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Replacement Magnolia oak transplanted, rolling schedule remains the same

After extensive care trying to save the original Magnolia oak, it was replaced by another live oak Wednesday, July 8.  Ben Burmester, design project lead in Facilities Management for the Toomer's Corner project, said the transplant ran smoothly this morning even with the Corner construction.  Gary Keever, professor of horticulture, said the replacement tree was dug from a nursery in Lake City, Florida 16 months ago.  "The construction actually helped us," Keever said.

The State Press

Mell Street Classroom Building construction to begin in December

Construction will begin in December on the Mell Classroom Building. The building will be 65,000 square feet and will be located on the west end of the library. The building will contain two large lecture halls and general classrooms that can hold from 20-30 students to 60-80 students, according to Sarah Smith, campus architect. According to Smith, all of the classrooms will have projection and white boards.

The Auburn Plainsman

Auburn University, PUSH initiative meet in D.C. to discuss hunger

By Maria McIlwain | News Editor | June 26

Presidents United to Solve Hunger and foreign dignitaries met in Washington, D.C., to discuss hunger issues and implement a plan of action to end hunger all over the world.  Paula Hunker, director of strategy and policy with the Hunger Solutions Institute in the College of Human Sciences said university presidents from six continents were represented at the meeting. Hunker said the United Nations is a major partner, as well as other organizations dedicated to ending hunger all over the world. Hunker said PUSH aims to encourage collaboration between universities. "The whole goal is for universities to work collectively," Hunker said.

The Auburn Plainsman

Construction outside Haley Center to repair window leaks

By Sommer Henry | Writer | June 25

Many have seen the construction going on around the Haley Center and wondered what for. The construction is for the 5th-9th floors of the tower.  Joe Ruscin, campus architect, said they are redoing the windows for the 5-9th floors.  "We are redoing the caulking around the windows and resealing the glass in the frames, so that we can prevent window leaks that have been occurring," Ruscin said.  Martha Koontz, the communications specialist with facilities management, said this will improve the Haley Center.  "A few windows had leaks, and we don't want them doing any damage," Koontz said.

The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art is located on South College Street. It opened in 2003. (FILE PHOTO)

Museum namesake, Jule Collins Smith dies

By Staff Report | June 16

Jule Collins Smith, the person the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art is named for, died Saturday, June 13 in Houston. Smith was born in Auburn and enrolled in Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1946.

The Auburn Plainsman

Magnolia Avenue Oak to be replaced in early July

By Staff Report | June 11

The Magnolia Oak will be replaced with a live oak of the same size in early July, according to a press release issued by Auburn University.  Thoms Trees and Plants will replace the oak and according to Tim Thoms, contractor in charge of relocating the oaks, told the University if an oak died from transplanting it would be replaced from the company's pre-dug stock. "Utilizing a nursery raised and pre-dug tree provides more certainty that the tree will survive," said Gary Keever, professor of horticulture and Facilities Management landscape consultant.

The Auburn Plainsman

Early childhood education holds enrichment program ‘Summertime in Alabama’

By Emily Esleck | Editor-in-Chief | June 6

For more than 25 years, the summer enrichment program has taught early childhood education students valuable teaching skills and served as an outlet for children from preschool to age 8, according to Sean Durham, program director and coordinator for early childhood education in the College of Education. Starting June 8, as many as 45 children will come to a classroom in Haley Center that has been transformed by a cohort of 20 Auburn students. Durham said the students have waxed the floors, removed the tables and chairs to set up art and reading areas, which lasts two semesters. The summer program began as a way for students to complete their practicum in the summer since public schools are not open. This year’s theme, “Summertime in Alabama,” gives students the opportunity to teach children about different activities in Auburn such as going to Chewacla and other parks, according to Hannah Deaver, junior in early childhood education with a Spanish minor. Deaver will be teaching the 5-7 age group and said she will let her children decide a project they want to work on centered on their interests. “I was interested in early childhood education from a really young age, I have really always wanted to be a teacher,” Deaver said.

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