Warhawk Weekly 10-17: Service-Learning Expo; Graduate Preview tonight
Combine learning with service through the EEEC
AUM’s Experiential Education and Engagement Center will host its annual Service-Learning Expo to unite local organizations with community members on Wednesday, Oct. 18.
The free event will be held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Taylor Center 230 and is open to students, faculty and staff.
During the expo, students can learn about opportunities that connect to their academic major and career goals. Students, faculty and staff also will have the opportunity to learn about volunteer opportunities with local community organizations.
AUM’s Experiential Education & Engagement Center (EEEC) specializes in offering students service-learning opportunities that combine educational objectives with community assistance.
Learn about graduate program offerings tonight
Don’t forget to drop by Graduate Studies Preview Night this evening, from 5-7 p.m., in Taylor Center 221-223 to learn about AUM’s master’s degree offerings and the opportunities they can help create.
Dinner will be provided, and attendees will also be entered into drawings for book scholarships. Application fees will be waived for event attendees.
Fording to present AUM’s Poverty & Policy Talk
AUM’s Department of Political Science and Public Administration will host a talk exploring polices designed to reduce poverty in the U.S. on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
The event, Poverty & Policy Talk, will feature guest speaker Richard Fording, the Marilyn Williams Elmore and John Durr Elmore endowed professor of political science at The University of Alabama. Fording will present his current research on the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and discuss how the SNAP program has been expanded through the years despite Americans’ negative perceptions towards “welfare.”
Fording’s talk, set for 6-7 p.m. in Goodwyn Hall 110, is open to the AUM community and general public.
“We hope the audience will leave this event with a better understanding of policies designed to reduce poverty in general and how public opinion impacts these policies,” said Pia Knigge, assistant professor of political science and the event’s organizer.
Fording is co-author of the book “Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberalism and the Persistent Power of Race” and the recent winner of the Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award from the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association. The award recognizes scholarship that continues to influence the field many years after its publication. His research interests include public policy, race, ethnicity and politics, state politics, and social movements.
Visit Helen Keller’s Birthplace Museum
Undergraduate students have an opportunity to participate in a free trip to Helen Keller’s Birthplace Museum in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Co-sponsored by the Department of History & World Cultures and the Center for Disability Services, the trip will include lunch, transportation and museum tickets. RSVP by Friday, Oct. 20, to [email protected].
Students are encouraged to watch the movie, “The Miracle Worker,” before the trip.
Cross country team ready for GSC Championships
Cheer on the men’s and women’s cross country teams as they depart for the Gulf South Conference Championships in Huntsville.
Drop by the Athletics Complex on Friday, Oct. 20, at 1:15 p.m, for free donuts before the team departs at 1:30.
The teams will compete on Saturday morning at John Hunt Park. The AUM men enter the meet ranked No. 7 in the South Region, according to the USTFCCCA Poll. The women finished fourth last season, marking their best finish as an NCAA Division II member.
Funding opportunities available for graduate students
AUM’s Graduate Student Research Advisory Committee invites graduate students to apply for funding in support of research projects.
Continual Submissions for Funding should meet the following criterial
- Projects must provide the graduate student with meaningful experience in research
- Applications should be submitted by faculty who will supervise the project
- Projects should be completed within two years
- Budget limit is $5,000 per proposal
- Funding may be used for student salaries, supplies for conducting the research, computer software, student travel to conduct research
For more information, contact Dr. Glen E. Ray (334-244-3690) or Debra Tomlin (334-244-3250).
Artist Talk features Birmingham sculptor
Learn more about the work of Birmingham-based sculptor Lauren Evans on Thursday, Oct. 25, during an Artist Talk event at 11:30 a.m. in Taylor Center 221-223.
Evans’ exhibit, “Alchemical Imagination,” is on display at AUM’s Cason McDermott Art Gallery through Thursday, Oct. 26. Her work frequently explores the human body “as a site of irresistible paradox.”
Located in Goodwyn Hall, the gallery is free and open to the public, Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
‘Filibuster’ exploring frightful tales and folklore
Filibuster will introduce its new student-chosen title, submission formats, and rebrand at a social on Tuesday, Oct. 24, from noon-1:30 p.m., in Taylor Center 223.
Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to learn more about the editorial theme for the 2024 issue: “Haunting and Folklore.”
Please direct any questions to Dr. Heather Witcher ([email protected]).
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