National Weather Service awards Auburn University StormReady designation

The National Weather Service has awarded Auburn University a StormReady designation for meeting specific criteria in the areas of advance planning, education and awareness that help ensure the safety of the campus community in the event of severe weather. "We are very proud to receive the StormReady University designation," said Chance Corbett, Auburn's associate director for [...]

Auburn Board of Trustees helps dedicate Auburn University’s new Learning Commons

AUBURN - Members of the Auburn University Board of Trustees participated today in the dedication of the new Learning Commons in Auburn's Ralph Brown Draughon Library. The space was designed to respond to the needs of today's students. Throughout the past three years, the Libraries have worked closely with Auburn's students to gather input in order [...]

Auburn becomes one of first U.S. universities to measure gains in learning, writing abilities

AUBURN - Recent results from a pioneering study involving more than two dozen colleges and universities across the nation show significant gains in the intellectual and academic skills of Auburn University students as they progress from freshmen to seniors. The findings were presented today to the Auburn Board of Trustees, which has supported the university's involvement [...]

Southern Circuit film series begins Feb. 9 at Jule Collins Smith Museum

AUBURN - The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art will screen the first film in its presentation of the 2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers series beginning Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The featured film will be "Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman," produced and directed by Eric Bricker. Bricker will be [...]

Ask Alabama poll results show Alabama consumers pessimistic about economic recovery

AUBURN - A recent Ask Alabama poll found an increasing level of pessimism among Alabamians regarding the economy. Only 44 percent of respondents told Auburn University pollsters that the economy will improve over the next 12 months, reflecting a drop of 11 percentage points since a comparable poll was taken last July. The rising pessimism of [...]