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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s Alumni Field House has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, which awards the internationally recognized benchmark for design, construction and operation of high-performance, environmentally friendly buildings.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's board of trustees has approved the naming of the residence halls in the Colonnades Neighborhood, as well as three buildings in Danieley Center. The new names honor former ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ presidents, trustees and alumni.

Two trees that towered over ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ for decades were felled Wednesday morning, and the dried wood from both will be featured in the future Numen-Lumen Pavilion, which will house a multi-faith center planned for the very site in the Academic Village where the giant oaks once stood.

Family and friends of former ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ First Lady Verona Daniels Danieley ’49 celebrated her life Monday afternoon as hundreds of mourners filled ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Community Church for a memorial service that honored a woman who “set the gold standard as a builder of community.”

Several major campus construction projects outlined in the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Commitment strategic plan are under way, with completion expected this summer on some work, while other projects are getting started. Following this spring’s construction bidding process, timelines for several projects have been established.

At the recent annual national meeting of Sigma Kappa Sorority, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Kappa Zeta chapter received, for the 10th year in a row, the organization's highest honor - the Three Stars Award of Excellence.

Bird Stasz, an associate professor of education, and Jeff Carpenter, an assistant professor of education, are providing technical support for pre-service teacher education in Tajikistan through the USAID/Quality Learning Project, administered by Creative Associates International, Inc. and funded by United States Agency for International Development.