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A laptop showing a nursing simulation
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ nursing students to simulators facing COVID-19

When classes moved to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ nursing students were forced to complete their clinical rotations online using simulators.
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ DNP student Wendy Rash in a helicopter as a flight nurse
Flight nurse is ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ student and professor

Rash has been a flight nurse for Wake Forest Baptist Health riding on helicopters to distant locations to treat injured patients.
Dr. Lesser with students around a table discussing stocks and the market
Finance students manage ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ investments

The university gave the investment club a $50,000 endowment to manage, which the club used to buy stock in companies such as Amazon and Gilead. At one point, the club had more than tripled the initial investment.
World War II veterans at the showing of a documentary about D-day directed by an ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ professor
WWII vets attend ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ professor's D-day documentary

Professor Mark Hager directed and produced the documentary, which featured North Carolina World War II veterans Harold Frank, James Deal and Kenneth "Rock" Merritt, and he held a showing on campus at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ.
A solar-powered sailboat
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ grad builds, sails solar-powered boat to Cuba

Polich and his friends built their own solar-powered sailboat and sailed to the Caribbean to explore clean energy sites and communities working toward energy independence.
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ football players working in the engineering lab
NFL prospect, teammates engineer laser timer

Kyle Dugger, Demarius Hampton and Saaehim Brooks coded and engineered a laser-timed 40-yard dash machine for their research physics class project.
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ students Yer Vang, Chase Griffin and Lupita Sanchez Rojas in Washington, D.C.
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ students gain experience in Washington, D.C.

LCWS brings students together from across the country for experiential learning opportunities in Washington, D.C. Students intern four full days per week for 14 weeks, take classes and tour national monuments.
An ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ student works on building a rocket
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Rocket Team to compete in Spaceport America Cup

The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Rocket team was selected as 1 of 150 teams across the globe to compete in the 2020 Spaceport America Cup in Las Cruces, New Mexico against teams from Russia, Brazil, Pakistan, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Switzerland and more.
A Hickory police vehicle with an ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ decal
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ partnering with Hickory Police Department

Hickory Police Department officers will join ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ's 10 security officers in providing 24-hour coverage to campus. The initial agreement between ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ and the HPD features a three-year contract with up to four HPD officers assigned full time to the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ campus.
An ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ student teacher smiles at children
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ's teacher prep program ranked Top 15 in U.S.

The National Council on Teacher Quality recognized ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ as 1 of 15 schools out of 1,000 nationwide, and the only in North Carolina, for its ability to produce highly qualified teachers of reading.
An ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ student looks in a bird box in the nature preserve
Campus nature preserve offers field opportunities

With more than 40 acres available with a wide range of habitat, biology students at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ have an opportunity to gain experience in field research.
An ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ student athlete lifts weights
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ adds sports teams for 2020-21

The university is adding women's triathlon as a varsity sport, while men's triathlon and men's and women's weightlifting will launch as club sports.