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 NEWS/EVENTS OF NOTE AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY -- August 13-19, 1995
            Auburn University - University Relations
                         (334) 844-9999

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8/11/95                                   Bob Lowry (lowrygr@mail.auburn.edu)

AUBURN DAYBOOK

      Tuesday, Aug. 15, AU Outreach sponsors continuing series, 
"Partnership with the People" program, in Bay Minette, Faulkner State 
Junior College, 7 p.m. CONTACT: Diane Clifton, 334/844-9999 
(cliftsh@mail.auburn.edu).
      Friday, Aug. 18, AU Board of Trustees meets, Foy Union, Room 213, 
1:30 p.m. (Committee meetings begin at 9 a.m., Board Room, Samford Hall, 
Room 107.
      Saturday, Aug. 19, AU's Ralph B. Draughon Library     sponsors 
workshop, "Introduction to Genealogical Research," to help people trace 
their ancestry, featuring professional genealogist Antoinette Segraves, 
Special Collections Department, RBD Library, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CONTACT: 
334/844-1700. 

UPCOMING EVENTS
      Wednesday, Aug. 30, Summer quarter commencement, 
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum, 2:30 p.m.
      Saturday, Sept. 2, AU hosts first in series of six "Saturday 
Seminars," with presentation by Rudy Vuchinich, professor of Psychology, 
on "Alcohol: From Prohibition to Harm Reduction,"  Haley Center, Room 
1203, 9:30 a.m.
      ** Nationally-ranked Auburn Tigers host Ole Miss Rebels in 
Southeastern Conference football, Jordan-Hare Stadium, 6 p.m.
      Friday, Sept. 8-Saturday, Sept. 9, AU College of Veterinary 
Medicine hosts third annual Sports Medicine Program continuing education 
conference, featuring experts on injuries, diseases, nutritional factors 
and physiological functions of sporting and working dogs and horses. 
CONTACT: Sam Hendrix, 334/944-3698 (hendrj1@vetmed.auburn.edu) or Tracey 
Hunt, 1-800-483-8633.
      Thursday, Sept. 21, Fall quarter classes begin.
      Sunday, Oct. 22-Wednesday, Oct. 25,  AU hosts National Conference 
on Continuous Quality Improvement, "Malcolm Baldrige Award Criteria in 
Education: Guidelines for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education,"  
featuring seven plenary sessions; welcome address by Gov. Fob James on 
Oct. 25, 6 p.m., AU Hotel and Conference Center. CONTACT: Belinda 
Reutter, 334/844-4370 (eesv.br@eng.auburn.edu).

STORY IDEAS FROM AUBURN
      (AU-BROTHERS) Brothers Barun and Bhuwan Singh of Montgomery will 
be among the hundreds of new AU freshman arriving on campus this fall, 
but they'll stand out from the masses. Twelve-year-old Barun and 
15-year-old Bhuwan will make history by becoming the youngest full-time 
students ever admitted under Auburn's early admissions policy. CONTACT: 
Mitch Emmons, 334/844-9999 (emmonmb@mail.auburn.edu)
      (AU-AGING) Why some people seem to age better than others is 
among several questions an AU School of Nursing researcher hopes to 
answer through study of how individuals adjust to aging process. CONTACT: 
Barbara Wilder, 334/844-6766.
      (AU-MUSSELS) AU zoology and wildlife professor heading Alabama 
Agricultural Experiment Station-sponsored study on use of freshwater 
mussels to identify  sources of non-point pollution in state rivers and 
streams. CONTACT: Jack Feminella, 334/844-3906 (jfeminel@ag.auburn.edu) 
or Katie Smith, 334/844-4877  (csmith@ag.auburn.edu).

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