AUBURN - Students at Auburn University will soon have the opportunity to earn credit for a master's degree while still working toward their undergraduate diploma.

Trustees at Auburn today approved an accelerated dual degree program that is expected to appeal to top students who wish to work in fields where advanced qualifications are needed.

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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 - The Auburn University College of Liberal Arts and Department of Music will present the ninth annual Sounds of Auburn concert Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.

Approximately 550 students will perform in ensembles that will include the Auburn University Singers, Marching Band, Gospel Choir, Steel Drum Band, Chamber Choir, Jazz Band and the Symphonic Band.

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Two journalists - both respected for their many years of service and dedication to communities as newspaper publishers - will be inducted into the Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor on Nov. 7 at Auburn University.

Sam H. Oliver, who was the owner and editor of The LaFayette Sun, and Ralph W. Sears, owner and editor of the Shelby County Reporter, will be the 105th and 106th journalists inducted posthumously by the Alabama Press Association since the Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor was established in 1959.

The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. in the Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor Room in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

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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's 30th Fall Roundup and Taste of Alabama Agriculture will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon at Ag Heritage Park. Festivities precede the Auburn vs. Furman homecoming game.

Ag Roundup began as a reunion for alumni and friends of Auburn's College of Agriculture and an opportunity to spotlight the bounty of delicious foods Alabama farmers produce and to increase awareness of agriculture's significant impact on the state's economy.

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AUBURN - Auburn University's Donald E. Davis Arboretum will host a class about choosing plants that are good for our native landscape and avoiding ones that threaten it. The hour-long program, "What's So Great About Native Plants," will be offered Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 4:30 p.m. at the Davis Arboretum Pavilion.

A representative from the Alabama Invasive Plant Council will present information on which plants pose the most severe threat to our native landscape and how to identify them. The arboretum staff will discuss the best native plants to grow in this area, as well as the connection between the wild creatures we enjoy, their food and their habitat.

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AUBURN - The Women's Philanthropy Board, in Auburn University's College of Human Sciences, will host "Caregiving 101," a seminar and luncheon on Friday, Nov. 13, from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at The Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center. Topics will include the legal, financial and managed care aspects of caregiving.

Irene Collins, the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Senior Services, will serve as keynote speaker. Other featured speakers will include Leah Dubberly of the Dubberly Group/Merrill Lynch; Cheri Rudgers, a licensed certified social worker; and Debby Spain of J.D. Capell and Howard.

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AUBURN - A giant banner displayed on The Hotel at Auburn University is piquing the city's interest by asking one basic question: What is Piccolo?

Located inside The Hotel's restaurant, Ariccia Trattoria and Bar, Piccolo is Auburn's newest gathering place. Hans Van Der Reijden, managing director of The Hotel at Auburn University, said the typical hotel lounge of earlier days has been transformed into an intimate jazz spot.

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