February 2025 Volume 3, Issue 6 | |
Encyclopedia of Alabama Empowers Teacher
at Edgewood Elementary
Fourth grade teacher Amber Broadhead at Edgewood Elementary of Homewood City Schools is making history in Homewood, AL. She was recognized as the 2023 Alabama History Teacher of the Year for thinking “outside the box” and providing a plethora of hands-on learning experiences for her students.
“I always start with the Encyclopedia of Alabama,” Broadhead stated. “It gives us a standing ground” in planning instruction and classroom projects. Read more here.
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OLLI at Auburn Instructor Receives More Than $400,000 in Grants from National Endowment for the Humanities, Richard Lounsbery Foundation
Local art historian Anne Leader, a non-resident Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) at the University of Virginia, was awarded a 2024 Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant (HCRR) from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
The award supports the project “Florence Illuminated: Visualizing the History of Art, Architecture and Society,” which she co-directs with Niall Atkinson, an associate professor of art history and medieval and Renaissance architecture and urban history at the University of Chicago. This is Leader’s second HCRR grant, the first coming in 2021 to develop her ongoing project “Digital Sepoltuario,” an interactive website on the connections between burial choices, family networks and religious and social affiliations in Florence, Italy. She presented this project as part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Auburn University, during which she discussed how she connected city and church burial records to the commemorative landscape of premodern Florence.
Read entire article ...
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Mikailie Caulder, a senior majoring in Genetics and Public and One Health speaks on her experiences with the Rural Health Initiative. | |
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"As the Student Assistant for the Auburn University Rural Health Initiative, I have had the opportunity to apply my public health coursework to address critical health disparities in rural Alabama. Through collaboration with a passionate team, this role has deepened my understanding of the social determinants of health and inspired me to continue striving for meaningful impacts in underserved communities. Overall, the experience has been incredibly rewarding."
See complete healthcare access update here.
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Auburn Launches New Rural Teacher Fellowship Program, Selects Initial Cohort
Mary Wheelock (left), an elementary education major, and Jessie Barclay, an early childhood/elementary special education major, have been named as the first two fellows in a new Rural Teacher Fellowship program that will launch in the spring.
Read more here!
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On April 5, 2025 Outreach Global will be hosting their 4th Annual Global Community Day festival. The Festival will be from 10:30 A.M. -6:00 P.M on AU Cater Lawn. Join us for a day full of food, music, dancing, games, cultural celebration and more! | |
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Join us for the
2025 Global Community Day Festival
If you are interested in having a booth at the festival, performing a talent, participating in the Parade of the Flags or the Global Attire Showcase; Or sharing your culture in some other way, please contact Outreach Global at outrglb@auburn.edu, 334-844-5716.
If you would like to register as a vendor and sell goods/food, kindly reach out to Outreach Global.
For more information, visit our website at aub.ie/globalfestival.
For additional information, contact Olivia Houlden or visit the Outreach Global site.
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Applications are NOW OPEN for Outreach Global’s 2025 Ghana Service-Learning Program! Apply today at aub.ie/applyghana – the deadline to apply is March 17, 2025. (Please contact Outreach Global at outrglb@auburn.edu if you would like to apply but are not an Auburn University student.)
The Office of Outreach Global’s Ghana Service-Learning Program, scheduled for June 3 – June 16, 2025, is a unique opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and community members. This program offers participants the chance to engage in hands-on volunteer work with local Ghanaian communities, connect with Ghanaian educational institutions, and explore the rich cultural heritage of Ghana through its historical sites, museums, and traditions.
For more information about the program, please visit aub.ie/ghana or contact Outreach Global (outrglb@auburn.edu).
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
February 18, 2025
EagleCast: Personalized Prescriptions- The Role of Pharamacogenomics in modern medicine-- Courtney Alexander
Tuesday, 8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
ONLINE
BrownBag Series:
Wednesdays, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Pebble Hill, 101 S. Debardeleben Street, Auburn
Free and open to the public
February 5, 2025
Dramatic Monologue: Henrietta Lacks
February 12, 2025
Girls Education: The Magic Bullet to solving world hunger, poverty, & population growth-- Douglas Coutts
February 19, 2025
"Crackerman" Filmmakers- John Dijulio & Bruce Kuerten
February 26, 2025
Growing Community: The Muscogee Nation Community Garden Project- Courtney Natseway
April 5, 2025
Global Community Day Festival
Saturday, 10:30 A.M.- 6:00 P.M.
Cater Lawn
Follow some of our programming on social media:
GEAR UP Achieve
GEAR UP Achieve - Facebook
Circle K International at Auburn
(student led community-service organization)
Circle K International at Auburn University - Facebook
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"As a land-grant institution, Auburn University is dedicated
to improving the lives of the people of Alabama, the nation, and the world through forward-thinking education, life-enhancing research and scholarship, and selfless service."
― Auburn University Mission
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