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<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/townsend_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />Laura Townsend '10 eases a soggy lump of concrete out from what looks like a gigantic pizza oven. "Come on, woah! -- This bad boy is going to fall apart," she says as she inspects the pebbly mass and then gingerly places it back in a tray of water. A few weeks ago, this concrete was solid. Now it's been through about six years of ferocious weathering.

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/cups2010_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />Faculty, students and community partners were honored at the annual recognition reception of the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Office of Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning on April 26 for their commitment to service-learning and the creation of community-based learning opportunities that enhance student learning and meet real community needs.

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/manning_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />The moment Kevin Jordan '04 fully realized he'd made the right choice in selecting ¶¶Òõ̽̽ from the nine schools in his college search didn't occur in the Green Mountains, but a couple of thousand miles away in the red canyons of Utah.

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/shinseki_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki will deliver the address to graduates at ¶¶Òõ̽̽'s 2010 commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 23. Secretary Shinseki will also receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the ceremony.