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GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK: To conserve energy, lower your thermostat a few degrees in the winter and raise it a few degrees in the summer.
Harvest Moon Festival returns to AUM on Friday
Get ready to howl at the moon. Auburn Montgomery is hosting the Harvest Moon Festival on Friday, Nov. 11, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the field behind the Library Tower. The autumnal celebration will feature live music, arts and crafts, food vendors and a salute to our nation’s veterans. The event is free and open to the public. more
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NASA scientist to discuss space telescopes during talk at W.A. Gayle Planetarium
NASA scientist Dr. Jonathan Gardner will discuss the important astronomical discoveries made by space telescopes during a lecture at the W.A. Gayle Planetarium on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
The talk will start at 7:30 p.m. inside the planetarium auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. more
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AUM partnering with City of Montgomery to host River Region GIS Day on Nov. 16
Auburn Montgomery and the City of Montgomery will host River Region GIS Day 2011 at the Taylor Center on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Held each year on the Wednesday of National Geographic Society’s Geography Awareness Week, GIS Day is a global event designed to educate people on how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) make important contributions in their lives and communities. more
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Chinese classes available at AUM on Saturdays
The Office of Far Eastern Initiatives is offering Chinese language classes (Mandarin) on Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. for both adults and children. Classes, held in Clement Hall 203 and 204, are free and open to the public, and textbooks are provided. The classes are taught by Ningning Tang, an exchange student from Kunming, China, and a candidate in the Master of Teaching Chinese to the Speakers of Other Languages program at Yunnan University, and Jiaoke Jia, an M.B.A. student at AUM from Beijing, China. For more information, contact April Ma at 244-3018 or by email at ama@aum.edu.
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Help AUM grad student get physical education equipment for middle schoolers
Terri Lynne Peacock, who is pursuing a master's degree in physical education at AUM, has entered a contest that is awarding a $10,000 grant to purchase physical education equipment for an empty aerobics room in Brewton Middle School. Check out a recent article on Peacock's efforts in the Brewton Standard, then head to Henkel helps kids get fit to vote.
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Phi Alpha Theta continues to 'Deck the Halls with Books on History'
Since 2004, Phi Alpha Theta history honor society has sponsored the holiday project “Deck the Halls with Books on History.” This project has made it possible for the society to purchase more than 1,000 history books for local elementary school libraries. These books are all on the Accelerated Reader list, so children may take tests on these books as part of their required reading programs. The money for this program has come largely from donations and ink cartridge recycling, which the society accepts year-round. Last year, the society was honored with a grant from AUM Outreach, which made it possible for the society to buy books with library binding that will hold up better over time. The society's 2011 book list is below. If you would like to dedicate a book personally, or in memory or honor of someone, send $5 to the Chi Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, c/o Dr. Lee A. Farrow, Department of History, and the society will place a special bookplate in the book of your choice.
- 10 Leaders Who Changed the World
- Peter the Great
- Yuri Gagarin
- William Seward
- What the World Eats
- Robert Fulton
- The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
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Dates added in January for mandatory employee workplace violence training
The AUM Department of Public Safety has added three dates in January to the campus-wide training series "Maintaining a Violence-Free Workplace." This training is mandatory for all faculty and staff. The intent of this training is to establish awareness, increase assessment skills and provide information that will aid you in the recognition of, response to and recovery from potential workplace violence incidents. This training will equip and prepare all AUM employees to work together to create and maintain a workplace that is as free as possible from harassing and threatening behaviors. Dates, times and locations are listed below. Reserve your spot by emailing Pam McNeil at pmcneil@aum.edu. If you supervise employees who do not have regular access to a computer, make them aware of this training and send the dates each employee will participate in the training to McNeil.
- Friday, Jan. 6, 8 a.m. - noon, Goodwyn Hall 112
- Friday, Jan. 13, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Goodwyn Hall 112
- Friday, Feb. 17, 8 a.m. - noon, Goodwyn Hall 112 (rescheduled from Jan. 27)
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Staff Council meeting on Thursday
The AUM Staff Council will meet Thursday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. in the South Room on the 10th floor of the Library Tower. All Staff Council meetings are open to the campus community, and the council is always looking for volunteers and helping hands, so come to the meeting to find out what you can do. Visit the council's Web page for future meeting information. Staff Council Web page and schedule
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Justice and Public Safety hosting career fair on Thursday
The Department of Justice and Public Safety will host a career fair on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby of Goodwyn Hall. Representatives from local police departments throughout the state, as well as federal law enforcement (FBI, Secret Service, U.S. Marshall) and the U.S. military branches will be on hand to discuss career opportunities with prospective candidates. more
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Sigma Gamma Rho celebrating Founders Week with variety of events
The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority is celebrating its Founders Week with a ton events that range from bowling with the ladies to helping children in need. The big event of the week is the fashion show on Wednesday at 7:22 p.m. in Goodwyn Hall 109. Admission to the show is free, but you can get a prize ticket and help a worthy cause by bringing two canned goods or making a donation at the door.
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DeStress Fest seeks volunteers to help on Nov. 14
The Counseling Center's annual DeStress Fest is back to help students unwind on Monday, Nov. 14, noon - 3 p.m., and volunteers are needed to help with the event. If you are interested, visit the Counseling Center in Taylor Center 319 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, email tjacks34@aum.edu, or call 334-244-3469 to sign up. Shifts are available, so there is no obligation to volunteer for the entire day. Sign up now through Friday, Nov. 11. more on DeStress Fest
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Dr. Yanyi Djamba, director of the Center for Demographic Research and associate professor in Sociology, attended the Southern Demographic Association conference Oct. 19-21 in Tallahassee, Fla. He chaired the session on “Births Expectations and Outcomes” and presented a paper titled “The Influence of Race on Employment Status and Earnings of African Immigrant Men in the United States.” That paper has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Population Research.
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Nov. 11
- Faculty Senate meeting: 9 a.m., Library Tower 10th floor, East Room.
- Faculty/staff Yoga exercise class: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Library Tower 10th floor, South Room.
- West Alabama Foodbank benefit for Tuscaloosa: 7:45 p.m., Capri Theatre, East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery.
Nov. 12
Nov. 14
- Faculty/staff Benefits seminar and Q&A: 10 a.m. - noon, Library Tower 10th floor, West Room.
- DeStress Fest: Noon - 3 p.m., Taylor Center 230 and Quad.
For additional events, check the AUM events calendar.
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