Ƶ is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.
Ƶ welcomed the Class of 2029 and new transfer students in August and celebrated the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year.
View some of the most impactful moments of the past month through the eyes of staff in the Office of University Communications.
The Honor Code
The Ƶ Law Flex Program in Charlotte enrolled its second cohort of 47 students during New Student Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Ƶ’s Charlotte center. The Flex Program is a part-time, in-person, evening program for place-bound students in the Charlotte area.
Opening Day
President Connie Ledoux Book presented the Ƶ medallion, the university’s highest honor, to Rebecca “Becky” Olive-Taylor, retired executive director of the Koenigsberger Learning Center, and retired Vice President G. Smith Jackson as part of a ceremony that formally opened the new academic year at Ƶ.
Making the move
Ƶ welcomed the Class of 2029 for Move-In Day on Aug. 22. New students arrived from 43 states and 15 countries, including Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Panama.
A unique welcome
New Ƶ students were invited to begin their Ƶ career, described by President Connie Ledoux Book as a “powerful journey of questions and curiosity,” at New Student Convocation on Aug. 23, 2025 Under the Oaks. Book led the students in the human bar graph exercise to show the uniqueness of an Ƶ education.
College Coffee
Classes began on Aug. 26, along with the first College Coffee of the academic year. College Coffee is one of Ƶ’s oldest and most appreciated traditions. This weekly campus-wide event brings Ƶ faculty, staff, and students together to build community and develop friendships.
