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New Phoenix Head Coach Jason Swepson had a lot more to say in his interview with The Magazine of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ - we just ran out of space to print it all. Read on for more from Swepson - including how he found his calling to coach and the real story behind Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis' visit to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in April.

Forty first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students joined 26 elementary children on July 14 for a morning of fun and physical activity as part of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s Summer Learning and Enrichment Academy, a partnership between ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ and the Alamance-Burlington School System that focuses on helping exceptional children in grades K-8 develop and maintain academic and behavioral skills they need to be successful in their learning.

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees has approved the establishment of a master of science program in physician assistant studies. The board's vote at its Oct. 22-23 fall meeting will launch ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s sixth graduate program.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's new master of science program in physician assistant (PA) studies will be located on the university's main campus. ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's board of trustees made the decision in a special vote on Jan. 5, following more than two months of study and fundraising efforts.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's new PA program, which enrolls its first class in January 2013, was featured in the July 25 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's board of trustees voted April 15 to establish a new School of Health Sciences, serving graduate students in the existing doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program along with students in the new physician assistant (PA) studies master's program, which will enroll its first class in January 2013.