Warhawk Weekly 10-31: Explore research opportunities; Cheer on AUM Athletics
Preschoolers score treats at ELC Halloween Parade
AUM’s Early Learning Center gave out treats to preschoolers to celebrate Halloween today on The Quad.
ELC preschoolers (ages 3-5) walked the Quad in costumes to trick-or-treat with AUM students, faculty and staff.
Students, faculty and staff stood along the sidewalks near the Education building, Clement and Goodwyn Hall to distribute candy, stickers, pencils, notepads and balloons.
Explore student research opportunities at Research Flash Talks
To foster a culture of research and collaboration at AUM, the Experiential Education and Engagement Center (EEEC) and newly founded Research Club will host Research Flash Talks on Tuesday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in Goodwyn Hall Lobby.
The Research Flash Talks event is targeted at providing students with information about research opportunities, connecting faculty and students with mutual research interests, and sparking interdisciplinary collaborations.
During the speed-dating formatted event, faculty will spend 10 minutes providing guidance and support to students looking to enhance their educational experience with research. The open forum event is also an opportunity for students to discuss their research interests with research faculty. Lunch will be provided.
For more information, contact Amy Ingram at [email protected] or 334-244-3153.
Cheer on Warhawks at home
Tonight at 6 p.m., join AUM volleyball for their home game against the University of West Alabama at the AUM Athletics Complex. In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Day, pink mini volleyballs will be given away! Then, on Friday, Nov. 3 the Warhawks will face off against University of West Florida in a black out game at 5 p.m. at the AUM Athletics Complex.
The fun continues at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5 with the Warhawk men’s soccer team playing in the first round of the Gulf South Conference Tournament. The Warhawks will play aganist Christian Brothers University in the quarterfinal playoff game at the AUM Soccer Complex. The first 100 students will enjoy Buffalo Wild Wings, and all admission is complimentary from AUM Athletics.
If you’re up for a few tennis matches, catch up with the men’s and women’s tennis teams playing in Gulf South Conference Individual Tournaments Nov. 3-5 at home.
And don’t forget to support our AUM Athletics teams playing at away games this week.
Cheer on men’s basketball at their exhibition matchup against Auburn University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1 inside Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.
AUM men’s and women’s cross-country teams are set to race in the 2023 NCAA Division II South Regional in Montevallo, Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 4. The women’s race will start at 8 a.m. at the Montevallo Cross Country Course and the men’s team will begin their race at 9:15 a.m. at the Montevallo Cross Country Course.
Send-off cadets with AUM Army ROTC
A strip of greenspace behind the AUM Library Tower will become the landing zone for a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter to touch down for about 30 Army ROTC cadets traveling to Fort Moore, Georgia, for field training exercises at 8.am. on Friday, Nov. 3.
Community members are invited to watch the helicopter’s landing and cadet send-off on the AUM campus. The landing zone will be behind the university’s Library Tower.
When they arrive at Fort Moore, the group of Army ROTC Mustang Battalion cadets will engage in three days of rigorous training exercises to prepare them for combat conditions.
The Mustang Battalion includes cadets from AUM, Alabama State University, Faulkner University, Huntingdon College and Troy University.
Learn more about the AUM Army ROTC field training exercises.
Drop-in to learn about research funding
The Experiential Education and Engagement (EEEC) invites faculty to AUM’s Research and Creative Activity Mini-Grant Drop-in on Friday, Nov. 10 from 1-2 p.m. in Library Tower 114.
The informal drop-in session is an opportunity for faculty to explore funding opportunities that can significantly impact faculty and student research endeavors.
Coffee and doughnuts will be provided.
For more information, email Scott Sterling at [email protected].
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