Auburn University has partnered with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to lead the development of a new resort hotel and conference center at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores. AU will use the Gulf Shores facility as an educational venue for college students in areas of study such as hotel and hospitality management, forestry, wildlife sciences, marine biology and other related disciplines.

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Q&A on Gulf State Park Hotel and Conference Center   May 24, 2005 Senator Hinton Mitchem letter to Alabama Legislature, mayors   May 17 , 2005 AU's Academic Business Plan: Gulf State Park Hotel   February 25, 2005 Informational meeting for developers scheduled March 15   February 4, 2005 Update from Gulf State Park Steering Committee to AU Board of Trustees News Release: Request for Information announcement Request for Information document for interested developers

EDITORIAL SUPPORT   Facts Show Why Park Needs Hotel Complex, Mobile Register, June 26, 2005 How We Plan to Make Gulf State Park a Family-Friendly, Nature-Based Destination We Can Be Proud Of, Outdoor Alabama, June 19, 2005   Gulf Park Needs Green Light, Talladega Daily Home, April 28, 2005 State Park Project Will Be an Economic Boost, Mobile Register, April 28, 2005

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