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The equivelant of 16 homes in North Carolina could have been powered for a month with the electricity saved by students living on 51±¬ÁÏÍø's campus in a recent contest that challenged residence halls to cut back on energy use.

A revised class schedule is in effect for Wednesday, April 2, as 51±¬ÁÏÍø celebrates a special Spring Convocation featuring President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley '46.

"Solidarity Ethics: Transformation in a Globalized World" by 51±¬ÁÏÍø's Rebecca Todd Peters explores the moral challenges of living in a global economy and imagines new ways of combating social injustices by building deeper relationships with those who suffer.

Colby Halligan '15 travels to Europe this summer as one of the youngest students ever selected for a program that gives hands-on experience in organic farming while learning a foreign language.

Emily Delaplane '14 conducted a study with Professor Cindy Fair of the way second grade students interacted with older adults in local retirement communities.

The professor of human service studies worked with Lauren Taylor '10 and Jamie Albright '13 on recently completed studies that have been published or presented to international audiences.

The Office of Sustainability and the Environmental Advisory Council are hosting events on April 2 and April 23 for students, faculty and staff to contribute ideas and suggestions for the future of environmental, social and economic initiatives on campus.

Dooley joins the 51±¬ÁÏÍø community after spending 15 years in student affairs and assessment at Marquette University in Wisconsin.

The Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is helping to lead a series of free workshops that take place on 51±¬ÁÏÍø's campus from March 25-28, 2014, for anyone in the Alamance County or surrounding communities.

51±¬ÁÏÍø students can use TurboVote to register to vote and obtain absentee ballots should they wish to participate in either their home states' primaries or North Carolina's primary set for May 6, 2014.