AUBURN – Hanna Gordon, an Auburn University spring 2012 summa cum laude Honors College graduate with a major in French, has been awarded a Fulbright-French Ministry of Education English Teaching Assistantship.

Gordon will be placed in a middle school in the Besancon region of France. She is the third consecutive Auburn University student awarded the assistantship in France, following Kristen Snow in 2011 and Helen Hunter Robertson in 2010.

"Hanna's desire to perfect her French language skills coupled with a sincere desire to embrace the French culture made her a strong candidate for the Fulbright," said Paul Harris, associate director of the Honors College. "It was a pleasure working with her throughout the application process.  She will represent Auburn University and the United States well during her time in France."

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AUBURN – Most college students realize the old adage "practice makes perfect" is a good idea and it usually results in a good grade in the classroom. But when lives are on the line, the saying takes on a new significance.

For Auburn University flight management students, this means being able to pilot aircraft in dangerous situations and adverse weather conditions — using skills developed without ever leaving the ground. Auburn, in its eighth decade of flight education, has added a new, full-motion flight simulator that will complement its inflight training.

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AUBURN – Paul Bergen, a senior in Auburn University's College of Sciences and Mathematics double majoring in microbiology and German, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Germany for the 2012-13 academic year. At the Technical University of Munich, he will continue to pursue his research in microbiology.

"Paul is an inquisitive and engaging young man with a range of interests and activities that go well beyond the lab and range from the study of German politics, culture and language to being an active member of Auburn's nationally recognized mock trial team," said Paul Harris, associate director of the Auburn Honors College. "He will gain so much from his classes and interactions with German students and faculty and he will represent himself, Auburn University and the United States with distinction."

A four-year member of the Honors College with a 3.97 overall grade-point-average in two demanding majors, Bergen is Auburn's fourth consecutive Fulbright scholar, following Rebecca Ludvigsen, Germany, 2009, Helen Hunter Robertson, France, 2010 and Kristen Snow, France, 2011.

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AUBURN – A team of Auburn University educators will play a key role in redesigning and improving preparation programs for high school mathematics teachers.

The Association of Public and Land Grant Universities selected the Auburn team from among a national applicant pool. Their goal is to work with other university and K-12 educators to jumpstart research and development efforts designed to ensure that new teachers are adequately trained in secondary mathematics instruction.

"Auburn is recognized for its mathematics teacher education," said Marilyn Strutchens, Auburn University professor of mathematics education and president of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

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AUBURN – Henry Fadamiro, Alumni Professor in the College of Agriculture's Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University, has been named the university's Presidential Administrative Fellow for 2012.

Auburn's Presidential Administrative Fellowship Program is designed to help individual faculty members gain senior administrative experience while applying his or her faculty experience to issues and programs that impact a broad segment of the university community.

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AUBURN - Online graduate programs in Auburn University's College of Education and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were named honor roll programs in U.S. News and World Report's first-ever Top Online Education Program rankings.

Those named to the honor roll ranked in the top third among their peers in four categories; there were no numeric rankings for overall program quality this year.

Online graduate degree programs were ranked based on student services and technology, faculty credentials and training, teaching practices and student engagement, and admissions selectivity. Programs named to the honor roll placed in the top third of at least three of the four category rankings.

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AUBURN - Auburn University has opened a Graduate Equivalency Diploma program that will be housed in Wallace Hall and offered free of charge on a first-come-first-served basis.

A partnership between Auburn University and Southern Union State Community College, the GED program will open educational and employment opportunities to area residents and university staff members who are currently without high school diplomas.

James Witte, associate professor and adult and higher education program coordinator in the College of Education, said the GED program will make a profound difference in the lives of those who choose to enter it. While Auburn's unemployment rate is low – 7.9 percent in September 2011, according to the U.S. Department of Labor – in comparison to other state communities, Witte said many individuals with jobs may be under-employed as the result of not having obtained a high school diploma.

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AUBURN - Auburn University is ranked 36th among public universities nationwide, up from 38th last year, according to an annual survey released by U.S. News & World Report today. The ranking marks the 19th consecutive year the magazine has ranked Auburn among the nation's top 50 public universities.

Auburn also improved its ranking among all universities, coming in 82nd nationally, up from 85th in 2010. Its College of Business undergraduate program ranked 27th among the nation’s public institutions and 46th overall.

"It is certainly an honor to be recognized by our peers as a leading business school and serves as a testament to our outstanding students and faculty," said Bill Hardgrave, dean of the College of Business and Wells Fargo Professor. "While we are pleased to maintain our position as a top 30 public business school in the U.S., we will continue to look for ways to build and improve upon the undergraduate business program and the educational experience provided to our students."

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AUBURN – Auburn University has achieved its highest enrollment in history this fall, and its freshman class boasts the top ACT score of any previous class, according to numbers released today by Auburn's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Enrollment is 25,469 among all student groups – undergraduates, graduate students and those enrolled in professional schools – up from 25,078 in fall 2010. Auburn has students from all 50 states and from 79 foreign countries.

New freshman enrollment consists of 4,202 students, just two fewer that last year's record class. The class compiled an average score of 27.2 on the ACT college entrance exam, outpacing last year's then-record of 26.9. They also earned an average high school grade point average of 3.81, up from 3.79 last year.

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AUBURN - The Auburn University College of Business is ranked among the nation's top 25 supply chain education providers, according to a recent report released by global research firm Gartner Inc. Gartner surveyed more than 400 supply chain practitioners and academics and evaluated domestic programs based on criteria that included industry value, program size and program scope.

At the undergraduate level, Auburn ranked at 19.5, as did with Indiana University, the University of Kansas, the University of South Carolina and Texas Christian University. The University of Tennessee, at 9.5, was the only other Southeastern Conference school in the undergraduate ranking. Auburn was ranked 25th at the graduate level and 20th among public institutions.

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