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Work by Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and professors took center stage Tuesday morning in the opening hours of SURF 2009. More than 30 faculty members presented research in the second annual "Celebration of Faculty Scholarship," which segued into a special College Coffee in the Koury Business Center for dozens of students to share their research findings in a poster session that packed the building's concourse.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Zipcar fleet is expanding to three vehicles this fall with the addition of a Honda Civic to provide more availability to more than 350 people who take part in the program.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Leo M. Lambert used his annual “State of the University” address on Monday to share details of the university’s draft strategic plan that was developed over the summer. Lambert said that many in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ community believe that the university has “a special destiny” to make important contributions to the landscape of American higher education.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ continues its position of national prominence in the 2010 “America’s Best Colleges” rankings released Aug. 20 by US News & World Report. Again this year, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is named by the magazine as the top “up-and-coming” university in the nation on a list of 77 schools that are “leading the pack in improvements and innovative changes.” And in a new US News ranking, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is ranked among the nation’s top schools for its strong faculty commitment to undergraduate teaching.

As Â鶹ÊÓƵ prepares for the opening of the 2009-10 academic year, students are asked to read this message in preparation for a potential outbreak of the H1N1 flu on campus.

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ BioBus schedule includes several new changes designed to improve safety and relieve traffic and pedestrian congestion. Read this note for details.

As Â鶹ÊÓƵ prepares for the opening of the 2009-10 academic year, Smith Jackson, vice president for student life and dean of students, has prepared a special communication regarding steps the campus community is taking to deal with a possible outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus.

President Leo M. Lambert and senior staff members previewed the 2009-2010 academic year on Aug. 14 for university employees. In two separate meetings, staff provided a summary of recent work and initiatives planned for the coming months.