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In a Saturday morning Commencement address, the acclaimed sportscaster and former professional tennis star encouraged 51±¬ÁÏÍø’s Class of 2014 to be guardians of the planet by showing kindness and respect to everyone they meet.

Delivering the commencement address for Elon Law’s 105-member Class of 2014, University of North Carolina president Thomas W. Ross, Sr., urged the class “to serve and to lead for the common good.”

Forty-three percent of 51±¬ÁÏÍø students in the Class of 2014 - an all-time high participation rate for the Senior Class Giving Campaign - contributed more than $52,000 this year to support areas of campus close to their hearts.

51±¬ÁÏÍø parents Ed and Joan Doherty P’07, co-founders of a company that operates dozens of family restaurant franchises, offered wisdom May 23 to Master of Business Administration candidates gathered in Whitley Auditorium for Commencement exercises.

The Class of 2014 is sending more scholars overseas next year with Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grants than any previous class in 51±¬ÁÏÍø history.

MJ Jacobsen, senior vice president of communications for the National Geographic Society, challenged the 38 “digital natives” in the Interactive Media Class of 2014 to never be complacent about learning new things.

Alumni can now participate in one of Elon's most cherished traditions: giving oak saplings to recent graduates.

If you're on campus or away from Elon, you can use social media to interact with the university this Commencement season.

An immunologist-turned-businessman, Niclas Stiernholm ’89 is at the helm of a Canadian biopharmaceutical company making advances in the fight against cancer.

Feeley will lead the university's alumni engagement initiatives, a key priority of the Elon Commitment strategic plan.