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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ trustees have granted tenure and approved promotions for faculty for the 2014-15 academic year. The action came at the board's spring meeting, held on campus Feb. 28-March 1.

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ board of trustees has elected longtime board members Barbara Bass and James Maynard to serve as life trustees, and outgoing board member Tom Mac Mahon as emeritus trustee.

The center on the first floor of the Koury Business Center named for one of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s most devoted families is the centerpiece of a sales program that school leaders cite for helping to elevate the university’s national reputation.

Patrick G. Awuah Jr., president of Ashesi University in Ghana, traveled from Africa to the United States to receive an award that recognizes entrepreneurs who are leaders in their industry and who exemplify the values of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.

A space on the first floor of Lindner Hall now bears the name of two emeriti professors of history whose combined service to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ spans more than three quarters of a century.

The Voices of Discovery Science Speakers Series brings to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in March the founding director of the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University.

Four leaders in technology, entertainment and design visit campus on Feb. 22, 2014, to give short lectures as part of the university's TEDx program in Whitley Auditorium.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's board of trustees has set next year's budget and costs, making new investments in programs, personnel and facilities.

The university has received a STARS Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.