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Warhawk Weekly 1-7: MLK Reflections Breakfast; Graduate Study Merit Scholarship

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‘Fifth little girl’ to share her story at MLK Reflections Breakfast

Sarah Rudolph - Author and ActivistAuthor and activist Sarah Collins Rudolph has stated that her “life was spared to tell the story” of the KKK’s bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. The story she tells is a deeply personal one as Rudolph, who was 12 at the time, was one of the 22 people injured in the blast that killed her sister, 14-year-old Addie Mae, and three other girls.

Rudolph, often referred to as the “fifth little girl,” will discuss the terrorist attack and how the Birmingham community came together to fight hate in the aftermath of the bombing during AUM’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Reflections Breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The free event will begin at 9 a.m. in Taylor Center 221-223. Attendees are asked to register in advance.

Rudolph still carries physical and emotional scars from the church bombing. She lost vision in one of her eyes due to the blast and eventually had to get a glass eye. Three of the victims lost in the blast were eulogized by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., at their funeral. While the bombing served as a catalyst for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, justice was not fully served for nearly 40 more years.

From 1977 to 2002, KKK members Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., Bobby Frank Cherry, Herman Frank Cash and Robert Edward Chambliss, were convicted for their roles in the bombings.

Rudolph shared her experiences in “The 5th Little Girl: Soul Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (The Sarah Collins Rudolph Story),” co-authored by Wright State University Associate Professor Tracy Snipe.

Register now for the breakfast.

Apply for Graduate Study Merit Scholarship

Current AUM graduate students who have completed at least six credit hours and maintained a GPA of 3.4 or better may be eligible for the 2025-2026 Graduate Study Merit Scholarship offered by the AUM Alumni Association.

To be considered, students must submit the following to [email protected] by the March 14 deadline:

  • Two letters of support (preferably from AUM faculty or staff), emphasizing leadership skills
  • A 250-word essay outlining educational and career objectives, academic honors/awards/civic activities, and how the scholarship will help you achieve your goals
  • Current resume listing employment, dates of employment, hours worked, campus and/or community leadership and academic achievements
  • A completed AUM Alumni Association Graduate Study Merit Scholarship application.

AUM basketball teams face road tests

Men's Basketball jumps for a two-pointer against Miles College.After each earning wins over Montevallo last week, the AUM women’s and men’s basketball teams will try to maintain their momentum during a Gulf South Conference road swing this week.

AUM will visit West Alabama Thursday, with the women tipping off at 5:30 p.m. and the men starting at 7. On Saturday, AUM will visit Alabama-Huntsville, with the women playing at 2 p.m. and the women at 4 p.m.

AUM’s women (5-7, 3-4 GSC) enter the week with a two-game winning streak in conference play. Guard Allasha Dudley, who scored a season-high 31 points against Montevallo last week, leads the league in scoring at 19.4 points per game.

AUM’s men (6-6, 3-4 GSC) have been very balanced offensively, with seven players averaging 8.9 points per game or better. Malachi Rhodes leads the way (12.3 ppg, 7.7 rebounds per game), but Paul Lanzi is coming off a two-game streak in which he scored 52 points and shot 9-of-16 from the perimeter.

Follow our teams in AUM Athletics News.

Register for math placement tests

AUM’s free math placement program can help students save time and tuition costs. Students can take math placement tests on the following dates in Goodwyn Hall 115:

  • Thursday, January 9, 1 p.m.
  • Friday, January 17, 9 a.m.
  • Friday, March 7, 9 a.m.
  • Friday, April 4, 9 a.m.

Register for a placement test: www.aum.edu/mathplacement

Keeping up with all campus events

There’s an easy way to keep up with all of the fun events offered on our campus. Enroll in AUM365 and get the 4-1-1 from Curtiss The Warhawk himself. Text curti$$ to 334-398-6025 to receive reminders about upcoming happening.

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