Warhawk Weekly 10–23: ELC Halloween Parade; Flu vaccines available

ELC Halloween Parade

The AUM Early Learning Center pre-school students will be walking around the sidewalks of the Quad to show off their costumes, decorated jack-o-lanterns, and dance moves as they “trick-or-treat.”

Students, faculty and staff that would like to participate should stand along the sidewalk in the Quad to distribute candy, stickers, pencils, pens, notepads, balloons, etc.

Wed., Oct. 31 | 10:30 a.m. | The Quad

Flu vaccines available in Student Health Center

Student Health Services currently has flu vaccines and would like to encourage everyone to get one this year!

The vaccines are given everyday from 9–11 a.m. and 1–4 p.m., and start at age 3 and up. Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance cards will be accepted; otherwise, there is a $25 fee.

Faculty honored at convocation

Auburn University at Montgomery recently honored several professors through the Distinguished Faculty Awards presented at the Fall 2018 Convocation.

Presented by AUM Chancellor Carl A. Stockton and Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Mrinal Varma, the Distinguished Faculty Awards honor professors and instructors who have demonstrated their excellence in teaching, research and outreach. Award winners by category included:

• Paul Hard
• Keith Krawcyznski
• Nicholas Bourke
• Val Winkelman
• Don Chon
• Eric Sterling
• Sam Wallace
• Dana Bice

Visit Goodwyn Gallery before This Land closes

The Fine Arts Department is pleased to present This land: Landscapes and National Identity, an exhibition of works from the Fine Arts Department collection curated by AUM students Lee Buford, Victoria Kenyon, and Lindsay Sanders.

The exhibition seeks to expand visitors’ understandings of the many meanings of landscapes and will be on view in Goodwyn Gallery from Oct. 1–25.

Okeke to present at renewable energy conference

Dr. Ben Okeke will be presenting at the International Conference on Renewable, Conventional Power and Green Technology on Oct. 29–31. For more information, please email Kay Shoneye or call 313-600-5200.

Athletics Hall of Fame accepting nominations

The Department of Athletics is accepting nominations for its Hall of Fame Class of 2018. The inductees will be formally inducted in a ceremony in the spring of 2019.

Athletes who made outstanding contributions in athletics as students at AUM, coaches of AUM’s intercollegiate teams, and other individuals who have made significant contributions to AUM Athletics are eligible for membership in the Hall of Fame.

In order to nominate a former student-athlete, he/she must have completed their athletic eligibility at AUM for the 2012-13 season. The nominee must have also graduated from a four-year institution. For coaches, he/she must have coached at AUM for at least five years.

To nominate, please complete the Hall of Fame nomination form online. If you have any questions, please email Tim Lutz. Deadlines for nominations are Oct. 31.

Theatre AUM presents Child’s Play

Theatre AUM will be presenting Child’s Play by Kevin Ferguson Nov. 1–11. Child’s Play is directed by Neil David Seibel and is Theatre AUM’s entry into the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF)

Child’s Play centers on a traumatized child who has stopped speaking. She is helped by a therapist who struggles to peel back layers of mistrust by entering the internal world of the little girl to help her confront the dragon that has stolen her voice and threatens to completely destroy her.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee. General admission is $10; $5 for senior citizens, students, and military. AUM students, faculty and staff are free with ID. For more information, please email Katie Pearson or call 334-244-3632.