Common Book - Fall 2012 Events

Residence Hall Book Clubs
8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Main Lobby of your Residence Hall

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is this year's common book. Join your Residence Life staff & fellow residents in the main lobby of your residence hall to share some snacks and chat about the book. It's okay if you haven't finished reading! Come to hear more about it.

Exclusive Reception with the Provost
3:00-4:00 PM Private Dining Room of War Eagle Food Court

Dr. Boosinger, your Provost, is the chief academic officer at Auburn University and he wants to meet YOU. Join us in the private dining room in the War Eagle Food Court in Foy for a reception and book discussion of YOUR common book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Haven't read the book? Don't worry! There is no better way to get geared up for your Freshman Convocation than by discussing the book and learning more about it from Dr. Boosinger.

Convocation
3:00 p.m. Auburn Arena

Auburn University's Third Annual Convocation marks the beginning of new students' life at Auburn. The ceremony connects new students with the university, communicates the students' new role as members of the Auburn Family, and ignites the Auburn Spirit to serve fellow students, community, and the world abroad. Convocation also addresses the important of the university's common book. All new students are required to attend. Join us for a post-convocation celebration, sponsored by Tiger Dining immediately following the ceremony on the Arena greenspace. The event features live music and provides students with a gourmet wrap, chips, cookie, and drink. Must have a TigerCard to participate.

Auburn Connects! Find Your Passion Involvement Fair
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Student Center 2222/2223

Auburn Connects! Auburn's common book program connects students through reading the same book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Join us for an involvement fair to find about all the different ways you can get involved in with issues discussed in this year's common book. Come connect and bring a friend!

Patients' Rights and Responsibilities
Time and location TBA

In the story The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Henrietta Lacks' cells were taken without her awareness to perform medical research. This situation along with others around that time has led to great advancement in medical ethics and patina rights. Dr. Fred Kam, M.D, Director of the Auburn University Medical Center will discuss your rights and responsibilities in taking a proactive stance on maintaining positive health. He will also discuss your rights in regards to your medical records and decisions. Come and bring a friend and any questions you have.

Dinner Theater in the Village Dining Hall: Planet of the Apes
Time TBA Village Dining Hall

Grab dinner at any of the venues in the Village Dining Hall and join us to watch Plant of the Apes and discuss the topic of responsibilities and ethics in medical research.

Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh (1997) 7:00 pm Langdon Hall
Modern Times is a BBC documentary by Adam Curtis which explores the story of Henrietta Lacks and the cancer cells that were extracted from her before her death in 1951. The film looks into the history behind cell growth, the science involved, and interviews with living members of Henrietta’s family. In 1998, the documentary on Lacks and HeLa, won the Best Science and Nature Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

In Search of the Polio Vaccine (2005) 7:00 pm Langdon Hall
In Search is a History Channel exclusive from the Modern Marvels series. This film explains the devastation of poliomyelitis (polio), especially in the early 1800s, and the quest for a proper vaccine that eventually ended with Jonas Salk's revolutionary discovery in the early '50s. Sufferers of the disease discuss its effects, and scientists go over why Salk's vaccine-discovery was so essential. The film shows how this vaccine came to be, and illustrates how much it was needed through testimonies by several polio victims, medical professionals, and historians.

Mrs. Evers' Boys (1997) 7:00 pm Langdon Hall
Mrs. Evers’ Boys is an Emmy award-winning HBO docudrama, directed by Joseph Sargent, explores the social and ethical issues at the heart of the infamous Tuskegee Study of untreated African-American men with syphilis. From 1932 through 1972, the U.S. Public Health Service studied 600 poor African-American sharecroppers in Macon County, AL -- 399 chronic syphilitics and a 201-man healthy control group. Doctors treated the men with placebos, hid the true nature of their research, and withheld penicillin even after it became the standard and highly effective treatment for the disease in the mid-'40s.

Center for Disease Control

Remember the swine flu outbreak? Studied about outbreaks of the past that have shaped history? Ever wonder who handles these situations? A representative from the Center for Disease Control will speak about center role in managing health crises in our country and the steps they take to proactively avoid these situations. Bring your questions and bring a friend!

Auburn Writers Conference
Must register prior to attending

It's been said that there are only two kinds of stories after all-the journey and the homecoming. One implies a roving spirit. The other? A soul that longs for a familiar landscape. Either way, the writer is a wanderer on the page and in the imagination. The Winding Road: Travel, Identity and the Search for Voice invites writers and readers who hear the beckoning call of discovery and of new cultures, as well as those who believe that perhaps the greatest voyage is an exploration of the places we call home, to join us this October 12 and 13, 2012, in Auburn, Alabama, for a writers conference like no other. Let your writing journey of a thousand miles begin with us.

Lunch and Learn with Dr. Amjad Hussain, Cultural and Religious Minefields in the Practice of Medicine

Dr. Hussain will share his experiences in practicing medicine around the world and the lessons he has learned throughout his world travels. Please join us for a Lunch and Learn conversation with Dr. Hussain from 11:45 - 12:45 in Foy Hall Room 258. Event is free and open to the public.

Lecture by Dr. Amjad Hussain, Medical Ethics in the U.S. and Abroad

Dr. Hussain will share his experiences in practicing medicine around the world and the life lessons he has learned throughout his world travels. Please join us for an evening of conversation with Dr. Hussain at 6:00 pm at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium. Event is free and open to the public. Lecture will be followed by an interactive group discussion.

David Lacks and Dr. Ruth Faden, Director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics Visit Auburn
Health Fair
Relay for Life
Women's Conference
Residence Life Night at Museum
Alternative Spring Break
Take Back the Night