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 NEWS/EVENTS OF NOTE AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY -- Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 1995
            Auburn University - University Relations
                         (334) 844-9999

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8/25/95                                   Bob Lowry (lowrygr@mail.auburn.edu)

AUBURN DAYBOOK

      Wednesday, Aug. 30, Summer 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.-12:30 p.m., Reception for graduates and families 
hosted by                    President    and Mrs. William V. Muse, 
Foy Union, Ballroom.
      Thursday, Aug. 31, AU Outreach sponsors final meeting in 
"Partnership with the People" program, in Montgomery, AU at Montgomery, 
University Center, 2nd floor, 7 p.m. CONTACT: Diane Clifton, 334/844-9999 
(cliftsh@mail.auburn.edu).
      Saturday, Sept. 2, AU and Lee County Veterans Association host 
breakfast to commemorate end of World War II and recognize area WWII 
veterans, Quality Inn University Center in Auburn, 7:30 a.m. Tickets are 
$7 and can be purchased at AU Center for Arts and Humanities and area 
chambers of commerce. CONTACT: Leah Atkins, 334/844-4946.  
      ** 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.
      Monday, Sept. 4, All university offices closed for Labor Day holiday.

UPCOMING EVENTS
      Thursday, Sept. 7-Friday, Sept. 8, Alabama Health Libraries 
Association holds its 15th annual conference, AU Hotel and Conference 
Center and Foy Union Building. CONTACT: Tamera Lee, 334/844-1749.
      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 start at AU, which 
begins its 140th year.
      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-ADCOCK) Many graduates compare earning of doctoral degree to 
reaching top of Mount Everest. But it will be one more item on lengthy 
list of accomplishments for Becky Adcock, who has limited use of her arms 
because of spinal cord injury. Her latest accomplishment? A Ph.D. in 
clinical psychology from AU. CONTACT: Janet Mccoy, 334/844-9999 
(mccoyjl@mail.auburn.edu).
      (AU-RAPTOR) Gift from Montgomery couple will help fund new 
$865,000 home for nationally respected rehabilitation center for birds of 
prey at AU's College of Veterinary Medicine. CONTACT: Dr. Ken Nusbaum, 
334/844-2693, or student directors Joseph Shelnutt or Laurie Scarbrough, 
334/844-4690.
      (AU-ENDANGERED) AU scientists assisting in collaborative effort 
to study and protect endangered species, including two rare plants and a 
bird that live in Alabama's coastal bogs. CONTACT: Nick Holler, 
334/844-4850 (nholler@ag.auburn.edu).

BROADCASTERS NOTE
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Auburn? Call Jim Jackson or Stephanie Elsea at 334/844-9999; or e-mail 
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      ** The 24-hour, toll-free actuality line for AU news, features 
and information is 1-800-392-9715.

ATTENTION INTERNET SURFERS
      ** The AU Home Page on the Internet's World Wide Web can be 
accessed at: http://www.auburn.edu/
      ** COMING SOON: an Office of University Relations WWW home page 
linked to the AU Home Page.
      ** Also, University Relations' newly updated Faculty Sources , 
which lists AU experts on scores of topics, is now available via the 
Gopher on the AU Home Page and will also be available on WWW. The printed 
version will be distributed soon.
      ** The AU Gopher also includes AU Report, the campus 
faculty/staff newspaper, and an archive of news releases from 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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