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A full weekend of New Student Orientation activities kicks off Aug. 29, 2008, when residence halls open to incoming freshmen. The schedule for Labor Day weekend includes New Student Convocation, the ������Ƶ Phoenix football home opener against Richmond and a live performance by singer/songwriter Josh Kelley.

President Leo M. Lambert and senior staff members previewed the upcoming academic year on Aug. 14 for university employees who filled Whitley Auditorium for the annual briefing. Senior staff provided a summary of recent work and initiatives planned for the next year.

Jaclyn Marie Tordo, a 2008 graduate of ������Ƶ with a bachelor of arts degree with a major in human services, has received a premiere graduate scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to help fund her studies in law and social work at Washington University in St. Louis.

Family Weekend will be held Sept. 26-28 on ������Ƶ’s campus. Parents, grandparents and friends can now register online for the festivities by accessing the Family Weekend Web site. 

Hiking to a 3,291-foot summit, canoeing eight miles down a river and removing an invasive plant species to help preserve a park's natural habitat. That is how 18 strangers chose to jumpstart their freshman year at ������Ƶ. Thanks to ������Ƶ's Discovery program, they are no longer strangers.