May 8, 2012
AUBURN UNIVERSITY - Anthony Lee and Willie Wyatt Jr., two of three seniors who attempted to integrate Macon County High School in Notasulga in 1964, will discuss their experiences related to the event on Wednesday, May 23, at 2 p.m. at the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center, 104 South Elm Street in Tuskegee.
The event stems from a collaborative and ongoing project between the Community and Civic Engagement Initiative in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center to document and preserve citizen memories related to the desegregation of public schools in Macon County.
Read the rest of this entry »
April 23, 2012
AUBURN – Auburn University's Truman Pierce Institute and the Office of Professional and Continuing Education will host their second national Anti-Bullying Summit at the Grand Hotel and Point Clear Resort in Fairhope, Ala., July 11-13.
The summit enables educators, parents, mental health professionals, researchers, community-based agency personnel and others to learn more about bullying and effective intervention strategies.
Read the rest of this entry »
April 17, 2012
AUBURN – The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine will host its annual open house Saturday, April 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free, student-organized event shares information about careers in veterinary medicine and activities about the college.
The open house will feature a variety of fun and educational activities for all ages on the college campus at 1130 Wire Road. High school and college students can talk with counselors about selecting courses for a future in veterinary medicine throughout the day. A special session at 10:30 a.m. in the new Overton-Goodwin Educational Wing covers admission requirements and career opportunities.
Read the rest of this entry »
April 13, 2012
AUBURN - A pair of iconic eagles that have stood watch for more than 50 years at the main gate to Auburn University, at Toomer's Corner, were placed back on their pedestals on Friday, April 13, after having been restored to their original stateliness with the assistance of the Auburn University Facilities Management staff and a local company which manages restoration projects.
With a missing beak on one and a damaged wing on the other, the weathered statues were removed from their brick pedestals in November. They have been repaired by The Lathan Company Inc., a Mobile-based firm specializing in the historic preservation of landmark structures and buildings
Read the rest of this entry »
April 11, 2012
AUBURN - The Auburn University Summer Reading Program will provide personalized instruction beginning in June for elementary school students who have encountered difficulty developing reading skills through regular class instruction.
The program, now in its 15th year, is open to children in grades K-2. Beginning readers will receive individualized tutoring from junior and senior elementary education majors in Auburn University's College of Education.
Read the rest of this entry »
April 6, 2012
AUBURN - Author Ted Wachtel, an internationally recognized expert on community conflict prevention and resolution, will present a public lecture on the subject at Auburn at noon Thursday, April 12, in the University Student Center, room 2222.
Wachtel is widely known as the co-author of "Toughlove" and "Toughlove Solutions," books that helped communities nationwide implement prevention-centered approaches to reducing juvenile delinquency in the 1980s.
Read the rest of this entry »
April 2, 2012
AUBURN – Kim Phuc Phan Thi, a prominent advocate for children affected by war throughout the world, will speak at Auburn University's Langdon Hall at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12. A reception will be held in the Langdon Hall courtyard beginning at 6 p.m. The lecture and reception are free to the public.
Phuc is best known from a 1972 photograph as the young girl running naked from her Vietnamese village after a napalm bomb attack during the Vietnam War. The striking photograph depicting the harsh reality of war later won the Pulitzer Prize.
Read the rest of this entry »
March 27, 2012
AUBURN – Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, will be the featured speaker at the Women's Philanthropy Board 10th anniversary Spring Symposium and Luncheon on Monday, April 23, at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.
The morning symposium is free to all students and faculty, however, reservations are required for the luncheon. Tickets are available by calling the WPB office at (334) 844-3524 or by visiting www.humsci.auburn.edu/wpb.
Since graduating from the University of Texas, Hager has become a UNICEF volunteer, author, and contributing correspondent for NBC's Today. She also worked at an inner-city school in Washington, D.C.
Read the rest of this entry »
March 27, 2012
AUBURN – The first Forum on Sleep and Child Development at Auburn University, April 1-3, will bring together a select group of national and international scholars whose work demonstrates connections between family processes, pediatric sleep medicine and child development.
The forum was organized by Mona El-Sheikh, the Leonard Peterson Inc. Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Human Sciences, and Joseph Buckhalt, the Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor in the College of Education.
Read the rest of this entry »
March 22, 2012
AUBURN –The morning of March 24, more than 3,000 Auburn University students will gather on the green space outside the Student Center for the kick-off of the 10th annual BIG Event. Students describe the annual event as a way of saying thank you to the community for its being an incredible place to live and learn.
After kick-off at 9 a.m., teams will go to more than 200 homes, businesses, churches and schools to perform a variety of tasks including planting flowers, painting homes and doing yard work.
Read the rest of this entry »
