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The 2025–26 academic year is officially underway at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, starting with the Opening Day ceremony on Aug. 18 in Alumni Gym.

From behind-the-scenes excellence to cross-campus collaboration, this year’s honorees for Staff Appreciation Day reflect the spirit of commitment and care that defines the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ experience.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ was recognized as a workplace that supports the health and well-being of working families and children.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ celebrated two ROTC cadets who are graduating later this month with a commissioning reception at Johnston Hall.

An Xbox, three and a half tires, a trash can and a chair, along with 18 bags of trash, were collected by 17 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ employees during a recent cleanup in Alamance County.

An employee resource group at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ connects veterans and veteran-affiliated family members from across campus and builds community.

Gerald O. Whittington, the senior vice president emeritus who played a pivotal role in the growth of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s physical campus and national reputation over three decades of service, received the institution’s highest tribute during an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Day celebration featuring the dedication of a residence hall in his honor.

For five years as the faculty fellow for community-based learning, Motley has been a tireless advocate for reciprocal campus-community relationships.

Rhonda Belton, associate director of institutional research for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, was a guest at an atypical December Academic Affairs Advisory Council meeting that took a pleasant turn she was not expecting.

Move-In Day 2024 at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ on Aug. 23 featured support from 170 staff and faculty volunteers, over 100 Orientation Student Leaders, over 100 Residence Life Student Leaders, all fall student-athletes and their coaches and an additional 174 student volunteers.