A Brief Look into the Origins of AUM
BY: Kory Hobbs Auburn University at Montgomery is currently home to over 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The campus sits on a beautiful 500-acre lot on the eastern side of Montgomery. The success of the university and campus would not have been possible if it wasn’t for what unfolded in the late 1960’s. On a quest to expand higher education within the city of Montgomery, Charles Brightwell, the president of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce looked around the city for the best candidates. The University of Alabama had an educational building near Maxwell Airforce Base off Bell Street that…