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NEWS/EVENTS OF NOTE AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY -- May 28-June 4, 1995
            Auburn University - University Relations
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5/26/95                                   Bob Lowry

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AUBURN DAYBOOK
     Sunday, June 4, Auburn Black Caucus present first honors award 
     program to recognize AU faculty, students, staff,
     administrators and  community leaders who have advanced
     African-American issues on campus, in  community and
     throughout state, Foy Union, Room 213, 3 p.m. CONTACT:  Renee
     Middleton, 334/844-4446 (middlre@mail.auburn.edu).
     Monday, June 5, AU Board of Trustees meets, Foy Union, Room 213, 
     2 p.m. (Committee meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. in Board Room,
     Samford  Hall.) CONTACT: Pete Pepinsky, 334/844-9999
     (pepinpr@mail.auburn edu).
     Tuesday, June 6, David Bronner, chief executive officer of 
     Retirement Systems of Alabama, addresses spring quarter
     commencement for  AU College of Veterinary Medicine, Student
     Activities Center, 6 p.m.  CONTACT: Sam Hendrix, 334/844-3698
     (hendrj1@vetmed.auburn edu).
     Wednesday, June 7,  Spring quarter commencement, 
     Beard-Eaves-Memorial     Coliseum, 2:30 p.m.
     Other commencement activities include:
               ** 9:30 a.m., Joint ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, Langdon Hall.
               ** 10:30 a.m.School of Nursing Convocation Ceremony, Auburn 
          United Methodist Church.
               ** 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Reception for graduates and families 
          hosted by President and Mrs. William V. Muse,  Foy Union,
          Ballroom.

STORY IDEAS FROM AUBURN
     (AU-KIDSUMMER) School bells across Alabama are ringing out
school  year and AU child and education experts have some advice
for parents --  keep children busy enough so they don't slip into
summer coma but allow  them to have some down time and be kids.
CONTACT: Steve Silvern,  334/844-6798; Harriet Giles, 334/844-4151;
Wallace Goddard, 334/844-3224;  and Terry Ley, 334/844-6884.
     (AU-ULTRASURGERY) AU College of Veterinary Medicine has become 
world's first veterinary program to test and develop applications
for new  type of surgery that could revolutionize human
gynecological treatments.  CONTACT: Earl Cartee, 334/844-6744.
     (AU-HEART) Researchers in AU's School of Nursing are working
with  East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika on ways to predict
when heart  surgery patients might be prone to post-operative
complications. CONTACT:  Jennifer Hamner, 334/844-5665.

ATTENTION BROADCASTERS
     ** Questions, comments or suggestions about radio/TV coverage
of  Auburn? Call Jim Jackson or Stephanie Elsea at 334/844-9999.
     ** The 24-hour, toll-free actuality line for AU news, features 
and information is 1-800-392-9715.

NOTE TO INTERNET SURFERS
     ** The AU Home Page on the World Wide Web can be accessed at: 
http://www.auburn.edu/
     ** AU's Web Server includes an archive of news releases from
the  Office of University Relations. Other links include general
information  about the university, specific information about
schools and colleges and  the AU-based Agricultural Weather
Information Service.

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