AUBURN - Retired Gen. Carl Mundy, the 30th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, will address Auburn University's Naval ROTC unit at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in 125A Lowder Business Building. The presentation is open to the public.

Mundy graduated from Auburn in 1957 with a degree in business administration and in 2007 he received the Auburn Alumni Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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AUBURN – James Dawsey, former faculty member in the Auburn University College of Liberal Arts, will talk about his newest book, "Masters and Savages," on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. in the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Department. A reception will follow.

"Master and Savages" is set in Africa and onboard a contract labor ship headed to Brazil after the Civil War and centers on questions of conscience, faith and humanity. Power struggles with the ship's captain, a rebellion among the laborers, horrific weather and British warships in hot pursuit reflect the main character's state of mind.

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AUBURN - A full weekend of activities will begin on Thursday for the annual aviation management reunion in the Auburn University College of Business.

Jack Pelton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Cessna Aircraft Company, will address students and faculty at a public forum on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in room 125 of the Lowder Business Building. Pelton is the 2009 Aviation Management Advisory Board Distinguished Visitor.

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AUBURN - Auburn University will hold its fourth annual Faculty Awards Celebrating Excellence Ceremony Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. A provost's reception will follow.

The awards presented at this ceremony are the highest honors the university gives to faculty and this year will honor the outstanding academic achievements of 16 faculty members.

Auburn University Provost Mary Ellen Mazey will host the event and Lawrence Wit, associate dean and professor of biological sciences in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, will be master of ceremonies. Robert Lowder, Auburn University Board of Trustees member, will give congratulations and special remarks.

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AUBURN - The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University will exhibit a selection of some of the museum's most treasured pieces from its "Advancing American Art" collection Oct. 24 through Jan. 23 in the Chi Omega-Hargis Gallery.

The 36 paintings and works on paper in this collection constitute one of the most significant components of the museum's permanent collection. Acquired by Auburn University in 1948, when Auburn was known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute, they were originally part of a group of 117 oil paintings and watercolors assembled by the U.S. State Department in 1946 to demonstrate the ascendancy of American modern art at the mid-century.

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AUBURN - Auburn University will host the Alabama Gubernatorial Forum 2010 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.

All gubernatorial candidates who declared candidacy prior to Sept. 25 were invited to participate in the forum. Participating candidates are Robert Bentley, Bradley Byrne, Artur Davis, Kay Ivey, Tim James, Bill Johnson and Ron Sparks. The moderator for the event is Jeremy Campbell of ABC 33/40 in Birmingham.

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AUBURN - The Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Wenzhong Zhou, will visit Auburn University Oct. 20-21 at the invitation of Auburn President Jay Gogue to promote international education partnerships.

Ambassador Zhou will give a public presentation, "China's Development and China-U.S. Relations," at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Auburn University Student Center. His visit also will include campus tours as well as gatherings hosted by President and Mrs. Gogue, the Chinese Professional Association and the Chinese Student Organization.

Governor Bob Riley will host the ambassador at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 21 in Montgomery.

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AUBURN – “Cry, the Beloved County,” the 1995 film adaptation of Alan Paton’s 1948 novel, will be shown Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Auburn University Student Center. Critics have described the movie as illuminating the rigid and racist structures of society in South Africa that would later give rise to apartheid.

Overtoun Jenda, a native of the African country of Malawi and head of the Auburn’s Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, will offer brief introductory remarks. There will be an opportunity for group discussion following the film. Sponsored by Auburn’s Honors College, the film is open to the public and admission is free.

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AUBURN – Foreclosed homes and unsustainable growth can wreck the tax base of local governments. That’s the warning being issued by Auburn University’s Center for Governmental Services following its study of newly released U.S. Census Bureau data on housing unit growth.

Auburn researchers compared housing data from the states of Alabama and Georgia to gauge the effects of the recession and its real estate bubble on property taxes that fund local governments and their services.

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AUBURN - Ben Tom "B.T." Roberts of Mobile was nominated today to complete the term of the late John C.H. "Jack" Miller Jr. on the Auburn University Board of Trustees.

If confirmed by the Alabama Senate, Roberts will represent Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties on the Auburn Board through May 10, 2012. Roberts was selected for the position in a unanimous vote by the Auburn University Trustee Selection Committee, which includes Gov. Bob Riley, two members of the Auburn Alumni Association's Board of Directors and two Auburn trustees.

Roberts is president of Roberts Brothers Commercial and Property Management Inc. in Mobile. He graduated from Auburn in 1972 with a degree in industrial management and has been active in Auburn alumni and development activities for many years.

Contacts: Mike Clardy, (334) 844-9999 (clardch@auburn.edu), or
Brian Keeter, (334) 844-4650, (bkeeter@auburn.edu)