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African wild cats represent species of animals whose survival is threatened by loss of habitat, disease, or unrestricted hunting.

Ten freshmen were welcomed into the Odyssey Program at a Sept. 3 luncheon for recipients of five university scholarships that provide academic and social support for talented students whose access to an Elon education would otherwise be limited.

Encouraged to make the most of all Elon University has to offer, and challenged to spend the next four years preparing for their lifelong roles as global citizens, members of the Class of 2013 gathered for the first time on Aug. 29, 2009, Under the Oaks of campus for New Student Convocation.

They carried clothes and laptops, ironing boards and plastic palm trees with miniature lights for décor. Mother Nature even kept the rain at bay. Hundreds of Elon University freshmen arrived on campus Friday for the start of their collegiate studies, with staff and faculty welcoming families who traveled to North Carolina from all corners of the country for Move-In Day 2009.

Elon University 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, Elon 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, Elon is ranked among the nation’s top schools for its strong faculty commitment to undergraduate teaching.

If the maker of Big Red and Juicy Fruit thinks its chewing gums have a monopoly on boosting your memory, it should think again. New work by Elon University faculty member Amy Overman and her undergraduate researchers show that gum itself isn’t special – any candy or oral activity probably works just as well at sharpening the mind.

For the seventh year in a row, Elon is ranked among the nation's top colleges and universities by The Princeton Review. The 2010 college guide, released July 28, ranks schools based on a survey of 122,000 students from across the nation.

The Eastern Music Festival returns to Elon University on June 30 with a Steinway Piano Gala to feature works by Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Stravinsky, and Saint-Saëns. The McCrary Theatre performance at 8 p.m. will conclude with a crowd-pleasing multiple hands finale. The concert is planned in honor of George Troxler, former Dean of Cultural and Special Programs.

Elon is one of the nation's top seven best values for students who want to attend a university with outstanding academics at an affordable cost, says a former managing editor of the Fiske Guide to Colleges in an article on Reader's Digest.com.