Initiatives

2012 AU Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach
Nominations have been received and the winner of the award and the $5,000 honorarium will be announced at the Seventh Annual Faculty Awards Ceremony in the fall.

All In, All Pink
In order to promote breast cancer awareness, the VP for University Outreach and the Kappa Chi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc collaborated on an All In, All Pink event. The breast cancer awareness event was held on October 26, 2011 and was a huge success. Check out the webpage for information and pictures from the event.

Outreach Scholarship Grants
The purpose of the Competitive Outreach Scholarship Grants is to encourage faculty initiative in addressing critical societal needs in Alabama or beyond. This program is intended to more vigorously promote outreach scholarship as defined in the 2002 revisions to Chapter 3 of the Faculty Handbook.

Encyclopedia of Alabama
Your free, online resource on Alabama history, culture, geography, and natural environment. This site offers articles on Alabama’s famous people, historic events, sports, art, literature, industry, government, plant and animal life, agriculture, recreation, and more. EOA was cited as a "Best of Free Reference" by the Library Journal, the library field's leading professional publication. For an introduction, read historian Wayne Flynt's essay on Alabama.

Auburn Across Alabama
Auburn University's presence across the state highlighted by counties and senate districts with links to impact information and Auburn connections.

Haiti Earthquake: Auburn University Responds
A website illustrating that responses to the disaster in Haiti by Auburn students and faculty, along with resources for project planning and contacts.

Customized On-Site Training
Employee and organization training and development opportunities. Training customized for your business either onsite or at a premier location.

Outreach Scholarship Symposium
Comprehensive directory of service opportunities for students which are posted by campus and community partners for service.

Auburn Serves - Service Learning & Student Engagement
Comprehensive directory of service opportunities for students which are posted by campus and community partners for service.

Public School Transfer Program
An Auburn University Board of Trustees approved program for reordered surplus property procedures which allow for much greater availability of surplus items to Alabama public schools and State governmental entities.

Auburn University in Alabama's Black Belt
Review of Auburn's long standing commitment to bringing educational resources and opportunities to Alabama's Black Belt region and links to programs on Education, Community and Economic Development, Cultural Preservation and Awareness, and Agriculture/Natural Resources.

BDPA IT Institute
Auburn University's Office of Distance Learning and the Black Data Processing Associates have joined together to create the BDPA IT Institute, an innovative service for IT professionals which provides training and skills for upward mobility in IT. The Academic Head for this certificate program is Juan Gilbert, Ph.D. of AU's Computer Science and Software Engineering Department.

I-85 Corridor Initiative
Special initiative to develop a regional economic strategy for recruiting and creating innovative high tech industries along Alabama's I-85.