The Loveliest Village

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 he Cafe, at the Jule Collins Smith Musuem of Fine Arts,  Auburn’s best kept secret.

Of all the wonderful places in Auburn the Jule Collins Smith Musuem and its quaint little Cafe seem to be the most overlooked.

“It is a nice little hideaway place that nobody really knows about,” said Nikki Hampton, a weekend employee at The Cafe.

The Cafe is a great place for Saturday afternoon outings, business lunches or if your in the mood for great food and a unique environment.  It is located inside the Jule Collins Smith Musuem at 901 South College Street, Auburn.

The owner of The Cafe, Ursula Higgins, serves lunch Tuesday through Saturday,  11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is the exclusive caterer for all events held at the musuem.

The Cafe is the perfect venu for any luncheon event, and is free to rent for  parties up to eight guests, as for parties which exceed eight members an 18 precent gratuity will automatically added and all orders will be on one ticket.

For menu selections and reservations check out The Cafe on the Jule Collins Smith Musuem’s Web page at JCSM.Auburn.edu or call 334.844.7016.

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This past weekend at the University of Georgia, a Digital Bootcamp was hosted by Edelman for future Pr pracitioners.   The basis of the conference was to teach the fundamentals of digital social media, and was a pretty big success.

And here is one Auburn student’s account of what it was like from public relations senior Kacy Eoff.

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One of the most engaging aspects of the Auburn experience is the ceremonial singing of the Auburn ‘War Eagle’, which has been a school tradition since 1955.

The ‘War Eagle’ fight song was written by Robert Allen (composer) and Al Stillman (lyrics). Roy B. Sewell commissioned the song in 1953 as part of an attempt to motivate football coach ‘Shug’ Jordan’s up and coming football team. The thought behind the initiative was to usher in a new era of success for Auburn athletics’ by capturing the spirit of the Auburn fans through the Auburn fight song.

Officially the naming rights of the Auburn ‘War Eagle’ fight song jointly belong to Auburn University and the late Roy B. Sewell of the Sewell family. According to the Sewell family, Roy B. Sewell also helped compose the last few lines of lyrics, and the family still has the parchment roll with the handwritten changes along with the rights to the song in their possession.

Today, on behalf of the Sewell family heirs here is Harris Sewell Worley, a fourth generation Auburn Alumni and direct descendant of the Sewell family, with a direct account of the history of the Auburn ‘War Eagle’ fight song.

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n and around town Auburn University students are participating in spring 2008 internship programs.

In order for some Auburn University students to obtain their undergraduate degrees, students are required to complete at least one professional internship. As part of the Auburn community’s commitment to the university, many local businesses offer a variety of student internship programs. The internships are very beneficial to participants and greatly appreciated by the students, parents and faculty.

Some of the benefits of local internships are students are able to develop time management skills by balancing the internship, classes and other activities. they also offer students the means to gain experience in a variety of various careers. For the students’ parents, they are able to save their parents a little money by fulfilling graduation requirements either early, or in less time than expected.

One example of a local internship is that of promising student Kelly McDevitt’s, a senior in public relations looking to graduate at the end of this semester. McDevitt, is the “electronic media intern” at the Auburn Alumni Center, and is very excited about her internship program. Here is what she had to say. . .

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This a Katie Brown an Auburn University student in graphic design. Not only is Brown a full time student she also is building up a promising career in the modeling industry.

Brown is an Atlanta native but has been a student at Auburn since 2003, and is scheduled to graduate in May of 2008. In the last year Brown has been photographed by many prominent photographers and modeled in several Atlanta fashion shows, all while working to attain a degree in Auburn’s highly competitive graphic design program. Brown truly is a “model student” for Auburn University and future students alike.

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