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(11/21/13 4:20am)
A new walkway was built for the College of Veterinary Medicine's Southeastern Raptor Center to allow more people to be able to visit the birds at the center.
Undergraduate students from the College of Architecture, Design and Construction spent two weeks working with one another to rid the walkway of gravel by replacing it with previously used cement.
Marianne Hudson, assistant director of raptor training and educations said she noticed the problems with the gravel path at the center.
"Our walkway, up until now, has been large gravel rocks," Hudson said. "These gravel rocks have caused issues for some of our visitors.
Hudson said wheelchairs had difficulty navigating the rocks and so did mothers with infants in strollers and the rocks were too deep and large for wheeled vehicles to be able to navigate
Michael Hein, professor in the School of Building Science, paired with Auburn Facilities Division and private contractors to prepare the site.
Hein led many service learning projects throughout the years and said he felt this project taught him more about the environment.
"It is a way I can continue to use my expertise in engineering to help the environment," Hein said.
For this walkway, previous concrete was used in effort to go greener.
"It has been classified as a green pavement. The EPA has approved it as a best management practice when dealing with storm water," Hein said.
The previous concrete allows for water from storms to soak back into the ground instead of rushing down drains, carrying heavy metals and other destructive substances with it.
Approximately 30 undergraduate students alternated three-hour shifts in order to get the building of the walkway.
After preparing the framework, the graduate students straightened the 340-foot-long, 6.5-foot-wide railroad ties.
John Young, senior in building science, was one of the students working on the site.
"If anything, getting a hands-on experience really makes you respect the people that do this kind of work for a living," Young said. "It's definitely beneficial."
The walkway was completed Nov. 8, and open for tours shortly after.
"Everything went very smoothly," Hudson said. "There will be absolutely no problem now with wheelchairs and strollers and even the elderly to keep their footing on our new substrate."
Young said he saw the project as a success.
"If we are going to do a project, we are doing it for the University, and so we feel like we're helping out," Young said.
(11/19/13 4:58am)
Auburn's Delta Sigma Phi fraternity held the 2013 Miss Fall Rush pageant Monday, Nov. 18, in the Auburn Arena.
After the deliberation, the hosts announced Molly Pinnix, freshman in communication and member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, was crowned Auburn's 2013 Miss Fall Rush.
The event started at 7 p.m. and all going to benefit Delta Sigma Phi's philanthropy, March of Dimes.
There were 17 contestants competing against one another, each representing one of Auburn's sororities.
The contestants kicked off the pageant with a choreographed dance, as the opening act.
They were judged based off the three main events that took place during the pageant; game day wear, the talent competition and evening wear.
One of the contestants, Lizzie McLendon, freshman in biomedical science, was supporting the Delta Delta Delta sorority.
McLendon said she was a nervous going into the pageant, but ended up have a great time.
They spent many hours working to prepare for the pageant.
"We started working on it at the end of September," McLendon said. "We've been meeting twice a week, every week."
Supporting the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, Macy Lang, freshman in pre nursing, was another contestant that was little nervous going into the competition.
"I was really nervous we were all going to be competitive, but we have all just been so loving towards each other and have supported each other through all of it," Lang said. "I'm just so blessed to have them in my life now."
The pageant raised $10,000 for the March of Dimes association.
(11/14/13 3:02pm)
The office of professional and career development,OPCD, in the College of Business has been collecting donations for Hero Packs for the past three weeks.
Friday, Nov. 8, was the last collection of the donations for this year's Veteran's Day.
These Hero Packs consist of small toys, stuffed animals, school supplies and more.
They will be sent to children of deployed soldiers.
Courtney Arnold, administrative support assistant for the OPCD, said the OPCD does some type of soldier or veteran involvement, either for the families or for the veterans themselves every year in honor of Veteran's Day.
"It's just really important to us to become involved in the community outside of the college and donate to the children of any of the soldiers that are deployed," Arnold said. "We just want to help anyone that we can and this is a great way to go about it."
Items were collected in bins from the students and faculty in Lowder Hall Room 101.
The packs were then sent to two different posts that anonymously distributed the packs to toddlers all the way up to children in middle school.
Arnold said the OPCD plans to do this program every year.
"This is the first time that we've been involved in the program, but we have been told previously that it has been a great hit, and they absolutely enjoy receiving the gifts," said Arnold. "It brings happiness to them."
It is very important to the OPCD that Auburn's students are aware of the veterans and the sacrifices that they have made.
It tries its best to promote the veterans and keep the students engaged.
"We talk about it constantly, we keep the involvement around our college, we advertise, we keep our Facebook interactive, and we keep reminding them as much as possible," Arnold said. "Thankfully the students are very involved, appreciative, and enjoy this process."
Allison Williams, sophomore in supply chain management, was one of the students that donated.
"I think it's a sweet idea and it doesn't involve much effort to donate but could really make a difference to these kids," Williams said. "It can make them feel special."
Williams contributed small teddy bears, a coloring book and markers.
Williams said she plans to donate again next year and encouraged her friends to do the same.
"It speaks to me because people often forget how hard it must be for the families of people in the military," Williams said. "It is especially hard for young children who have to go long periods of time without seeing their moms or dads."
Catherine Young, sophomore in radio, tv, and film, read about the program through Auburn's weekly email.
Young said she was happy to contribute a few items for the Hero Packs, as well.
"I can't imagine how hard it must be having a parent overseas in the military," Young said. "This is a really great way to show our support for the kids."
(11/07/13 9:49pm)
The Department of Political Science hosted the Political Science Leadership Award Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Student Center for the second year in a row.
One of the House of Representative's members, Mike D. Rogers, presented the award to Elliott Lynn, senior in political science.
Tara Jones, senior in marketing, was awarded for her position as Miss Auburn.
Steve Brown, chair for the department of political science, says there is a faculty nomination process that determines who the one winner will be, out of the many students that applied.
Brown said they hold high standards for potential winners of the award and look for students that have more than just high GPA.
"Someone who has a high GPA is often very involved in a lot of other activities," Brown said. "We look for an all around package of a solid student, solid citizen and just a great representative of Auburn."
Jones is involved on campus with the Student Government Association and was elected Miss Auburn in 2012, where her campaign helped raise approximately $7,500 for the water crisis.
Lynn is also involved in many things on Auburn's campus, such as the Student Eminent Society in the College of Liberal Arts.
Lynn does mission work through his church at home, First Baptist, and has interned for the Office of Legislative Affairs in Washington D.C.
When Lynn found out he had won the award in May, he said he was very surprised.
"I knew everyone who applied was really qualified," Lynn said. "It was an honor just to be able to apply."
His parents, grandmother, brother and sister came to the ceremony to support him.
Jim Lynn, Elliott Lynn's father, said he thought the award showed a great recognition of the interest he has taken in politics and government.
"He's really jumped into the subject whole-heartedly," Jim Lynn said. "Hopefully making his life's work, in one manner or another, public service and politics and government. It's a good step for him. We're proud of him."
(11/06/13 3:40pm)
Stylitics, the largest digital closet platform on the web, recently came out with a new app that lets someone take his or her closet on the go.
This app helps someone plan and share outfits, chat with friends about clothes and find places to shop.
Stylitics was created in 2010 and is continuing to grow.
The platform's college ambassador program currently has representatives at more than 50 schools and is looking to expand.
Stylitics is offering 50 more college ambassador positions to students. Student ambassadors get to promote and develop marketing strategies.
They also contribute weekly to the website's fashion blog and work together on events, such as clothing drives.
Annie Wazer, marketing manager for Stylitics, said the process for becoming a college ambassador is easy.
"If someone is interested, they can send me a cover letter and their resume," Wazer said. "We want to hear what it is about Stylitics that interests you, and what exactly in your skill set would make you a good pick for being an ambassador."
Wazer said she is one of many advocates promoting the new app.
"The general goal of Stylitics is to help people be smarter about their style," Wazer said. "We do that is by giving people a platform to keep track of their clothing so they have it all in one place, and also learn things about the way they're wearing them."
Joanna Johnson, junior in public relations, said she likes how easy the app was to use.
"I do think the app is helpful," Johnson said. "I like that it helps you keep track of how many times you wear something."
Hannah Eans, freshman in business, also said she likes how the app suggests places to shop.
"I like to have different places to shop so that my friends don't have the same clothes as me," Eans said.
For more information, visit Stylitics.com.
(11/05/13 7:57am)
Monday, Nov. 4, Jacob Dean, senior in political science and pro tempore, proposed to override the veto placed on the amendment to Chapter 702.3 in the SGA Code of Laws.
Dean wanted to overturn the veto and uphold the initial bill, which is to move the SGA president from the Elections Board and put the elections director in the position to vote when there is a tie.
He urged senators to stay true to their previous vote from last time.
"SGA is supposed to be the igniter of all students," Dean said. "How can we ignite the students when a biased seven [members], with the SGA president on the board, can essentially sway an entire election."
Rob Garcia, senator for the college of business, disagreed with Dean's opinion to override the veto.
He said he found the spirit of the bill to be right, but thought the implications of the bill were too great.
Garcia pointed out guests Fred Kam, former E-Board advisor from 2005-2011, and Kurt Sasser, E-Board advisor and former SGA President from 2010-2011, that spoke during the open floor.
"We had two members of the division administrators come and affirm the need to keep the president on the board," Garcia said. "What that tells me is that they are affirming that they trust the SGA president to veto and furthermore that tells me that taking the president off the board really impacts the degree to which they can trust it."
Richmond Gunter, senator for the college of business, said he was very conflicted when the initial bill was being debated.
Gunter said he believes the previous discussion on supporting fairness, transparency and making the process more open, was emotional and was what drove some senators to switch their vote.
However, he believes those that switched their vote, had a just reason to.
"These are your fellow students that serve on E board," Gunter said. "If I or anyone in this room is sitting on E-Board, I have confidence in you as an individual and a mature adult that you're not going to let one person, just because of their title, sway your opinion on what you truly think is right."
David Adams, senator of the graduate school, questioned if senators were really paying attention to what they were voting on every week.
He also asked the rhetorical question of whether they were voting for organizational efficiency for the division of student affairs or if they were voting for more accountability and trust in fellow students.
"If it's the former I think we are doing the wrong thing," Adams said. "If it's the latter then I think we should uphold the amendment."
The veto was upheld.
(10/31/13 2:02pm)
On Friday, Nov. 1, the Art Department and Association of Visual Arts will have a preview and reception to kick off the third annual Salon Sale.
The preview and reception begin at 4:30-6 p.m. in Biggin Gallery.
The Salon Sale will last from Monday, Nov. 4-Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Spectators are welcome to attend the event in Biggin Gallery from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Rachel Little, senior in fine arts and president of AVA, is one of the officers putting on the event.
"It is an opportunity for students and faculty to make work and sell their work to raise money for the endowment fund, which allows us to bring artists and scholar lectures to campus," Little said.
All artwork showcased is priced at $100 or less.
Students can find their advertisements on the Auburn daily email, Auburn website, posters on campus and other social media sites.
The event is open to all and is free of charge.
"This is my first year being involved and first year being an officer," Little said. "I have heard very good things about the turn out for the past couple of years."
(10/29/13 4:12pm)
The College of Liberal Arts' department, Community and Civic Engagement, is hosting the Italian Film Festival to celebrate National Italian American Heritage Month.
The festival will stage one Italian film, with English subtitles, for three nights.
The festival has already kicked off on Monday, Oct. 28, and took place at the Auburn Hotel in the Dixon Conference Center.
At 5 p.m., Gli immaturi. Il viaggio (The Immature. The Journey) directed by Paolo Genovese, was the first of the three films that the festival will present.
After the film, viewers were invited to attend the reception for food and drinks in the Foyer of the Auburn Hotel.
Paige Serzen, sophomore in radio, TV, & film, takes an elementary Italian I class here at Auburn.
"It was hilarious and I loved the sound track," Serzen said.
Grace Perry, senior in marketing, said she liked how the film had a happy ending, unlike many of the other Italian movies she has seen.
Perry said she believes events like this will help raise awareness about the Italian programs that Auburn's foreign language department offers.
"I definitely think it will help get the word out about the Italian department and how awesome it is," Perry said. "The Italian professors are really great."
For those that missed the opening night of the Italian Film Festival, there are two more shows to be seen on Oct. 29 and 30.
Gli equilibristi (Balancing Art) directed by Ivano De Matteo will show at 5 p.m. on Oct. 29 and Viva la liberta (Long Live Freedom) directed by Roberto Ando will show at 5 p.m. on Oct. 30.
Nicole Serenata, Italian language professor, is an Italian native and believes there are benefits to attending Italian Film Festivals.
"Showing movies is always a wonderful way to show the culture and the language of other countries," Serenatta said. "So, the more movies we have the better it is for the foreign language departments and for the students."
The event is open to all students and faculty, free of charge.
(10/25/13 1:07am)
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering had their second annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase on Oct. 24.
The event took place at Shelby Center's Kingsley Courtyard from 1:30-4:00 p.m.
The college's Council of Engineering Graduate Students welcomed all students and faculty to join and learn about the diverse research the graduate students have been leading.
Jennifer Duggan, senior graduate student with a PHD in chemical engineering, served as one of the Council of Engineering Graduate Student members who worked very hard to promote the event.
"We've been working all week on this," Duggan said. "Meeting after hours and everything, trying to make it all come together."
Christopher Roberts, dean of engineering, gave a speech to kickoff the showcase.
Afterward, guests were able to walk around and visit with the graduate students competing.
There were 150 graduate students scattered on the lawn, presenting their research posters to their peers and the 50 judges, in hopes of winning a prize.
One thousand dollars was given to the first winner.
Over $5,000 was distributed and rewarded to the second and third place winners, the five honorable mentions, and the 10 departmental winners.
Julie Scott, senior in polymer and fiber engineering, was encouraged by her professor to attend in order to get a better feel for all of the majors that Auburn's College of Engineering offer.
"They have all the majors right next to each other so you can see how they all relate and differ from each other," Scott said.
Other students, such as Kit Valone, senior in the college of engineering, came out to support and expressed positive feedback about the event as well.
"It shows undergraduates that are attending what they could possibly do if they wanted to attend graduate school here. It's a good way to show everything," Valone said.
The event captured the achievements of the graduate students who participated in the competition and promoted engineering scholarships.
Olivia Cook, senior in polymer and fiber engineering, plans on coming back for next year's showcase.
"I think it is a good tool to show what everyone is doing and how we can further research and keep going deeper," Cook said.
Senior graduates who participated in the competition want to continue their involvement with Auburn's College of Engineering.
"I do plan to be extremely involved as alumni because I think that is so important and one of the greatest things you can do at Auburn is to give back," Duggan said. "I feel there's great potential with the College of Engineering and I can't wait to give back to it."
(10/18/13 8:08pm)
Friday, Oct. 18, Auburn's very own Alpha Kappa Alpha and Alpha Delta Pi sororities hosted the third annual All In All Pink breast cancer awareness event.
The affair took place on the AU Student Center Greenspace from 11:00 a.m.-1 p.m.
Organizations such as Auburn University School of Nursing, The Joy To Life Foundation, Auburn University Chapter of Student National Pharmacy Association (SNPHA) and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama were invited to come and participate.
Ebony Craig, P1 in Pharmacy School, has been the director of the event for the past three years.
In 2010, Craig and her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, decided they wanted to raise awareness.
"I also worked with the Office of the University Outreach, and when they got wind of it we decided to make it into something bigger," Craig said. "We planned it in two weeks and it happened to turn out well, so we did it again this third time."
Free pizza, t-shirts, water bottles and more were passed out to the students and faulty that came out to support the cause.
Many of the visitors that attended have been personally affected by breast cancer.
Karen Clark, academic advisor in mechanical engineering, said she loves this event and has been every year.
"My identical twin sister had breast cancer about five years ago," Clark said. "She's doing very well, but I always come to get her a few souvenirs."
Daryl Kristine Basquez, P1 in pharmacy school, had heard about the event from a fellow P1 classmate.
"A lot of people I know have suffered from breast cancer so I wanted to come out and raise awareness," Basquez said.
One of the guest speakers, Brandon Johnson, hematology and oncology physician from East Alabama Medical Center, spoke on the importance of taking charge and getting checked regularly for breast cancer.
Followed by Johnson, Asher Michon spoke on the behalf of the Lower Alabama Chapter of the Guardians of the Ribbon and "Cindy" the pink fire truck.
The Pink Heals organization was founded by firemen that drive pink fire trucks and police cars, like "Cindy, across America spreading breast cancer awareness to communities all over.
The last guest speaker, Madison Billingsley, graduate from Auburn's Nursing School, told her story about surviving Stage II invasive ductal carcinoma.
In closing the event, balloons were released in honor of breast cancer survivors and victims.
Neely Duffy, junior in nursing, was one of the student nurses who participated in teaching the visitors about how to preform breast exams and checked people's blood pressures and glucose levels.
"We had to read up on some brochures before we came and I learned a lot of things that I didn't know," Duffy said. "You can get breast cancer now at age 20. I definitely think it's helping raise awareness."
Taylor Stubbs, freshman in civil engineering, also found the event to be enlightening and effective.
He plans on attending the event next year and more events raising breast cancer awareness.
"I love it," Stubbs said. "Anytime. All day. Every day."
(10/17/13 4:10pm)
Auburn's Natural History Museum hosted its first open house, Saturday, Oct. 12.
Jason Bond, director of the museum, said the previous location did not allow for the museum to be open to the public for many reasons, one being for safety issues.
The museum's new biodiversity center, located at the corner of Mell Street and Samford Avenue, finished construction in April.
Bond said the museum's open house timing coincided with the new building.
"We just moved into the building over the summer. Construction was completed in April and this homecoming seemed like a good weekend. People will be kind of relaxed about the game and they will be tailgating early," Bond said. "Our intentions are, particularly during football season, to have the museum open at least a couple of times over the course of the fall. We may not achieve that this year but we definitely will next year."
Auburn's Natural History Museum offers a multitude of specimens. The open house showcased many of the exotic specimens and even brought live ones to display. Bond said the live collection are held in Funchess Hall.
"There (were) tarantulas, snakes, big lizards, frogs and those sorts of things. We (pulled) a lot of stuff out and we (had) a lot of curators and collection managers here to answer questions about specimens and biodiversity in the Southeast."
Students and faculty members responded positively to the new building and being able to plan visits.
"I love animals and history," Lauren Romano, sophomore in pre-elementary education.It would appeal to people of all ages in the community."
Jake Hoffman, junior in chemical engineer, agreed with Lauren's statement.
"I am definitely interested and plan to go to one of the open houses this year," Hoffman said.
Bond said the museum's hope is to bring in more school groups and other people for tours.
Because the museum offers such a wide range of different specimens, the time and effort it takes to accumulate them all doesn't just happen over night.
Bond offered insight into how they manage all the specimens they have gathered.
Bond said there are a number of curators in the department of biological science, who have appointments in the museum.
"Many of them do specimen-based research, which means they use specimens they have collected daily in their research projects," Bond said.
Craig Guyer is the curator of amphibians and reptiles.
John Armbruster is the curator of fishes. Goertzen is the curator for plants. Geoffrey Hill is the curator for birds.
"There have been facility members before them who were here 25 to 50 years ago, so our specimens go back 75 years or more," Bond said. "Things that were collected a long time and things that are more recent."
Bond said he just returned from two and a half weeks in southern Africa and Dominica where he collected specimens such as beetles and spiders. He said those specimens are on display as well.
The open house provided a chance for the Auburn community to support the new Biodiversity Center.
"The open house is really a unique opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes, see the collections, meet the curators, and to get an idea of what's here and what sort of resources we have available," Bond said.
Those who missed Saturday's open house are encouraged to attend future open houses this fall.