At Auburn University, we put a lot of emphasis on football. That’s not necessarily a problem; I love football as much as the next person. I would, however, like to encourage you to pay a little more attention to the other sports Auburn this spring. (more…)
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Every semester Auburn University offers countless opportunities to gain valuable educational and cultural experience in countries all over the world with its Auburn Abroad program.
This past summer, AU sophomore Blair Snell took advantage of one of those opportunities by completing her Spanish minor in Cuernavaca, Mexico. In her video, Blair talks about what her trip was like, what classes she took and why she would recommend that you study abroad too.
Opportunities are available for every discipline, not just foreign languages. You can learn more about Auburn Abroad by visiting the Web site.
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Auburn University is often jokingly called a cow college because of its extensive roots in agriculture. Not many people know that Auburn’s physics and engineering departments are highly acclaimed by NASA and other space engineering organizations. One campus group that is making quite a name for itself is the Auburn University Student Space Program (AUSSP).
The organization is funded by a NASA grant is recognized by space engineering organizations such as NASA and Boeing as a “premier student-led space organization.” (more…)
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The transition from high school to college is difficult. Some students have a harder time than others and that is why the Summer Transition Enhancement Program (STEP) was created at Auburn.
Students participating in the STEP program come and live on Auburn’s campus for eight weeks during the summer before they are scheduled to attend classes in the fall semester. During those eight weeks, the students take introductory classes, attend study halls and begin to acclimate to college life.
Suzanne Free is an Auburn graduate student who served two summers as a STEP program councelor. In her video, she talks about the details of the STEP program, what it was like to be a councelor and how you can become a councelor too.
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The Virginia Tech shootings raised a lot of questions about communication between schools’ administrations and students. Many people assert that the tragedy could have been avoided, or at least lessened, if administration had contacted students or canceled classes after the initial shootings.
In order to increase communication in emergency situations, Auburn University has announced a new emergency communication system called AU Alert that will help keep students, faculty and staff informed with up-to-date information in the event of a crisis, keeping them safer on and off campus. (more…)
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