Campus Announcements
Global Medallion Program

The Global Medallion Program, a micro-credential sponsored by the Office of International Programs (OIP) for students who wish to demonstrate their pursuit of a global mindset, is offering the two required program courses in fall 2024. Students may now register for the Global Mindset Orientation course (INTL 1500) and Global Mindset Capstone course (INTL 3980).

April 17, 2024

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David Timm is the new chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective July 1.

April 17, 2024

A cohort of Tuskegee students recently received hands-on manufacturing experience through a visit to the Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS).

April 16, 2024

NCKU Scholarship Recipients 2023

The AU-NCKU Taiwan Center of Chinese Language and Culture is accepting applications for the 2024 summer, fall and summer-fall Chinese Language Learning Scholarship programs at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Applications are due April 30.

April 16, 2024

COIL Pilot Program

The Office of International Programs, in partnership with the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the Auburn University Libraries, is launching a pilot program to bring Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) into Auburn's core courses to facilitate the development of global literacy for every Auburn student.

April 16, 2024

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The Department of Political Science is offering all students the opportunity to pursue a specialized certification in national security and intelligence.

April 15, 2024

Bosen Lian

Bosen Lian, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, has been appointed associate editor for two leading Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers scholarly journals and already published his first textbook as lead author since joining the Auburn faculty last fall.

April 15, 2024

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Employees interested in any of these classes can register through AU Access or find additional information on the ElevatED website, aub.ie/elevated.

April 15, 2024

Auburn students teach music education to elementary students

The Early Childhood Teacher Education Program has operated the Summer Enrichment Program for over 25 years providing developmentally appropriate educational experiences for children aged 3.5 to 7.5 years of age, and it will return this summer for four weeks.

April 12, 2024

Auburn Authors group photo from the 2024 awards ceremony

An awards ceremony was held in RBD Library on April 10.

April 11, 2024

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The Office of International Programs is launching an updated international agreement approval process on Monday, April 29.

April 11, 2024

Seven individuals, both men and women, pose with certificates in front of a LEAD21 backdrop.

Three faculty members from the Auburn University College of Agriculture were among 88 nationally to complete the 2023-24 LEAD21 leadership-development program.

April 11, 2024

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The College of Education's first digital-only magazine, Keystone, is available online now. Read about our students, program and alumni — and what's on the horizon for the College.

April 10, 2024

Stewart W. Schneller

Stewart Schneller passed away on April 5. He had a tremendous impact on Auburn University and COSAM.

April 08, 2024

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Additional events will be shared on the Employee Appreciation Week website.

April 05, 2024

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The Facilities updates track progress of construction sites across main campus and beyond.

April 04, 2024

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Tiger Giving Day is Wednesday, April 10. This year, the 24-hour crowdfunding effort features 45 projects from across campus that need your support.

April 03, 2024

Attendees of the 2024 Auburn Research Symposium view and discuss research posters.

Following the 2024 Auburn Research Symposium held March 26 at the Melton Student Center, 64 students were honored with awards for their creative research and scholarship presentations. Nearly 450 graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers gave poster and oral presentations at the annual event.

April 03, 2024

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Tiger Giving Day, Auburn University’s annual day of giving, is back for its ninth year on April 10.

April 02, 2024

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Auburn University wants to hear from you on the ways we can enhance the content and user experience of the auburn.edu website.

April 01, 2024

Six Auburn University faculty selected for 2024 RSCT Grant

The Office of International Programs has awarded the Research & Scholarship Connections Travel Grant to six Auburn faculty members for travel to institutions in Thailand and Indonesia in June.

April 01, 2024

Elizabeth Lipke

Elizabeth Lipke was recognized for comprehensive, compelling efforts spanning discovery through translation in both cardiac and cancer research.

March 29, 2024

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Four employees have been recognized as Spirit of Excellence recipients for the month of March.

March 29, 2024

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David Timm, the Brasfield & Gorrie Professor in Auburn’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2024 Eugene Skok Award from the National Road Research Alliance.

March 28, 2024

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Parking Services was approved as an Accredited Parking Organization by the International Parking and Mobility Institute.

March 27, 2024

Three people, wearing hard hats and yellow construction vests with an Auburn logo, face away from the camera and point up at a building under construction.

From April 3-5, more than 250 building science educators will visit campus to attend the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) conference, hosted by the McWhorter School of Building Science.

March 26, 2024

The man, the myth, the unincorporated legend. Ladies and gentlemen — senior mechanical engineering lecturer, undergraduate program officer, student advisor and director of the Design and Manufacturing Lab, Jordan Roberts.

March 25, 2024

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The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures prepares students to be travelers, not tourists, through its study abroad programs.

March 22, 2024

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Access to campus facilities will transition to gameday mode on A-Day.

March 22, 2024

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AU Young Professionals is hosting a Conversation Around Wellness featuring Blake Butcher, coordinator of employee wellness at the Recreation and Wellness Center.

March 22, 2024

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A "one-stop digest for all things Auburn" for those outside Auburn.

March 22, 2024

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The program covers a wide range of services and products, including restaurants, hotels, clothing stores, spas, salons, and more.

March 21, 2024

Gilbreath CHS Podcast

An interior design alumna shares her journey of discovery and her passion in life.

March 21, 2024

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On March 14, Sarah Watts was inducted as a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow into the Nursing Academy of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) for 2024.

March 21, 2024

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Receive up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at Stanford.

March 21, 2024

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The event will be held on April 9 at the Harold D. Melton Student Center ballroom.

March 20, 2024

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The Auburn Cares and Title IX office partnered to create a guide on how to support and appropriately refer someone who has been impacted by sexual misconduct.

March 19, 2024

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Executive Director of University Housing Nyerere Tryman was recently honored with the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers’ Founders Award.

March 19, 2024

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A compilation of the 2023-24 SGA cabinet's overarching updates over the full term.

March 19, 2024

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Auburn University Student Affairs will honor the memory of students who passed away during the academic year.

March 19, 2024

Daniela Marghitu

Daniela Marghitu, director of Auburn’s Laboratory for Education and Assistive Technology and faculty within the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, has been appointed to the College Board’s Advanced Placement Computer Science A Development Committee.

March 18, 2024

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Coaching and therapy sessions, along with a new wellbeing app/digital program, are being offered to eligible Auburn and AUM employees.

March 15, 2024

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Hiring departments will share information about their openings

March 15, 2024

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The Search Committee for the position of dean of the College of Architecture, Design and Construction has identified four finalists who will each participate in a series of on-campus interviews and campus-wide open forums.

March 15, 2024

Cassandra Porter. Cassie Porter. Cass Porter. She goes by many names. And she has even more pursuits. She's a former professional ballerina. A current fossil hunter. And a day-jobbing assistant professor of chemical engineering. Curious? Well then join us as we pass through the walls of mystery surrounding this membrane manipulating maestro.

March 15, 2024

2023 Global Teaching Academy Induction Ceremony

Nominations for the 2024 Global Teaching Academy inductee class are due March 31.

March 14, 2024

Auburn Author Awards

Twenty-two Auburn University faculty and staff will be recognized at the Auburn Author Awards ceremony.

March 14, 2024

Chris Martin, assistant clinical professor, College of Nursing

Chris Martin, assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing, has been named a 2024 Macy Faculty Scholar  by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.

March 14, 2024

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Learn more about the Fulbright Scholarship through an upcoming online presentation.

March 14, 2024

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AU librarians and a biology professor tackle the open-access publishing question: Does it pay to pay?

March 13, 2024

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Assistant Professor of Social Work Felicia Tuggle has been named to the Fulbright Specialist Program to establish Liberia’s first community-based social work graduate program.

March 13, 2024

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Associate Professor and Landscape Architecture program director David Hill has been recognized as one of the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices for 2024.

March 11, 2024

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Four employees have been recognized as Spirit of Excellence recipients for their contributions to Auburn University.

March 11, 2024

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The Daniel F. Breeden Grant program provides approximately $30,000 each academic year for instructional enhancement and/or travel that directly benefits teaching and learning at Auburn University.

March 08, 2024

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The Search Committee for the position of dean of the College of Nursing has identified three finalists who will each participate in a series of on-campus interviews and campus-wide open forums.

March 08, 2024

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The university phone system is changing to 10-digit dialing on April 1.

March 08, 2024

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Exhibit on early flight technology from the Special Collections and Archives Department on display at Ralph Brown Draughon Library

March 06, 2024

Black Student Union students take the stage at the 40th anniversary celebration

BSU students and alumni reflect on what the BSU has meant to Auburn in the four decades it has served as a voice for Black students on campus.

March 05, 2024

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The NVA provides support for new and growing businesses.

March 05, 2024

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Join the Department of Art & Art History for an unforgettable experience at an iron pour put on by professors, visiting artists and students.

March 05, 2024

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The Total Rewards Statement summarizes earnings and benefits available to Auburn employees.

March 04, 2024

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The Animation Show of Shows expands awareness of exemplary animated short films and animated short film restoration and preservation.

March 04, 2024

Collaborative scrollathon work. Tightly wound circular scrolls of bright fabric in a rainbow of colors, placed into square wooden frames to create mural.

Auburn University's art museum will host the National Scrollathon March 11-15. Groups from across the state representing all ages, ethnicities, abilities and backgrounds will come to the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art to create collaborative artwork for display in the nation's capital.

March 01, 2024

The Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in partnership with the Department of Art and Art History is announcing a curated AI art exhibition from students, faculty and professional staff at Auburn University.

March 01, 2024

Awards

Faculty nominations are now open for the 2024 Alumni Professorships.

February 29, 2024

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Margaret Arnold has been named the associate vice president of philanthropy in Auburn Advancement, effective March 1.

February 29, 2024

Sustainability Speaker Series hosts Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown. Foley

Jonathan Foley, Ph.D., shares how it is possible to restore a livable, stable climate, meaning climate change need not be a story of doom and gloom.

February 28, 2024

Boshell Research Day Poster Presentations

Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine will host 15th annual Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Day on March 15.

February 28, 2024

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The latest episode of The Jule Museum Podcast features a conversation between exhibiting artist Elizabeth M. Webb and 23rd Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. The two spoke at the museum's inaugural Auburn Forum on Southern Art and Culture on Feb. 3, 2024.

February 28, 2024

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Campus policies approved pursuant to the university's Policy on Policies.

February 27, 2024

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Auburn’s College of Nursing is currently making plans to host the inaugural conference for the National Consortium of Nursing Academic Coaches, an organization founded in 2021 to connect educators in nursing academia looking for help in supporting their nursing students through academic coaching or student success.  

February 27, 2024

Global Community Day Festival activities include a Vendor Trade Fair, Global Attire Fashion Exhibition, musical performances, dance demonstrations, international food trucks, arts and crafts, sports, and games.

Auburn's third annual Global Community Day Festival will be on Saturday, April 20, at the Opelika Amphitheater, inviting international and domestic communities from Auburn, Opelika and surrounding areas to partake in a day filled with cultural exchange and celebration.

February 26, 2024

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Several retirement, financial wellness courses also offered through ElevatED

February 23, 2024

Julie Lockwood

Professor Julie Lockwood will discuss how technology is transforming the ways we monitor biodiversity, focusing on the use of environmental DNA as a tool combining natural history, molecular technology, robotics and bioinformatics.

February 23, 2024

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Approximately 2,000 full-time AU and AUM employees have not completed their required COI disclosure and need to do so by March 1.

February 23, 2024

2023 Research and Scholarship Connections Travel Grant

The Office of International Programs invites current Auburn University faculty members interested in developing research and scholarship connections with Auburn’s strategic partners in Thailand and Indonesia to apply for the 2024 Research & Scholarship Connections Travel Grant. Travel will take place June 8-19.

February 23, 2024

Award Winners

Auburn University recently honored eight faculty with the Vivian Ballenger Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence, an award made possible by a generous gift made by Auburn alumni Jim and Bettye Ballenger in memory of Jim’s late mother, Vivian.

February 23, 2024

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The deadline to complete Auburn University’s Strategic Planning Survey is Friday, March 1, 2024, at 4:45 pm. Members of the campus community are encouraged to participate in the study to help identify institutional priorities and perspectives to support the development of the university’s next strategic plan.

February 23, 2024

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The Auburn University Bookstore will close for inventory on Friday, March 1. Additionally, the Auburn University Bookstore website will be down for maintenance beginning at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, and will return to operation the week of March 4.

February 22, 2024

Andy Nowak

Andy Nowak, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Auburn, was recently named a Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 2024 Fellow.

February 21, 2024

International Women

International Cultural Center celebrates International Women's Day 2024

February 20, 2024

Razan Al Fakir

Dr. Razan Al Fakir’s project will focus on conscious movement processing, gaze behavior and anxiety-related fear of falling.

February 19, 2024

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Mary English and Xavier Vendrell, faculty members in Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, have been named recipients of a 2024 Architectural Education Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

February 16, 2024

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Auburn University recently named two new executives to key leadership positions in Enrollment Management.

February 16, 2024

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Candidate open forum dates for the dean of the Harbert College of Business have been announced on the search website (authentication required).

February 16, 2024

Aubie at Convocation

Bronze figure, located in front of Melton Student Center, honors Auburn's beloved mascot

February 15, 2024

Frank Bartol stands with his wife among other faculty and staff with award certificate

Frank “Skip” Bartol, Professor of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine was honored as Auburn University’s 2023-24 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer.

February 14, 2024

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Beginning April 1, 2024, as part of a modernization plan, calls from campus phones will require the full 10-digit numbers. This transition marks a significant step in telecommunications modernization, enabling employees to seamlessly integrate their office communications into their digital devices, providing more flexibility and efficiency.

February 14, 2024

Daniel Wells

Associate Professor Daniel Wells, a member of the Auburn Agriculture faculty since 2014, has been awarded the Elbert A. and Barbara L. Botts Endowed Professorship.

February 14, 2024

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Several events will be held to recognize the contributions of Auburn employees.

February 14, 2024

Paul Patterson wears a dark suit jacket, blue shirt and blue-and-orange striped tie as he smiles in front of trees

Paul Patterson received the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual meeting in early February. Patterson is dean of the Auburn University College of Agriculture and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.

February 14, 2024

Registered forester and timber investment expert Marc Walley has been named the Earl H. and Sandra H. Weaver Professor at Auburn's College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment. In this role, Walley will advance the college’s forestry teaching, research and scholarship.

February 14, 2024

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Auburn University recently named Govind Kannan as its head for the Department of Poultry Science and director of the Charles C. Miller Poultry Research and Education Center, effective June 1.

February 09, 2024

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SHOWCASE brings together creative scholarship from across the university and offers our communities opportunities to engage in that work. We are seeking proposals of creative scholarship produced by faculty and students across all fields at Auburn University.

February 09, 2024

Aubie at Convocation

A bronze figure celebrating Auburn's national champion mascot to be unveiled Feb. 24

February 08, 2024

Melton Student Center

Three Student Affairs staff members were recently recognized for their exemplary contributions by NASPA-Alabama, a professional organization for Student Affairs administrators in higher education.

February 08, 2024

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Unlock exclusive opportunities and build meaningful connections over lunch! Join us at the Veterans Resource Center for Third Friday Connections where veterans and education meet on the path to success.

February 08, 2024

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Employees can learn about responsible AI usage through this self-paced course.

February 08, 2024

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Qualified student groups and campus units can submit proposals for funding until 5 p.m. on March 29.

February 08, 2024

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The campus community is invited to open forums this February for the Honors College Director finalists.

February 08, 2024