Warhawk Weekly 5-3: Celebrating spring graduates; Softball repeats as champsPosted on May 3, 2022 by nparris1 Celebrating graduates Softball repeats championship Outstanding students Green Zone training Keep up with events Volleyball camps Celebrating our Spring 2022 graduates Auburn University at Montgomery will celebrate the achievements of 475 Spring 2022 graduates on Saturday during two commencement ceremonies at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl. Commencement for graduates of the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences and Nursing & Health Sciences will begin at 10 a.m., with the Colleges of Business and Sciences to follow at 2 p.m. AUM will welcome Dr. Rick Bright, CEO of the Pandemic Prevention Institute at The Rockefeller Foundation, as its commencement speaker. Bright earned a degree in biology and physical sciences from AUM in 1997. In his present role, he leads the development of the Rockefeller Foundation’s pandemic data-to-action platform that integrates technology, analytics and global partners to help detect, prevent, and mitigate pandemic threats. Get the full May 7 commencement schedule, as well as details on live-streaming. Back to the top Softball repeats as regular season GSC champs AUM’s fourth-ranked softball team won the Gulf South Conference regular season championship for the second consecutive season and enters the league tournament as the top seed. The Warhawks (38-8, 25-5 GSC) will open the tournament Wednesday night at 6 against eighth-seeded Union. The tournament site is Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. AUM will attempt to defend its 2021 tournament championship. The softball team isn’t the only AUM squad with postseason plans. The baseball team (30-19, 18-12 conference) will open the GSC tournament Friday at 4 p.m. against fifth-seeded Lee University. The GSC baseball tournament is also being played at Choccolocco Park. The men’s and women’s tennis teams will learn their postseason fate tonight during the NCAA tournament selection show. The 18th-ranked women’s team reached the finals of the GSC tournament last week before losing to top-seeded West Alabama. Follow your favorite team in the AUM Athletics Newsroom. Back to the top AUM celebrates outstanding students AUM celebrated the achievements of its 2022 Chancellor’s Scholars and other high-achieving students during last Friday’s Honors Day ceremony. Chancellor’s Scholars include: Grace Keel, College of Sciences McKenzie Nowin,College of Education James Paterson, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Rachel Wales, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Abigail Williams, College of Business Chancellor’s Scholars are selected on the basis of outstanding scholarly achievements, as well as excellence in leadership and service. Other award-winners included: Scholar Athletes Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: McKenzie Nowin Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Andrew Elkins Women’s Student-Athlete Award: Gia Martin Men’s Student-Athlete Award: Andrew Elkins Top Graduating Senior: McKenzie Nowin Highest Team GPA Award: Women’s tennis Outstanding Students College of Business School of Accountancy: Abigail Williams Business Administration: Rafael Gunawan Information Systems: Hunter Feaster College of Education Counselor, Leadership & Special Education: Kayla McMillian Curriculum, Instruction & Technology: Madison Hill Kinesiology: McKenzie Nowin College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Communication & Theatre: Savanna Pruitt Criminal Justice: Mirtha Mendoza-Cardenas Economics: James Paterson English & Philosophy: Emma Butler Fine Arts: Gloria Schiffer History & World Languages & Cultures: Lee Rives Interdisciplinary Studies: Christina Buntyn Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work: Jenna Abbott College of Nursing & Health Sciences School of Nursing: Mary Lormand Communication Disorders: Rachel Wales Medical & Clinical Laboratory Sciences: Ann Chambers College of Sciences Biology & Environmental Sciences: Kennedy Smith Chemistry: Kayla Mills Computer Science: Jeffrey Deetman Psychology: Grace Keel Back to the top Green Zone training offered to employees AUM employees interested in learning how to better serve the university’s military-affiliated population can participate in Green Zone training on Thursday, May 12, at 11 a.m. in Taylor Center 221. Training focuses on increasing awareness of the backgrounds and needs of our military affiliated students. Participants that attend will receive a certificate and a green zone sticker to place outside their office space. Registration is required for this training. Register now. Back to the top Keep up with campus events Did you miss out on seeing the cool creatures the Montgomery Zoo brought to campus last week? There’s an easy way to keep up with campus happenings. 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 happenings. Back to the top AUM volleyball camps offer opportunities for youth, high school players If you have a volleyball player in your family, you’ll want to register them for one of the upcoming camps hosted by AUM head coach Flavia Siqueira. Camp sessions are available for high school and junior college players interested in playing at the NCAA Division II level, as well as K-7th grade players interested in building their skills. Get the details and register today. Back to the top
