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The Downtown/East Burlington Biobus Express Route, an hour long loop from the Moseley Center that takes riders to several Alamance County community agencies within walking distance of its stops, returned to campus Tuesday afternoon for students who need weekday transportation for volunteer work in Burlington.

Associate professor Stephen A. Futrell, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's director of Choral Activities, made his sixth appearance as guest featured vocalist with the Eastern Kentucky University Orchestra at its annual “Pops in the Park” concert on Aug. 21, 2010.

Campus Technologies held its 3rd annual Connected @ ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ event on Aug. 29, 2010, during New Student Orientation. Created to help incoming students learn about the technology available to them on campus, the theme of this year’s show was Family Feud.

For freshmen, moving to campus on Friday will bring with it opportunities, close friendships and, yes, even a touch of anxiety. Read tips on making a smooth transition to college life from alumni who this week offered advice for new students on the university's Facebook fan page, and experience move-in days of years past in a photo gallery put together by the Office of University Relations and by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Archives & Special Collections.

With stories of alumni who left ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ this spring to launch ambitious careers, and advice from administrators on engaging with the world as global citizens, New Student Convocation on Aug. 28 brought together freshmen who gathered as the Class of 2014 for the first time Under the Oaks of campus.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students who want to ensure they are on track to reach their career objectives now have a convenient way to measure their progress. For much of the academic year, a four-year student career development plan is on display in front of the university bookstore in the Moseley Center.

LabCorp, the largest private employer in Alamance County and a pioneer in genomic testing and the commercialization of new diagnostic technologies, held a reception on Aug. 19 to recognize high school juniors, seniors and recent graduates enrolled in the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy who completed a summer internship with the company.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ welcomed the Class of 2014 on Friday with a clear blue sky and low humidity making move-in day a relatively comfortable experience for students and families who carried clothes, computers, food and furniture into residence halls across campus.

Upon learning how boredom plagues troops in the Middle East, incoming ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ freshman Peter Gallagher and a friend started Games for Heroes, an organization that to date has collected more than $100,000 in hand held video games and cash that today keep hundreds of off-duty soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan entertained.

Associate professor of English Drew Perry’s debut novel “This is Just Exactly Like You” has been named one of seven finalists for the 2010 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize.