Auburn Montgomery School of Sciences

03/10/2015

Dear Friends of the School of Sciences,

The School of Sciences has over the years deeply appreciated your interest and support. Many of you are alumni of the School and many others have simply been interested in what the School or its departments have been up to. In either case, we’re grateful.
As you may know, AUM reorganized in January. As a result, most of the Departments of the former School of Sciences (Biology, Chemistry/Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Psychology) have joined most of the departments of the former School of Liberal Arts to form a new College of Arts and Sciences.
And so starts an important new chapter in our history, one that continues the sterling achievements of the past decades. I invite you to become Facebook friends of the College of Arts and Sciences where you’ll find the same lively atmosphere and discussion you have enjoyed these several years. And you’ll be able to keep up with a lot of old friends. Please join us! [https://www.facebook.com/pages/College-of-Arts-and-Sciences-Auburn-University-at-Montgomery/781423618600369 ] I’m afraid the School of Liberal Sceinces page will be closing.
If you have a particular interest in the Departments of Political Science and Public Administration or Justice and Public Safety, those departments have a new home in AUM’s College of Public Policy and Justice; the program in medical technology is now housed in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
With best wishes,
Michael Burger
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

The activities, events, and accomplishments of AUM's College of Sciences.

03/05/2015

Be sure and check out our new page for the Auburn Montgomery College of Arts and Sciences!

02/18/2015

Visit our page and give us a like! :)

The activities, events, and accomplishments of AUM's College of Sciences.

02/18/2015

02/18/2015

When you contribute to the College of Arts & Sciences through “A Night Out,” you are funding scholarships, study abroad, community programs (after-school programs, high school outreach, public lectures), student publications, theatre productions, music festivals, art creation, academic conferences, and more.

02/17/2015

The Spring Liberal Arts Graduate Colloquium will take place Wednesday, March 4, from 12:15-1:45pm in Taylor Center 222. This bi-annual event functions like an academic conference panel: three top students in our Master of Liberal Arts program will present 15-20 minutes papers based on their current research projects.

02/16/2015

Meeting Today 112 Goodwyn 12:05
Find out how you can help make a positive change in the World with the Thirst Project

Almost 1 Billion on our planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water and proper sanitization. That’s one in every eight of us. 4,100 children die every day from diseases caused by contaminated water. That’s huge. That’s approximately one child every 21 seconds. 80% of all global diseases are water-borne and result from drinking contaminated water. These diseases kill more than 2.2 million people every year.

The average distance a woman walks to collect water is 3.75 miles. The task of water-collecting falls on young girls, leaving them no time or energy for school. Without an education, it is nearly impossible to break the cycle of poverty. Lack of access to water prevents every other element of community development from taking place effectively. Water empowers agriculture, education and micro-finance. Without water, there is no life.

Most people aren’t aware of this situation at all, or simply don’t know just how grave it is. What’s worst is that the water is there. It’s right below the ground, but for most communities in these developing nations, they simply can’t reach it because they can’t afford to drill down to it. Water is a human right! Together, we can raise awareness and build wells. It starts with us. It starts with YOU!

12:05, room 112 Goodwyn - get involved! Make a difference!

The Thirst Project

02/13/2015

"Alexis in America" by Tulane history PhD graduate Lee Farrow gives a look back at Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanov, who was a guest of honor at the first Rex parade during Mardi Gras 1872.

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, set sail from his homeland for
an extended journey through the United States and Canada.
A major milestone in U.S.–Russia relations, the tour also
served Duke Alexis’s family by helping to extricate him
from an unsuitable romantic entanglement with the daughter
of a poet. Alexis in America recounts the duke’s progress
through the major American cities, detailing his meetings
with celebrated figures such as Samuel Morse and Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow and describing the national selfreflection
that his presence spurred in the American people.
The first Russian royal ever to visit the United States, Alexis
received a tour through post–Civil War America that emphasized
the nation’s cultural unity. While the enthusiastic
American media breathlessly reported every detail of his
itinerary and entourage, Alexis visited Niagara Falls, participated
in a bison hunt with Buffalo Bill Cody, and attended
the Krewe of Rex’s first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.
As word of the royal visitor spread, the public flocked to
train depots and events across the nation to catch a glimpse
of the grand duke. Some speculated that Russia and America
were considering a formal alliance, while others surmised
that he had come to the United States to find a bride.
The tour was not without incident: many city officials balked at spending public funds on Alexis’s reception,
and there were rumors of an assassination plot by Polish nationals in New York City. More broadly,
the visit highlighted problems on the national level, such as political corruption and persistent racism, as
well as the emerging cultural and political power of ethnic minorities and the continuing sectionalism between
the North and the South. Lee Farrow joins her examination of these cultural underpinnings to a lively
narrative of the grand duke’s tour, creating an engaging record of a unique moment in international relations.

$45.00 hardcover, 304 pages, 8 b&w images, 1 map, 978-0-8071-5839-5, Available December 2014

02/12/2015

Liberal Arts Lecture Series Tonight at 7:30
"Anglican Architecture and Colonialism in South Carolina"

At 7:30 PM tonight in Taylor Center 221, Kimberly Pyszka of the Department of Sociology will deliver her lecture, "Anglican Architecture and Colonialism in South Carolina." Prof. Pyszka will discuss her archeological research at South Carolina's St. Paul’s Parish Church, constructed 1707. Her analysis of material culture discovered at the site suggests the religious, political, and social roles the Anglican Church played in South Carolina's evolution during the eighteenth century into one of the wealthiest New World colonies.

02/11/2015

Theatre AUM Presents
The Va**na Monologues
Feb. 19, 20, 21, 26, 27,and 28 @ 7:30pm
March 1@ 2:30pm

02/09/2015

College Weekend
February 27-March 15
Alabama Shakespeare Festival