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A program directed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate Audrey Seagraves was named a 2009 Tech Awards Laureate cash prize winner of $50,000 for the "Fair Wage Guide," an online calculator managed by Seagraves to assist millions of workers in the developing world who live below the poverty level.

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees voted unanimously Dec. 14 to approve a $586 million strategic plan that will guide the university's development during the next decade. "The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Commitment: Engaged minds. Inspired leaders. Global citizens.," was created over the past 15 months, involving the entire community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends in a discussion about Â鶹ÊÓƵ's future.

The Daily Beast, one of the leading new Web-based media outlets, has named Â鶹ÊÓƵ one of the decade's hottest colleges. The list of 15 colleges and universities ranks schools that make up a "whole new class of first-choice schools" that have "transformed the collegiate landscape" during the past 10 years.

The Office of University Advancement has launched a new online Honor Roll of Donors as a companion to the print version of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Society Honor Roll that appeared in the fall issue of The Magazine of Â鶹ÊÓƵ. All donors who made a gift to Â鶹ÊÓƵ during the past fiscal year (June 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009) are included in the searchable database.