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Yasmine Arrington's "ScholarCHIPS" program has provided 17 scholarships to date to children whose parents are imprisoned, and her work both on and off ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's campus has caught the attention of nonprofit leaders and government policymakers.

From raking leaves to painting front stoops, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students and alumni on Saturday assisted Town of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ residents with sprucing up homes built over the past two decades through Habitat for Humanity.

President Leo M. Lambert has issued his annual report detailing impressive research being done by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty and students.

The School of Communications organized events that encouraged students, faculty and staff to interact with the news.

Sponsored by the Alamance County Rotary Club, one of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's newest student organizations is commited to community and international service alongside professional and leadership development.

President Leo M. Lambert and four ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ professors led dinner conversations on Oct. 6 with students from the university's Historic Neighborhood who wanted to share the lessons they learned from Fall Convocation.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ leaders have dedicated a new facility on West Haggard Avenue that gives performing arts students expanded rehearsal and studio space that complement existing venues in the Center for the Arts.

INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has recognized ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ with a 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, an accolade that reflects ongoing university efforts to celebrate and support students, staff, faculty and alumni of all backgrounds and beliefs.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Student Government Association passed legislation that led to new efforts to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and remember the lives of those who were killed.

Honesty, integrity, responsibility and respect were emphasized in a Sept. 11, 2014, program for freshmen who heard from President Leo M. Lambert and other student leaders about the university's most cherished principles.