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While Hurricane Earl will not impact the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ campus or central North Carolina, the storm does serve as a good reminder about ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's emergency and severe weather resources. Read this note for details.

During the New Parent Coffee following New Student Convocation on Saturday, Aug. 28, parents registered to win ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ house flags.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ President Leo M. Lambert opened the annual planning week by focusing on the goals of The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Commitment strategic plan. "At the dawn of a new decade and this new strategic plan, I ask you to continue to give serious thought to how your program, department, or division and each of you personally will take ownership of the idea of leading ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ to national prominence," Lambert said in addressing faculty and staff who were assembled in McCrary Theatre.

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.

EdTech, a magazine focused on technology applications in education, features ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in its September/October edition. The article, titled "Building the Smarter Classroom," says that ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is "taking instructional technology to the next level," with "pioneering collaborative classrooms and teaching students real-world skills."

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.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty and academic programs earned numerous top national honors in the 2011 “America’s Best Colleges” rankings released Aug. 17 by US News & World Report. In the magazine's "Focused on Their Undergrads" ranking, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is named the #1 Southern University and among the top 86 colleges and universities in the nation "where the faculty has an unusual commitment to undergraduate teaching," as measured in a survey of college presidents, provosts and admissions deans.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's residence halls open for new student move-in day beginning at 8 a.m., Aug. 27. If you live more than four hours from campus, check-In begins at 8 a.m. If you live less than four hours from campus, check-In begins at 10 a.m. Orientation Staff will be available to assist you with parking and unloading. Your cooperation in using the following directions and designated parking areas will help Move-In Day run smoothly. Traffic congestion may become an issue with over 1,400 new families entering the campus at once. Read this note for details.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has been named one of the nation's top universities in a PARADE magazine survey of high school guidance counselors across the country.