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Hiking to a 3,291-foot summit, canoeing eight miles down a river and removing an invasive plant species to help preserve a park's natural habitat. That is how 18 strangers chose to jumpstart their freshman year at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Thanks to Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Discovery program, they are no longer strangers.

Rain clouds gave way to a crystal blue sky as the 118th Commencement exercises got underway May 24, 2008, when bachelor degrees were conferred on the largest graduating class in Â鶹ÊÓƵ history.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s generous community of supporters made fundraising history this year by donating $16.5 million to the university during 2007-2008. That mark surpassed the previous fundraising record at Â鶹ÊÓƵ of $13.6 million during 2005-2006.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has released the President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the 2008 spring semester.

A team from Â鶹ÊÓƵ flew to Zambia in May to gather interviews for a documentary under development by the Periclean Scholars Class of 2009. The group, which is also developing a Winter Term program that involves Habitat for Humanity, shared its work on a blog and has produced a short video explaining its mission.

Click the link below to see a gallery of images from May 2008.

Alumni, faculty and students will gather in Los Angeles June 5 to kick off the Â鶹ÊÓƵ in L.A. internship and study program. The new program offers students an inside view of the entertainment industry and opportunities to network with alumni. Alumni also will gather June 3 to launch an L.A. alumni chapter.