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The Month in Photos: August 2025

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.

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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ welcomed the Class of 2029 and new transfer students in August and celebrated the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year.

View some of the most impactful moments of the past month through the eyes of staff in the Office of University Communications.

The Honor Code

The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law Flex Program in Charlotte enrolled its second cohort of 47 students during New Student Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Charlotte center. The Flex Program is a part-time, in-person, evening program for place-bound students in the Charlotte area.

New Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law students signed the Honor Code board during the School of Law New Student Convocation for the Flex Program on Aug. 12, 2025.

Opening Day

President Connie Ledoux Book presented the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ medallion, the university’s highest honor, to Rebecca “Beckyâ€� Olive-Taylor, retired executive director of the Koenigsberger Learning Center, and retired Vice President G. Smith Jackson as part of a ceremony that formally opened the new academic year at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ President Connie Ledoux Book bestows the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Medallion on Becky Olive-Taylor, retired executive director of the Koenigsberger Learning Center, following the reading of a citation by Professor Maurice Levesque.

Making the move

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ welcomed the Class of 2029 for Move-In Day on Aug. 22. New students arrived from 43 states and 15 countries, including Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Panama.

The Fire of the Carolinas Marching Band welcomed the Class of 2029 at Schar Center for Move-In Day on Aug. 22.

A unique welcome

New Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ students were invited to begin their Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ career, described by President Connie Ledoux Book as a “powerful journey of questions and curiosity,” at New Student Convocation on Aug. 23, 2025 Under the Oaks. Book led the students in the human bar graph exercise to show the uniqueness of an Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ education.

Sanah Saha ’29 remains standing during the ‘human bar graph’ exercise, symbolizing the uniqueness of an Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ education, during New Student Convocation on Aug. 23, 2025.

College Coffee

Classes began on Aug. 26, along with the first College Coffee of the academic year. College Coffee is one of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s oldest and most appreciated traditions. This weekly campus-wide event brings Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students together to build community and develop friendships.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ held the first College Coffee of the 2025-26 academic year on Aug. 26, 2025 on Phi Beta Kappa Commons.