What do cell phones, engineers and nurses have in common? They can all help rural Alabamians.Auburn's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has teamed up with the School of Nursing to utilize a grant from Verizon Wireless.The Verizon Foundation awarded $23,000 to Loachapoka High School Nov.
Cars of the future were the talk of the town Nov. 17-18 as Auburn hosted the Sixth Annual Alabama Renewable Energy Conference at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.More than 200 scientists and engineers from across the country attended the conference, exchanging concepts ranging from alternative forms of energy to the design of vehicles to implement these technologies."I was very pleased with the turnout at the conference," said Kathy Hornsby, renewable energy program manager with the energy division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.
The holiday season has arrived, meaning faculty and students alike will be throwing end-of-semester parties.However, in this age of endless litigation, an age where one can seemingly be sued for looking at someone else in a funny way, is basic homeowner's insurance enough protection?Enter event insurance, special coverage that can make sure all bases are covered in the event of an accident, arrest or any other liability specific to a medium to large-scale event."If it is a small party at your house, your homeowner's (insurance) probably is enough," said Alan Mitchell, Eclectic Insurance agent.
Four Auburn graduates who went on to be movers and shakers will find recognition from the Auburn Alumni Association as its Lifetime Achievement Award is distributed next March.The 2010 recipients will be Robert Kenneth Johns '57, Smith Lanier '49, Gerald Smith '61 and Kathryn Thorton '74."Numerous individuals are nominated each year who have had significant careers and made outstanding contributions over their life times," said Debbie Shaw, vice president for alumni affairs and executive director of the Auburn Alumni Association.
For those who can't find a major that suits them, they can now make their own.One of Auburn's newest academic programs allows for students to build their own degree, creating a personalized discipline that meets their individual interests.The Interdisciplinary University Studies program is currently in its first year at Auburn under the direction of Patricia Duffy, professor in agricultural economics, and Doyle Bickers, the registrar-continuing.
Numerals and empty calories were king in the Student Center Ballroom last Thursday as "Beat Bama Bingo 'n Chicken" got into full swing.Auburn Residence Hall Association hosted the event to gather supplies for the Beat Bama Food Drive.
One night last week, I sat up at 3 a.m., as I am wont to do, writing an essay. Suddenly, something on TV caught my attention.
Auburn's executive MBA programs have joined the University's already extensive directory of internationally ranked curricula, receiving mention in the Financial Times' list of the world's best.The programs have been in existence for 11 years and are ranked 40th in the nation.
There was an Auburn that few of the living remember, an Auburn that disappeared like Atlantis or the Roanoke Colony.Its destruction was not due to divine annihilation or decimation by an enemy force, but by developers and other proponents of modernization who built the Auburn we see today.Ralph B.
Chris Kerth, professor in the College of Agriculture's Department of Animal Sciences, has received an honor in recognition of his services as an educator.American Meat Science Association bestows its Distinguished Teaching Award annually and has extended it to one of Auburn's own this year.A fellow faculty member nominated Kerth for the award.
