Yearly Archives: 2021

Growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, Auburn University at Montgomery senior Nyaradzai Mahachi admired the creativity of artists around her and found inspiration from the stories their work told. “I love painting so much,” Mahachi said. “I enjoy the process of using images and colors to tell a story. I saw and came across many artists…

Auburn University at Montgomery senior Janiyah Cotton recently earned a 2021 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) award for her research examining plant bacteria that could prove beneficial to the production of environmentally friendly biofertilizers. Cotton’s research project, “Selection and Molecular Characterization of Microbes Associated with Root Nodules for Evaluation of Plant Growth…

I am thrilled to begin my tenure as the Auburn…

When Auburn University at Montgomery’s Student Government Association reintroduced the Miss AUM pageant for Fall 2021, senior Preacious Taylor saw an opportunity to follow her childhood dream of competing in a pageant. Taylor, who was crowned Miss AUM in the November 5 competition, recently shared her experience, as well as the ways she’s involved on…

Auburn University at Montgomery freshman Haley Majors-Beadlecomb has vivid memories of growing up in foster care homes where she never quite felt like she belonged. “I would think this family is it, but it wouldn’t work for some reason or another,” Majors-Beadlecomb said. “I’ve moved around a lot.” At age 4, Majors-Beadlecomb and her siblings…