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Her ability throughout law school to balance several roles - student, mentor, prosecutorial intern, mother - earned Samantha Hepler L’23 the highest honor bestowed on a member of each graduating class from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law.

McElderry, the dean of student inclusive excellence and an assistant professor at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, will become the first ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ staff member to be selected to lead the national association of student affairs professionals.

The professorship established by the late ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumnus and faculty member Wayne T. Moore ’49 and his wife, Elizabeth, will support the teaching and research of an emerging scholar in the arts, humanities or social sciences. The $500,000 gift honors Wayne's late brother, Fletcher Moore '34, a longtime music faculty member at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.

The board of trustees of the accrediting body informed President Connie Ledoux Book that the institution’s accreditation has been reaffirmed without recommendations or needed revisions.

Jack B. Hicks, a partner with the international law firm of Womble Bond Dickinson and a longtime friend of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law, will highlight a December ceremony for 140 graduates in the Class of 2023.

The university was recognized for standing out within a pool of more than 700 schools for its sustainability-related policies, practices and programs.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has once again been recognized by the Institute of International Education for the highest percentage rate of study abroad participation in the nation.

The work will require a portion of East Haggard Avenue through ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s campus to be closed to vehicular traffic on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Nov. 15 through Dec. 6. 

During a recent trip to Japan, members of a delegation from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ participated in a range of experiences related to global engagement and digital life. 

A dedication ceremony during Homecoming & Reunion Weekend for Brumbaugh Hall honored the decades of contributions to the university by the couple.