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8/18/95                                  Bob Lowry

'SATURDAY SEMINARS' PLANNED FOR FOOTBALL WEEKENDS
     AUBURN -- Auburn University will showcase some of its top
faculty  members this fall through the expanded "Saturday Seminars"
program, which  is aimed at campus visitors on football game days.
     "The Saturday Seminars provide Auburn fans with an opportunity
to  gain intellectual stimulation in addition to the emotional
excitement of  Auburn Tiger football while on campus," says AU
President William V. Muse.
     The six seminars will begin with the Mississippi game on Sept.
2,  when Rudy Vuchinich, professor of Psychology, speaks on
"Alcohol: From  Prohibition to Harm Reduction." The seminar will
begin at 9:30 a.m. at  Haley Center, Room 1203.
     The AU program, which began last year with three seminars, is 
modeled after an initiative at the University of Washington. The
seminars  are sponsored by the Auburn Alumni Association, the
Athletics Department  and the Committee on Intercollegiate
Athletics.
     AU Trustee Bessie Mae Holloway of Prichard said the 1994
seminars  were "an enjoyable and informative experience," adding,
"They blended  right into the weekend to broaden and intensify the
Auburn experience."
     Cyrus Dawsey, chair of the Department of Geology and seminar 
coordinator, says the programs are designed to "spotlight
accomplished  performers in the classroom and research laboratory."
     "We have a lot to be proud of at Auburn," he says. "Athletic 
accomplishments receive much deserved recognition, but faculty
engaged in  equally outstanding activities don't usually make the
headlines.  Despite  the turmoil over budget cuts and increased
teaching loads, the good work  goes on.
       "Every one of the featured speakers this year is a
recognized  authority in the subject being presented.  In most
cases, the research  has made a very substantial contribution to
the body of knowledge  concerning an important issue or problem,
and the outcome will have, or  has had, an impact on everyday life
in this country.    In addition to  their significant research, the
faculty share a commitment to instruction and the full intellectual
development of their students.  In  sum, the Saturday Seminars
programs are designed to show off what a  university is all about."
     Here is the complete schedule for the 1995 Saturday Seminars:
     ** Sept. 2 (Mississippi) Rudy Vuchinich, professor, Department
of  Psychology, "Alcohol: From Prohibition to Harm Reduction,"
Haley Center,  Room 1203, 9:30 a.m.
     ** Sept. 9 (UT-Chattanooga) Robert Keith, professor,
Department  of Nutrition and Food Science, "Antioxidants: New
Findings for Exercise,  Disease and Aging," Haley Center, Room
1203, 9:30 a.m.
               ** Oct. 14 (Florida) Gaines Blackwell, Alumni Professor, 
Department of Architecture, "Housing America," Haley Center, Room
1203,  9:30 a.m.
     ** Oct. 21 (Western Michigan) Bridget Behe, associate
professor,  Department of Horticulture, "People and Their Plants;
Consumer and Market  Research of Landscape Ornamentals," Haley
Center, Room 1203, 9:30 a.m.
     ** Nov. 4 (Northeast Louisiana) Thomas Denney Jr., assistant 
professor; and Stanley Reeves, associate professor, Department of 
Electrical Engineering, "Unlocking the Mysteries of Magnetic
Resonance  Imaging (MRI)", Broun Hall (room to be announced later),
9:30 a.m.
     ** Nov. 18 (Alabama) Willie Larkin, assistant professor, 
Department of Vocational and Adult Education, "Leadership in the
Game of  Life," Haley Center, Room 1203, 9:30 a.m. 

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     CONTACT: Dawsey, 334/844-4074 (dawsecb@mail.auburn.edu); or
Jane  Moore, 334/844-4483 (moorejb@mail.auburn.edu)