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Plug your small appliances into smart power strips. When not in use, turn them off from the strip. This will save money on your electric bill and is very healthy for the environment.
AUM departments in need of recycling bins should contact Nichole Thompson at 244-3106.
Unique musical trio to kick off AUMLAC at Promenade Concert on Feb. 7
The Meàllo Trio, three musicians on the faculty at the University of Montevallo, will be featured season's third Promenade Concert on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Goodwyn Hall 109. Melanie Williams, soprano, Alan Goldspiel, guitar, and Lori Ardovino, clarinet, will perform their own compositions as well as works by Mississippi composer James Sclater. Music by Gabriel Fauré and George Frideric Handel will round out the program. This program will serve as a musical "prelude" to the AUM School of Liberal Arts Southern Studies Conference on Feb. 8 and 9. The Promenade Concerts are free and open to the public. Read more about the Promenade Concerts
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Staff Council seeking officer nominations for 2013-14
The AUM Staff Council is seeking nominations for vice president, secretary, treasurer and members-at-large for the 2013-14 term. As representatives of all AUM employees below the rank of vice chancellor who do not hold an academic appointment, the Staff Council works to promote better understanding, cooperation and communication among all constituent groups at AUM. Deadline for nominations is Friday, April 26. Nomination form
The Staff Council is also seeking unit representatives for the 2013-14 term. Unit representatives and assistant representatives provide the channel of communication between their constituents and the Staff Council. It is the unit reps' responsibility to communicate information on council activities to staff in their units and to present concerns of staff to the council. It is their duty to attend meetings regularly, and they are encouraged to participate in committee work. Visit the Staff Council at aum.edu
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University Relations relocating to Young Tower
New graphic design request form should make requests easier
The Office of University Relations will move to the sixth floor of Young Tower on Feb. 8. To prepare for and complete this process, the office will be closed all day on Feb. 5 and Feb. 8, as well as the morning of Feb. 11. Please allow extra time for UR staff to return calls or emails during this time. After Feb. 11, all business cards and print jobs should be picked up from the new location. Thank you in advance for your patience during the transition.
Meanwhile, an updated fillable graphic design request form is now on AUMNet. You can complete the request form from your desktop and email it to University Relations. If you have any questions, contact Charise Adams at 244-3643 or calexa19@aum.edu.
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Athletics gives back to community for Martin Luther King Day of Service
In conjunction with the university-wide Martin Luther King Day of Service initiative, several AUM Athletics programs took part in a variety of community service projects across the area. Representatives from baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, cheerleading, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s cross country participated or have plans to participate in the initiative. more
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Head to Warhawk Alley on Sunday for Super Bowl XLVII
Ravens vs. 49ers. Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh. Lewis vs. Kaepernick. Super Bowl XLVII kicks off on Sunday, and you can catch all the action at Warhawk Alley. The party starts at 3:30 p.m., and the game starts at 5:30 p.m. The Super Bowl XLVII party is brought to you by the offices of Student Involvement and Leadership, Housing and Residence Life, and International Affairs, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
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Career Development Center offering several spring events to get you ready for your career
Regardless of your major or classification, good career choices are learned skills that you can develop while you study at Auburn Montgomery. The AUM Career Development Center can help you acquire and develop those skills. Starting in February, the CDC will offer several opportunities for you to get the tools, techniques and knowledge to be successful in your job search. See when and where you can build your job search skills
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Durr Lecture Series essay contest open, looking for entries to address 'the moral witness of conscience'
AUM’s Durr Lecture Series Essay Contest is calling for submissions to answer the questions: Are there injustices in contemporary society that call for a renewed commitment to the moral witness of conscience? To what length should our society protect this witness? The winner will receive $500 and will be recognized at the Durr Lecture on April 4. The deadline for entries is March 4. Find out more about the essay and get your entry form
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AUM's 'future engineers' wage friendly competition to develop best electric bicycle
At the end of the fall semester, the 26 students in the course Introduction to Engineering assembled as five teams on the trail behind Goodwyn Hall to race their latest environmentally friendly creations - electric bicycles. Each team worked together throughout the semester to build an electric bicycle that meets the following goal: The bicycle – or tricycle – must carry a rider weighing at least 100 pounds over a distance of a mile in less than five minutes. The bicycles had to be powered by rechargeable battery sources and a maximum of two D/C motors. The contraptions had a weight limit of 40 pounds, not including the rider. And the winner was... the "Flaming Bunnies," whose fastest time completing the trail was three minutes and 14 seconds.
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Junior Reshad Bickham scored a game-high 16 points off the bench to lead the Auburn Montgomery men's basketball team to a 62-55 upset victory over No. 8 William Carey on Saturday, giving Head Coach Larry Chapman his 700th career coaching victory in the process. Chapman, currently in his 36th season with the Warhawks, became just the 35th coach of a four-year institution to eclipse 700 victories. Read more at aumathletics.com
Dr. Lee A. Farrow, Associate Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, was asked to write an article for the Ephemera Society of America’s quarterly journal. That article appears in the January 2013 issue of The Ephemera Journal. Entitled "Retracing the Grand Duke’s Steps: On Writing Alexis in America," the article discusses Farrow’s search for the physical mementos of Grand Duke Alexis’ trip to the United States – menus, train schedules, ball invitations, and photographs – and how these helped her reconstruct every day of Alexis’ three-month visit.
Dr. Timothy Henderson, Professor and Chair in History and International Studies, has two articles appearing in The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, which is about to be published by Wiley-Blackwell. The articles are entitled "Anglo-American Migration to Mexico, 19th Century" and "Mexican Migration to the United States, 1880s to Present." Henderson also recently published "Latin American Migration to the United States" in Oxford Bibliographies Online.
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