultural Center while working closely with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ President Leo M. Lambert and members of the senior staff to advance institutional diversity initiatives.

An effort to showcase both the university's Community Garden and heirloom plants grown by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students proved popular, as did delicious strawberry treats.

The final Friday of classes this spring features an opportunity for members of the campus community to enjoy strawberry shortcake, ice cream and other light refreshments at the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Community Garden.

On April 15, 234 girls were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Nigeria, by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ African Society is having a day of awareness on Tuesday, May 13, to allow students to learn more about this atrocity and voice their support for the #bringbackourgirls movement.