Aumnibus Staff

379 Posts
Oct
16
2017
By Aumnibus Staff
AUM WASC to Host “Dining in the Dark” and “Bite Me” Day

AUM WASC to Host “Dining in the Dark” and “Bite Me” Day

Campus, News, University
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you were eating blind or maybe what it is like to be bit by a vampire? The Warhawk Academic Success Center (WASC) is holding two events in mid to late October for the the AUM Connected: Common Reading Program. With the common book for this year being Dracula, these events have a fun connection to Halloween. Dining in the Dark, which is sponsored by the Center for Disability Services (CDS), will be held on Tuesday, October 17th. This dining event is an experience that will test your senses. Each attendee…
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Oct
12
2017
By Aumnibus Staff
Q&A with Jessie Rosa, AUM’s First Female Sports Director

Q&A with Jessie Rosa, AUM’s First Female Sports Director

News, Sports, University
Sports are embedded in American Culture. In a historically male dominated industry, women are making incredible strides in having successful careers in the sports industry. One very talented woman on AUM’s campus is Athletic Director, Jessie Rosa. Jessie is AUM’s first female athletic director. Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Jessie and ask her about her success in athletics. Q: What has attributed to getting you to this position and what has helped with your success in athletics? A: Obviously the willingness for people to give me the opportunity to grow within athletics. I owe a lot of…
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Oct
09
2017
By Aumnibus Staff
What’s Happening at the AUM Early Learning Center

What’s Happening at the AUM Early Learning Center

News, Opinion, University
Auburn University at Montgomery has a childcare center for AUM staff and students. The Early Learning center is located behind the Education Building on campus. According to the AUM website, at the Early Learning Center, “we strive to develop self-directed, self-disciplined, self-responsible children who have a passion for life and a concern for others. The AUM Early Learning Center is nationally accredited through the National Association of the Education of Young Children. We strive to maintain a pupil-teacher ratio of 6:1, which affords all children individualized attention. All staff members are highly qualified to care for and provide an exemplary education…
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Oct
09
2017
By Aumnibus Staff
Political Film Series to Screen “The Other Side of Immigration”

Political Film Series to Screen “The Other Side of Immigration”

Campus, News, University
The Political Film Series will be showing a documentary film called The Other Side of Immigration. The screening will be held on Monday, October 16th in Goodwyn Hall, Room 112 at 7:00 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by the University Honors Program. Dr. Silvia Giagnoni, an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication & Theatre, will be giving a brief introduction on the topic before the film is shown. A major political topic, both in the past and present, has been immigration. This event addresses the idea that “any effective approach to immigration reform…must be comprehensive and look beyond the…
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Sep
18
2017
By Aumnibus Staff
Alabama Ranked Among Best States for Retirement

Alabama Ranked Among Best States for Retirement

News
Austin, Texas (Sept. 12, 2017) — SeniorAdvice.com based in Austin, TX, has announced the ten states that are the best and worst for retirement finances. Using SeniorScore™, the first comprehensive data-driven scoring system specifically designed to identify and measure the livability for seniors, the most and least accommodating states for retiring seniors have been identified. The following states in the U.S. have been named by SeniorScore™ as the most senior-friendly for retirement finances based on an un-biased algorithm: 1) Wyoming 2) Virginia 3) South Dakota 4) Alabama 5) Louisiana The following states in the U.S. have been named by SeniorScore™…
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Sep
18
2017
By Aumnibus Staff
AUM Named Among Top Universities in the South

AUM Named Among Top Universities in the South

News, University
Auburn Montgomery/Montgomery, Ala. (Sept. 15, 2017) — U.S. News & World Report recognized Auburn University at Montgomery’s undergraduate and graduate programs among its 2018 regional and national rankings of top colleges and universities. In addition to being named among the top tier of Regional Universities — South, AUM was also included (#37) among the Best Public Regional Universities — South, making it the top-ranked university in the River Region. In its national rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked the AUM College of Business’s undergraduate program #216 and its part-time Master of Business Administration program #143 among the country’s best.…
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