This Week @ AU

On Saturday, June 16, at 10 a.m., the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve will present an informational program on bluebirds. Join Ornithology graduate student Rusty Ligon for a program on the beautiful bluebird. Learn about this amazing little bird's feeding and nesting habits and information about bluebird boxes. Admission is $2 for members, $3 for non-members. Ages 4 and under are free. For more information, call Jennifer Lolley at 334-707-6512 or visit the Preserve Web site at www.auburn.edu/preserve. The Preserve is located on N.College Street or Hwy. 147, past the AU Fish Ponds on the N. side of the road. Open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The AU Recycling Program has been collecting single-stream or mixed recycling in 50 dumpsters for the past four years. As of December 2008, AU lost its market for single stream material and was not able to identify another potential buyer for this material due to the drop in recycling markets world wide. Since the university's recycling program could not market their single-stream recyclables to another company, the recycling program has decided to convert its collection program from single-stream to sorted stream collection. Starting in August 2009, all recyclables on campus will be collected in 3 separate material streams: mixed paper, beverage containers (plastics #1 & #2 and aluminum/steel cans) and cardboard. To start this conversion from single-stream to sorted stream, the recycling program will begin to convert all of its recycling dumpsters to cardboard only. This conversion will start May 18th and end mid June. Once all of the dumpsters are converted cardboard will be collected in the dumpsters and mixed paper and beverage containers will be collected separately in blue 90 gallon roll-carts located on the loading dock or near the cardboard and trash dumpsters. Please advise your department that the desk-side recycling program will go off-line during this time in order for the conversion to take place. If you have any questions concerning this conversion process, please contact AU Recycling at aureuse@auburn.edu or 844-9461.

Auburn University has agreed to participate in the Vault College Buzz Book Survey. The information from this survey may be included in the 6th edition of Vault's College Buzz Book and will appear online on the Vault.com website. Your participation will help countless prospective students make key choices during the application process. In completing this survey, we encourage you to be candid, as your identity will remain anonymous. Vault may quote your survey responses, in full or in part, in its College Buzz Book. Below are instructions for taking the survey. Please read all of these instructions carefully before beginning the survey.

Click on the link below or copy and paste it into your browser: http://www.vault.com/graddegree/graddegreesurvey.jsp?referer=17.

The newly redesigned Campus Life tab in AU Access now includes a Facebook channel, Rate My Professor, Pandora, Classified Ads channel and more. There's also an icon link to a Channel of Channels available from the top right side of each page. All the channels available through AU Access are listed there and you can add and remove most channels anytime. Check out channels like the one listing local restaurants that deliver or the newly updated Tiger Transit channel. The ability to drag and drop channels now makes it easier than ever to customize AU Access. What else would you like to see in AU Access? It's your portal so don't be shy about posting your suggestions through the Feedback channel or directly to auaccess@auburn.edu. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Color printing will be available in the OIT computer lab on the third floor of the library during summer term, beginning May 21. The rate will be $0.06 for the first page (your Banner ID page) and $0.50 per page for the remaining pages.

The Economic and Community Development Institute at Auburn University will present "Going Green: Sustainable Economic Development" June 18–19 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. During this course, leading economic and community-development experts will present innovative sustainability ideas and practices. Course topics will include sustainable community design, LEED-certified neighborhoods and the Alabama Clean Fuels Initiative. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and talk about the challenges, possibilities and potential of "going green." This course is the second of three 2009 Alabama Prosperity Forum courses, which are designed to focus on areas in which Alabama economic development professionals have expressed a desire for more training. Please visit the course Web site at www.auburn.edu/ecdi/green09.html to learn more about the course, view the agenda or register online using a check or credit card. The registration fee is $225.

Keep up with campus recreation activities this summer with The Rec Report. This new online newsletter will keep you informed about the Student Activities Center hours, intramural sign-up times and, a Rec Report feature, "The Five Components of Fitness." For more information visit http://www.auburn.edu/student_info/student_life/recreation/therecreport.pdf.

A section of West Samford Avenue, between Biggio Drive and Wire Road, will be closed during the break between spring and summer semesters. It will close on Sunday, May 10, following spring commencement and will reopen on or before May 19, prior to the beginning of summer classes and the first Camp War Eagle. Closure is necessary to replace a failing culvert under Samford Avenue. A detour route will be established using Biggio Drive, Lem Morrison Drive and Wire Road.

The Donahue Drive entrance to the Scholarship Parking Lot across from the stadium will be closed for the summer. This is due to a construction fence being placed for the new dining facility. For more information, contact Parking Services at parking@auburn.edu.

Some consumer news media do not accurately report on the results of medical research, and significant differences in accuracy exist between media outlets. These are the surprising results of a new study conducted by professors at Auburn University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, which will be presented at the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Health Academy Conference, May 13-15, in Washington, D.C. The theme of the conference is "Leveraging Social Media in Health Care Public Relations." Brigitta Brunner, an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism, co-authored the paper, "101 Ways to Improve Health Reporting," with Larissa Brunner Huber, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The paper is the winner of the first annual PRSA Health Academy/Quinnipiac University Paper Competition. The competition is designed to encourage research that enhances the practice of health care public relations.

Beginning Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University will host Saturday Art Club each Saturday through August 29. The program is open to all students, with projects for elementary and secondary art students, ages 6-18. Educators on hand will work with students, exploring new media, techniques and ideas. Parents are encouraged to stay and work with their young children. The sessions are free of charge and open to the public. There will be a different topic each Saturday. For more information, visit jcsm.auburn.edu or call Education Curator for K-12, Andrew Henley, at 844-8792. JCSM will also host Free Nights the third Thursday of each month during the summer beginning May 21. These programs relate to the current exhibition and are followed by a reception and cash bar. The program will run through August 30. For more information, visit www.jcsm.auburn.edu.

The Market at Ag Heritage Park will kick off its sixth season Thursday, May 21, at 3 p.m. and will be held every Thursday, from 3 to 6 p.m., through Aug. 27. This year, the open-air, growers-only farmers' market will move from its traditional site on Samford Avenue across from the Athletic Complex to a greenspace on the opposite side of the park's pond near the Alfa Farmers Pavilion. The entrance will be on Donahue Drive. Ag Heritage Park director Robert Hensarling said the slight change of venue will give customers easier access to the weekly event and help them avoid summer construction projects on Samford. As in previous seasons, Market shoppers will find a wide variety of locally grown, fresh-from-the-farm fruits and vegetables as well as other local products ranging from honey and goat cheese to hanging baskets and homemade cakes. For more information, contact Market Manager Dani Carroll at 749-3353 or carrodl@auburn.edu, or visit ag.auburn.edu/themarket. The Market is hosted by Auburn's College of Agriculture and cosponsored by the college, the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

The College of Liberal Arts will host a public dialogue with scholars from around the nation during a two-day symposium on the Creek War and the War of 1812 on May 22-23 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The symposium, cosponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Daviston, Ala., will feature scholars from around the nation, including Gregory Dowd, "A Spirited Resistance: The North American Indian Struggle for Unity, 1745-1815"; David and Jeanne Heidler, "Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire"; and Gregory Waselkov, "A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the Red Stick War of 1813-1814." Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, located just 30 miles from Auburn, is one of four "War of 1812" parks in the National Park System and site of the 1814 battle where General Andrew Jackson led an army of 3,300 men to defeat 1,000 Upper Creek warriors. As a result of the battle, the Creeks ceded some 20 million acres of land to the United States. Registration fees for the conference are $25 for one day and $40 for both days and include lunch and refreshments. For a full list of presenters, schedule and registration form, visit http://www.auburn.edu/creekwar or call 844-4948. The symposium is funded in part by the National Park Service.

The Auburn University Speech and Hearing Clinic will offer a free speech and hearing screening Monday, June 1, from 1-4 p.m., in 1199 Haley Center. No appointment is necessary. All children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Please note that very young or handicapped individuals may not be able to respond to the speech hearing screening and may require a more formal evaluation at a later appointment date. Do you have trouble hearing? Is it difficult to follow a conversation in a noisy restaurant? Do you think you have hearing loss? The Speech and Hearing Clinic is also offering a Hearing Aid Open House to demonstrate the latest hearing aid technology. The Open House will be held June 10-12, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., in 1199 Haley Center. This student-sponsored Open House is offered by appointment at no charge. Call 844-9600 to schedule an appointment. Space is limited.

Students from the Auburn University choirs will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall on Sunday, June 14, at 2 p.m. They will collaborate with several other college, high school and church choirs from around the country, accompanied by a resident orchestra to perform a 40-minute concert which includes two works by Joseph Haydn: Te Deum and Kleine Orgelmesse (also referred to as "Little Organ Mass" and Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo). They will be conducted by Auburn music professor William Powell, who also serves as director of choral activities. Greg Zielke of Grace University will also conduct during the concert. For ticket information, visit http://www.midamerica-music.com/carnegie/carnegie_ticket.htm.

The Auburn University athletic department and Tigers Unlimited recently announced the endowment of the Ralph "Shug" Jordan Professorship in memory and honor of the beloved Auburn coach. Jacobs said the professorship was established to support the academic mission of the university and President Jay Gogue's initiative to increase professorships on campus. Jordan coached Auburn football from 1951-1975 and is the all-time winningest coach in school history with 176 victories, including the 1957 Associated Press National Championship team. Jordan was hired to coach the Auburn freshman football team and as a varsity assistant coach under Chet Wynne in 1932. Jordan also coached the Auburn basketball team for a 10-year span, compiling an 88-66 record. After his retirement in 1975, Jordan served on the Auburn Board of Trustees and played a key role in the expanding the stadium that bore his name.

The May edition of the International News e-newsletter includes stories about the Auburn Abroad photo contest, the Global Tiger peer advisory and mandatory orientation for new international students. To read the complete articles or to submit an international news item, visit http://www.auburn.edu/academic/international/news/.

Vincent "Bo" Jackson, Auburn University's second Heisman Trophy winner and 1995 Auburn graduate, will deliver the commencement address to this year's Auburn graduates at spring ceremonies May 9. Auburn will award an estimated 2,823 degrees during two ceremonies in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. The total includes 2,164 bachelor's degrees, 357 master's degrees, 222 professional degrees, five specialist degrees and 75 doctorates. A live video stream of the events will be available on the university's Web site at http://www.auburn.edu/. The 10 a.m. ceremony will include the colleges and schools of Engineering; Forestry and Wildlife Sciences; Liberal Arts; and Sciences and Mathematics. The 2 p.m. ceremony will be held for the colleges and schools of Agriculture; Architecture, Design and Construction; Business; Education; Human Sciences; and Nursing. Auburn's professional schools, the School of Pharmacy and the College of Veterinary Medicine, will hold separate ceremonies for their graduates. Jackson, who will speak at both ceremonies, is the university's second commencement speaker since Auburn established the practice of having an invited speaker last year, following a request from the Student Government Association in 2007. To read more, visit the Auburn Report newsletter at http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/au_report/050109aur.pdf.

In keeping with the trademark colors for the university, Auburn University has negotiated a change in the colors of graduate hoods, both master’s and doctorate. The previous colors were powder blue and salmon; no record was found indicating why or when these colors were chosen. The new colors will be navy and orange which are readily associated with Auburn. The new hoods will first be used during the spring 2009 commencement ceremonies. Although the previous rental hoods will be retired then, Auburn graduates who have previously purchased their hoods may still use them. These colors will continue to be recognized and honored. Alumni may prefer to keep wearing the hoods they first received or may purchase hoods with the new official Auburn colors. To purchase new hoods, contact the Auburn University Bookstore in Haley Center at 844-4241. For more information regarding the new hood colors, visit www.auburn.edu/graduation.

Auburn University Photographic Services is offering graduation portraits this Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 and 7. Portraits will be taken in their studio located at 104 Foy Hall (old student union) on campus. They will provide caps, gowns, tassels and folders if you choose to use them. Hoods and other honors accessories are NOT provided. Photographs can also be taken in your choice of attire (one outfit per package). Please note that retouching will not be available for your initial package. Each package includes one 5x7 and four wallets of each background (portrait, Samford Hall and bookcase background). For $29.95 (plus tax), students will receive a total of three 5x7s and twelve wallets. Payment is expected at the time of your appointment. To make an appointment, call 844-4560 or stop by Photographic Services at 104 Foy Hall. Cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard and Tiger Club cards will be accepted.

Susan Braden will give a lecture on "Alabama Small Towns: Working within the Ideals of Development and Historic Preservation," on Tuesday, May 5, 2:30 p.m., at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Braden, who recently retired from the art department, taught art history at Auburn for 20 years. Her major interest is in American art and architecture. Her book, "The Architecture of Leisure: The Florida Resort Hotels of Henry Flagler and Henry Plant," was published by University Press of Florida in 2002. She is the Alabama representative to Southeastern Society of Architectural Historians. This lecture is in conjunction with the Auburn University Faculty Exhibition, on display through May 30 in the Bill L. Harbert Gallery and Gallery C. Visit the museum's Web site at http://www.jcsm.auburn.edu/ for more information or contact Colleen Bourdeau at cbourdeau@auburn.edu or 844-7075.