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A $1,000 check was presented Dec. 3, 2013, to leaders of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's college access and success program.

Amy Heaton, Sarah Woidill and Anna Lewis have been selected to participate in ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Noyce Scholars Program, which comes with a $21,900 scholarship for each of their final two years at the university.

Jeff Carpenter, assistant professor of education, has co-authored an article titled ""

Wesley Rose is using the Lumen Prize, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s top award for undergraduate research and creative achievement, to explain how a famous 19th century composer used mortality and superstition to shape the evolution of classical piano performances.

Seven faculty members will take part in a program that will allow them to incorporate or enhance a focus on sustainable principles and practices in their courses.

Leigh Iler '14, a teaching fellow and Lumen Prize recipient, received the  Outstanding Mathematics Education Award for the Central Region of North Carolina at the annual N.C. Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference on Friday, Nov. 1. 

Five ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students in a "Children's Literature" course taught by Erin Hone read books to two dozen children from the greater Alamance County community.

A childhood literacy initiative at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ will add a summer reading camp to its list of programs for boys and girls in the local community who encounter trouble learning to read.

Seven English (Teacher Licensure) majors attended the NC English Teachers Association conference in Wilmington, N.C., on Oct. 11 to learn new approaches to the classroom and join others in the local professional community.