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BY: Allison Stewart Downloading Student Spotlight… Eighty percent complete… One-hundred percent complete. Download successful.  Joanna Sumner and Alex Maynard might know a thing or two about downloading content on a computer. As computer science majors, they focus their studies on critical thinking, computer programming and advanced computing skills. Both Joanna and Alex hope to use their degrees to become software developers. Specifically, Alex’s goal is to work in Huntsville. Joanna is interested in mobile app development.  Joanna’s favorite things about AUM are the small class sizes and accessibility to professors when she needs help. Starting her Warhawk career in 2017, Joanna began as a math major. After taking a course where she learned about programming, Joanna f...

BY: Caitlin Gallagher Take advantage of the services offered at the AUMazing Health & Wellness Fair on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Located in the Taylor Center, Room 230, there will be multiple vendors and organizations participating from 11 a.m until 1 p.m.  There will be blood pressure and blood glucose screenings, as well as weight, height and BMI measurements available. Counseling and Health Promotion Services will also be there to give support to those struggling with anxiety and depression, substance abuse and eating disorders. Tour the Wellness Center and get familiar with the equipment available to you with the Kinesiology Department.  Take advantage of the free food and prizes while learning about physical, mental and emotional health. Help support the AUM Food Pantry...

BY: Taniya Frazier Here they come! The College of Sciences will be hosting a college readiness program called ”The Taste of College.” The event will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. in Taylor Center 230.  This program is for students to get acquainted with the college lifestyle. The students will be allowed to visit departments and tour the campus, science labs, and residence halls. Students will be able to get more information on possible undergraduate programs they may be interested in, as well as a close-up look at the endless possibilities for getting involved with clubs and organizations.  After attending this event, students should feel more comfortable in their new home-away-from- home. Students will have a more focused knowledge on what to expect at AUM. I...

BY: Daaiyah Latham The AUM Honors Program Food Pantry was created to help students in need of food. The program has been feeding the campus since 2016. Sonni Gunnels, a former Honor student, formed the idea. Gunnels noticed that she and others were struggling towards the end of the month with food scarcity.  In 2012, she began to pass around confidential surveys to get statistics of the food insecurity around campus. Gunnels conducted a second survey before she graduated so the school could be "aware of the pantry's presence on campus." The surveys included questions based on the students’ experience with food insecurity, such as, “How often do you experience food insecurity within a given month?” Gunnels found the space where the food could be stored, and that space has been feedin...

BY: Cory Donde Every school has some form of Student Government Association, but AUM aims to go above and beyond the call of duty to represent the school and improve the quality of life on campus. If making a difference at our university sounds appealing to you, now is your chance to apply. Applications must be placed soon— they are due by Monday, September 30.  The open positions are as follows: Director of Alumni Affairs, Director of Communications and Media Relations, Director of Community Outreach, Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, and Director of Spirit and Traditions. Senator positions are available for the College of Education, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Sciences, and a position fo...

BY: Cory Donde If you’re an animal lover and want to give back to the community, join the AUM Housing and Residence Life team on September 27 as they go to the Montgomery Humane Shelter to volunteer. Transportation will be provided, and they will be leaving from The Nest at 9:30 a.m. sharp. Lunch will be provided as well, as this is an all-day event. If you have any questions, contact AUM Housing at 334-244-3296, or email them at housing@aum.edu.

BY: Randy Dunn For those of you who enjoy singing your hearts out while driving around in the car or while just cleaning up your room on a Saturday, look no further. AUM will be hosting a singing competition.  The rules are very simple:  1. Upload a video that’s longer than 1 minute to YouTube no later than noon on Sept. 27th  2. Register for the contest at www.aum.edu/voiceofaum and provide the YouTube link.  3. Vote for your favorite video to compete in a Top 10 face-off on Tuesday, October 15 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm in Taylor Center 221-222.4.  The winning entrant will perform at the “Rolling Out the R.E.D” event on Nov. 12th, 2019. This event will give students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to showcase their hidden talents, to have fun with their fello...

BY: Allison Singleterry Auburn University at Montgomery’s athletic department will host a meet and greet for the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), coaches, and other athletic staff to meet the rest of the university’s staff. The SAAC representatives serve as the liaison between their sport and the rest of athletics as well as other organizations on campus. SAAC is constantly looking for opportunities to connect with other organizations and staff on campus. This event was created to help athletics stay engaged with academics and any other faculty and staff.  This event will take place in the hospitality room in the Athletics Complex on campus. The meet and greet will last from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. There will be coffee and light breakfast ...

BY: Kory Hobbs Dr. Clark Danderson currently lectures in Biology and Environmental Science at Auburn University at Montgomery. In addition, he coordinates the Beer, Wine, and Food Fermentation minor and overseas the microbiology and genetics laboratories. Dr. Danderson also recently published a large research study on botanical activities concerning the Arracacia clade and how the group’s taxonomy relates to its evolutionary history. His degrees focus on plant biology and that is where he says his heart remains. According to AUM’s website he has had research published in the Annuals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, American Midland Naturalist, Journal of Biography, Molecular Phylogenetics, and Evolution, and Plant Ecology. In addition to all that, Dr. Danderson is setting out on a...