October 28, 2009
For this year’s entering freshmen, "have always been able to read books on an electronic screen."
—Mindset List for the Class of 2013 (Beloit College)
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Jack Smith joins us as the Advisor for The Auburn Plainsman. He has most recently served as an independent consultant for J Smith Consulting, which served the Alabama Press Association and Auburn University Athletics. He was also the Editor, Publisher and General Manager of The Eufaula Tribune for 11 years. Jack earned a bachelors degree from Birmingham Southern College in History and his masters degree from the University of Alabama in Journalism. Jack is an adjunct instructor of journalism in the Department of Communication & Journalism program at Auburn. His life experience in the newspaper industry will be a tremendous asset to The Auburn Plainsman, and we are delighted to have him on board. Jack will join us on November 2nd. Please welcome Jack to the Auburn family by sending him an email at js0003g@auburn.edu.
Amy Hecht joins us as Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs. She is coming to us from Temple University in Philadelphia where she served as the Sr. Associate Dean of Students. Amy is a graduate of Florida State University, earned her masters at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently completing her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. Amy is an accomplished student affairs professional with experience in strategic planning, assessment, program review, and budget management. She has experience working with and supervising orientation programs, leadership programs, student media, Greek life, student activities, judicial affairs, and career services. Amy will join us during the week of November 2nd. Please help me welcome Amy to the Auburn family by sending her an email at amy.hecht@temple.edu.
The University Program Council will be hosting “The Halloween Carnival” on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The carnival will take place on Cater Lawn and will have many activities such as carnival booths and a children’s costume contest. There will be prizes for the best dressed child.
Three students were chosen to be Site Leaders for IMPACT's 2010 Alternative Spring Break. The three students and their sites are:
Walker Glasgow: Spartanburg, SC (Habitat for Humanity)
Aashana Vishnani: Ocala, FL (Habitat for Humanity)
B.J. Waldrop: Ocala, FL (Give Kids the World)
These three students will be in charge of organizing all the trip details for their site and are extremely excited about getting to work!
Applications for students interest in going on the trips will come out next Monday, November 2nd. Please share that with your students and encourage them to apply. Interest sessions will be held and information can be found on the IMPACT website:www.auburn.edu/impact.
Students from Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design and Construction will light up the courtyard of Dudley Hall with the glow of more than 400 jack-o-lanterns at the 21st annual Pumpkin Carve on Friday, Oct. 30. The event, sponsored by the Auburn chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students, will begin at 9 a.m. as pumpkins go on sale for $4 for festival visitors and as students begin to create their jack-o-lanterns for the evening's competition. Other activities will include a visit by Aubie from 9:30 a.m until about 11 a.m., the student costume contest at noon and the children's costume contest at 6 p.m. Food and drinks, including hot dogs, burgers and chili, will be available for purchase. The public is invited to carve pumpkins from 3-6 p.m. Also during that time there will be face painting, cookie decorating, games and other community activities. At 6 p.m., pumpkin carving by students from the College of Architecture, Design and Construction will end and the pumpkins will be lit. At 6:30 p.m., these pumpkins, many with intricate designs and current event themes, will be judged based on creativity, appearance and craftsmanship. Awards will be presented at 7 p.m., and the carved pumpkins will be available for purchase for a minimum donation of $5 to American Institute of Architecture Students beginning at 7:30 p.m. For more information, read the news release.