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Samuele Pardini, visiting assistant professor of Italian, and Michael Frontani, associate professor of communications, hosted Fred L. Gardaphé, distinguished professor of English and Italian-American Studies at Queen's College/CUNY Graduate Center, for an appearance as part of the Fund for Excellence Lecture Series.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ grandparent Tony Duke Sr., GP ’08, ’09, couldn’t let a little snow slow him down. Nor could the snow stop a coterie of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Leadership Fellows from meeting March 2 with the longtime university supporter.

Richard McBride, chaplain emeritus, delivered the opening remarks at the N.C. Council of Churches 75th anniversary celebrations on May 18 at the Duke Divinity School on the campus of Duke University.

Larry Vellani, director of corporate and foundation relations, composed and delivered a short devotional reflection May 7 at the 2010 baccalaureate vespers of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga. His thoughts borrowed from the text of the reformed hymn “Earth and All Stars” by H. F. Brokering (1926-2009).

Natalie Marrone, adjunct assistant professor of dance, conceived and directed an original Italian Earth Day event titled “Festa Della Terra” at the Barriskill Dance Theatre in Durham, N.C., on April 24.

Larry Vellani, director of corporate and foundation relations, composed, arranged and recorded the soundtrack for a short film produced by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a division of the National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.