Aumnibus Staff, Author at The AUMnibus

Apr

11

2018

Montgomery County Apprenticeships, Internships Open To AUM Students

News, University

Auburn University at Montgomery colleges students are encouraged to take advantage of the Montgomery County Commission 2018 Student Apprenticeship Program. The apprenticeship program is eight weeks starting Monday, June 4th through Friday, July 27th. All eligible students between the ages of 16 and 22 can apply. An application and a letter of recommendation from a school guidance counselor or a Montgomery County Commissioner are required and must be submitted by Friday, April 20th at 5 p.m. Internships are also available. Requirements and eligibility vary. For more information on an internship, please contact the Montgomery City-County Personnel Office at 334-625-2675. FAQs and more information on the apprenticeship are…

Apr

11

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Campus Police To Host Women’s Self Defense Program

News, University

Auburn University at Montgomery Campus Police is hosting RAD, a self-defense program for women. In this program, women will learn tactics and techniques for recognizing risks, risk-avoidance, prevention and hands-on self-defense training. DATE: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 TIME: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. LOCATION: Library Tower, 10th Floor West REGISTRATION: Contact campus police at 334-244-3424 By Ashleigh Hicks

Apr

11

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Durr Lecture Series to Show Documentary

Campus, News, University

In conjunction with the Auburn University at Montgomery Durr Lecture Series, a showing of the documentary The Durrs of Montgomery will be shown at AUM on Friday, April 13th at 7 p.m. in Goodwyn Hall 109. Following the film, Dr. Patricia Sullivan, a historian at the University of South Carolina and Lulah Colan, one of The Durr’s daughters, will lead panel discussions. Other friends and family of the Durrs will attened. According to Dr. Silvia Giagnoni, communications professor at AUM, Clifford and Virigina Durrs were heavily involved in civil rights movements in the 1930s and “were pivotal in supporting many actions in Montgomery”…

Apr

11

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Play Review: “The Glass Menagerie”

Opinion

The Glass Menagerie is like a life revolved around glass figures in another world. This story is told from one of the main characters Tom view. Tom is the narrator and also the son/brother. Amanda is the mother. Laura is the daughter/sister. Jim is the gentleman caller. This story is about a middle-class single parent home. Amanda husband ran off to explore the world, leaving Amanda there to raise their two children. Tom is the man of the house now, he works at a warehouse and takes care of his mother and sister. Laura was diagnosed with pleurosis at a…

Apr

11

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Spring Commencement Ceremonies

News, University

There will be two ceremonies hosted in AUM Gymnasium. One ceremony will start at 10:00 am and the other will start at 2:00 pm. A reception will be held in the Taylor Center, room 221, immediately after each graduation ceremony. Graduation Times: 10:00 a.m. Colleges of education, Nursing & Health Sciences, and Public Policy and Justice 2:00 p.m. College of Arts and Sciences, and Business Guests: All guest are asked to arrive early to be seated in the gym. Once the capacity has been reached, or ceremony has started, no one will be able to enter the gymnasium on the…

Apr

05

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Technology in the Classroom

Opinion

For many students today it is unimaginable that their parents and grandparents made it through school without a computer. While technology in the classroom is believed by some to be a distraction, a study by the U.S. Department of Education highlighted the positive impacts of its incorporation into learning. The Department’s study finds that the relationship between students and their teachers shifts when technology was incorporated into the classroom. This allows the student to take the lead in their education. Meanwhile, the teacher acts as a “facilitator” to ensure that students have a firm understanding of the assignment before continuing…

Apr

05

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Social Media: Does the Good Outweigh the Bad?

Opinion

As of 2017, the number of social media users was reported at almost 2.5 billion by Statistica.com. Out of almost 7.6 billion people worldwide, this means more than 30% of the population uses social media.With such extreme traffic, events on social media often make headlines. These stories—most pertaining to trends and viral videos—have likely led people to question social media influence. Here are some positive and negative viral videos and trends that made headlines in the past year. When something is popular on social media it is considered to be “trending”. On Twitter, users can even search through the content…

Apr

05

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Editorial: Prom in College

Opinion

As a college student, there are some things that you may not want to give up when you arrive to college. In other words, it would be super fun if you could feel like a king and queen again and participate in such a memorable event like prom. At AUM we do have various clubs and organizations that allow the inner kid to come out. Even those events that make us remember so good and not so good memories of high school! However, what if there could be one big prom that every student on campus could attend? What a…

Apr

05

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

For Better or For Worse: Juggling A New Marriage and Deployment

Opinion

“When he told me that he would be deployed, I was a wreck for a few days,” my friend, Hannah Wolf, told me last week over Face Time when we discussed her husband’s recent six-month deployment to Turkey. At the time of his departure, the couple had not even been married a year yet, and Hannah knew that six months would drag by slowly. She was not alone, however; thousands of military spouses endure deployments every year. According to the Sloan Work and Family Research Network, over 50 percent of military marriages undergo deployment and only 43 percent of military…

Apr

02

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Diversity Week To Include All Students

Campus, News, University

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is hosting Diversity Week 2018! AUM is a campus committed to making sure everyone is included and able to experience diversity. Throughout Diversity Week there will be events on campus to help promote new cultural experiences. On Tuesday, April 3 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Goodwyn Hall Breezeway, students, faculty and staff can have a taste of sweets from around the world while learning about the cultures they come from at “Sweet” Diversity. Dance Around the World on Wednesday, April 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Warhawk Alley will feature dances…