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Auburn University

Motto: For The Advancement of Science and Arts
Established: 1856
Type: Public, Land-grant, Space-grant, Sea-grant
Endowment: $378,570,463[1]
President: Dr. Jay Gogue[2]
Staff: 1,200
Students: 24,137 [3]
Undergraduates: 20,302[4]
Postgraduates: 3,245[4]
Location: Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Campus: Suburban 1,843 acres (7.45 km²)[4]
Athletics: Tigers
Colors: burnt orange (PMS 158) and navy blue (PMS 289)           
[5]
Mascot: Aubie the Tiger
Website: auburn.edu

Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, U.S. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest universities in the state,[6] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of "more selective." Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College,[7] a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The college was donated to the state of Alabama in 1872, when it became the state's public land-grant university under the Morrill Act and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 1892, the college became the first four-year coeducational school in the state. The college was renamed the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API) in 1899. In 1960, its name was officially changed to Auburn University; it had been popularly known as "Auburn" for many years.[8] Auburn is one of only 13 American universities designated as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research center.[citation needed] Image File history File links Auburn_University_seal. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are institutions of higher education in the United States which have been designated by Congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. ... The U.S. Congress established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in 1988. ... 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History

See also: History of Auburn University
"Old Main," the first building on Auburn's campus, was destroyed by fire in 1887.

Auburn University was chartered by the Alabama Legislature as the East Alabama Male College on May 6, 1856, coming under the guidance of the Methodist Church in 1859.[9] The first president of the institution was Reverend William J. Sasnett, and the school opened its doors in 1859 to a student body of eighty and a faculty of ten. The early history of Auburn is inextricably linked with the Civil War and the Reconstruction-era South. Classes were held in "Old Main" until the college was closed due to the Civil War, when most of the students and faculty left to enlist. The campus was used as a training ground for the Confederate Army, and "Old Main" served as a hospital for Confederate wounded. Old Main, the first building on Auburns campus, was destroyed by fire in 1887. ... Old Main on the Auburn campus in 1883, from the Auburn University Libraries Digital Archives. ... Old Main on the Auburn campus in 1883, from the Auburn University Libraries Digital Archives. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial)  States that seceded under CSA control  States and territories claimed by CSA without formal secession and/or control Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia...


To commemorate Auburn's contribution to the Civil War, a cannon lathe used for the manufacture of cannons for the Confederate Army and recovered from Selma, Alabama, was presented to Auburn in 1952 by brothers of Delta Chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity.[citation needed] It sits today on the lawn next to Samford Hall. Selma is a city in Alabama located on the banks of the Alabama River in Dallas County, Alabama, of which it is the county seat. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO, but also ΑΦΩ, A-Phi-O, and A-Phi-Q) is a co-ed service fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership development, [1] and social opportunities to college students. ... William J. Samford Hall is a structure on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. ...


Post-Civil War

The school was reopened in 1866 following the end of the Civil War and has been open ever since. In 1872, control of the institution was transferred from the Methodist Church to the State of Alabama for financial reasons. Alabama placed the school under the provisions of the Morrill Act as a land-grant institution, the first in the South to be established separate from the state university. This act provided for 240,000 acres (971 km²) of Federal land to be sold in order to provide funds for an agricultural and mechanical school. As a result, in 1872 the school was renamed to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. This article is about the U.S. State. ... The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are pieces of US legislation which allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges, which would be funded by the grant of federally-controlled land to each of the states which had stayed with the United States during the American Civil War. ... Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are American institutions which have been designated by a Congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. ...

API Cadets drill on Ross Square in 1917.

Under the provisions of this act, land-grant institutions were also supposed to teach military tactics and train officers for the United States military. In the late 1800s, most students at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama were enrolled in the cadet program, learning military tactics and training to become future officers. Each county in the state was allowed to nominate two cadets to attend the college free of charge. API Cadets drill in Ross Square circa 1917, from the Auburn University Libraries Digital Archives. ... API Cadets drill in Ross Square circa 1917, from the Auburn University Libraries Digital Archives. ...


In 1892, two historic events occurred: women were first admitted to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, and football was first played as a school sport. Eventually, football replaced polo as the main sport on campus. In 1899, the school name was again changed, this time to Alabama Polytechnic Institute.

API Cadets and students wait at the train station for trains to Atlanta or Montgomery, circa 1943

On October 1, 1918, nearly all of Alabama Polytechnic Institute's able-bodied male students 18 or older voluntarily joined the United States Army for short-lived military careers on campus. The student-soldiers numbered 878, according to API President Charles Thach, and formed the academic section of the Student Army Training Corps. The vocational section was composed of enlisted men sent to Auburn for training in radio and mechanics. The students received honorable discharges two months later following the Armistice that ended World War I. API struggled through the great depression, having scrapped an extensive expansion program by then-President Bradford Knapp. Faculty salaries were cut drastically, and enrollment decreased along with state appropriations to the college. API Cadets and students wait at the train station for trains to Atlanta or Montgomery, circa 1943, from the Auburn University Libraries Digital Archives. ... API Cadets and students wait at the train station for trains to Atlanta or Montgomery, circa 1943, from the Auburn University Libraries Digital Archives. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Bradford Knapp (1870-1938) was an American educator, born at Vinton, Iowa, and educated at Vanderbilt University and in law at the University of Michigan. ...


During World War II, API again found its place training officers for the U.S. Military on campus; Auburn produced over 32,000 troops for the war effort. Following the end of World War II, API, like many colleges around the country, experienced a period of massive growth caused by returning soldiers taking advantage of their GI Bill offer of free education. In the five-year period following the end of the war, enrollment at API more than doubled. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The G. I. Bill of Rights or Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944 provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans as well as one-year of unemployment compensation. ...


Name change: Auburn

Modern logo
Modern logo

Recognizing the school had moved beyond its agricultural and mechanical roots, it was granted university status by the Alabama Legislature in 1960 and officially renamed Auburn University, a name that better expressed the varied academic programs and expanded curriculum that the school had been offering for years. However, it had been popularly called "Auburn" for many years even before the official name change. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


Like most universities in the American South, Auburn was racially segregated prior to 1963, with only white students being admitted. Compared to the images of George Wallace standing in the door of the University of Alabama, integration went smoothly at Auburn, with the first African-American student being admitted in 1964, and the first doctoral degree being granted to an African-American in 1967. The U.S. Southern states or the South, also known colloquially as Dixie, constitute a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States, with its own unique heritage, historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ... Racial segregation characterised by separation of different races in daily life, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. ... This article is about the politician, former governor of Alabama and former presidential candidate. ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ...


Today, Auburn has grown since its founding in 1856 to have the largest on-campus enrollment in the state of Alabama, with over 23,000 students and a faculty of almost 1,200 at the main campus in Auburn. Additionally, there are over 6,000 students at the Auburn University Montgomery satellite campus established in 1967. Nickname: Location in Lee County, Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Lee County, Alabama Government  - Mayor Bill Ham, Jr. ... Auburn University Montgomery is a coeducational public university located in Montgomery, Alabama. ...


Academics

Samford Hall, located on College Street in Auburn, houses the University's administration.
Samford Hall, located on College Street in Auburn, houses the University's administration.

Auburn has traditionally been rated highly by academic ranking services, and has been listed as one of the top 50 public universities for 15 consecutive years.[10] According to 2007 edition of US News and World Report Best Colleges publication U.S. News & World Report, Auburn is ranked 45th among the nation's top 50 public universities and is tied for 3rd among public universities in the SEC (sharing this spot with the University of Tennessee and the University of Alabama). Auburn held the number one ranking in the state for 12 of the past 15 years, and was ranked below the University of Alabama in the 2006 and the 2008 edition, and tied with UA in the 2007 edition of US News and World Report Best Colleges publication. Auburn was the only college or university in Alabama included in the inaugural edition (1981) of the widely respected Peterson's Guides to America's 296 Most Competitive Colleges. Download high resolution version (1000x1504, 264 KB)Auburn Universitys Samford Hall; taken 09/05/2004 by J. Glover (AUtiger) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1000x1504, 264 KB)Auburn Universitys Samford Hall; taken 09/05/2004 by J. Glover (AUtiger) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... William J. Samford Hall is a structure on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. ... Nickname: Location in Lee County, Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Lee County, Alabama Government  - Mayor Bill Ham, Jr. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ...


Auburn is a charter member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which is currently composed of 11 of the largest Southern public universities in the US and one private university, Vanderbilt. Among the other 10 peer public universities, two are ranked ahead of Auburn by U.S. News & World Report, and 2 others tie Auburn. This high ranking and reputation for academic quality is in spite of the fact that Auburn's $378.6 million endowment is currently the second smallest of the 12 SEC universities.[11] An attempt to increase the endowment by $500 million began in 2005 with the "It Begins at Auburn" campaign. As of August 2006, the campaign had raised $523 million dollars, making it the largest campaign in university history.[12] The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Vanderbilt redirects here. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...


The university currently consists of thirteen schools and colleges. Programs in engineering, architecture and business have been ranked among the best in the country. The 2007 Design Intelligence "America's Best Architecture and Design Schools" ranked Auburn's architecture program sixth nationaly, and s survey of the Deans of architecture schools ranked Auburn as the second most admired program, behind Harvard University. Auburn also boasts strong programs in veterinary medicine, mathematics, science, agriculture, and journalism. The university's core curriculum has likewise been recognized as one of the best in the nation. Harvard redirects here. ... The Core Curriculum was originally developed as the main curriculum used by Columbia Universitys Columbia College. ...


The Ginn College of Engineering has a 134-year tradition of engineering education, consistently ranking in the nation's top 20 engineering programs in terms of numbers of engineers graduating annually. The college has a combined enrollment of close to 4,000. Auburn's College of Engineering offers majors in civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial, polymer and fiber engineering, aerospace, agricultural, chemical engineering, computer science, and software engineering, and--more recently--began a program in wireless engineering after receiving a donation from alumnus Samuel L. Ginn. In 2001, Ginn, a noted US pioneer in wireless communication, made a $25 million gift to the college and announced plans to spearhead an additional $150 million in support. This gave Auburn the first Bachelor of Wireless Engineering degree program in the United States. Auburn University was the first university in the Southeast to offer the bachelor of software engineering degree and the master of software engineering degree.

Northwestern view of Auburn campus

Auburn has historically placed much of its emphasis on the education of engineers at the undergraduate level, and in recent years has been ranked as high as the 10th largest undergraduate engineering program in the US in terms of the number of undergraduate degrees awarded on annual basis. The Ginn College of Engineering is now focused on growing the graduate programs, and recent rankings demonstrate the increasing profile of graduate engineering education at Auburn. The Ginn College of Engineering was recently ranked 60th nationally overall and 35th among public universities that offer doctoral programs in engineering by U.S. News and World Report. Last year, the College ranked 67th among all engineering programs and 40th among such programs at public universities. "America's Best Graduate Schools 2006" ranks the Ginn College of Engineering's graduate program in the Top 100 graduate engineering programs in the US. Auburn's Industrial and Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering were all ranked in the top 100.


The architecture profession’s publication Design-Intelligence recently ranked Auburn's School of Architecture as the No. 1 school in the South for preparing its graduates for the professional field. In addition, the school was ranked No. 6 in value nationally, with a 9th place national ranking for the Interior Architecture program. Of critical mention here is the School's Rural Studio programme, founded by the late Samuel Mockbee. Rural Studio Restroom at Perry Landing The Rural Studio is a design-build architecture studio run by Auburn University which aims to teach students about the social responsibilities of the profession of architecture while also providing safe, well-constructed and inspirational homes and buildings for poor communities in rural west... Samuel Sambo Mockbee (1944-2001) started the Auburn University Rural Studio program in Alabama, America in 1991 with the help of fellow professor D.K. Ruth. ...


Auburn's Economics Department, in the College of Business, was ranked 123rd in the world in 1999 by the Journal of Applied Econometrics. Auburn was rated ahead of such international powerhouses as INSEAD in France (141st) and the London Business School (146th). Auburn's MBA Program in the College of Business has annually been ranked by U.S. News and World Report magazine in the top ten percent of the nation's more than 750 MBA Programs.


Nationally recognized ROTC programs are available in three branches of service: Air Force, Army, and Navy/Marine Corps, the latter being the only one of its kind in Alabama. Each of these three ROTC units is ranked among the top ten in the nation. Over 100 officers that attended Auburn have reached flag rank (general or admiral), including one, Carl Epting Mundy Jr., who served as Commandant of the US Marine Corps. Auburn is one of only seven universities in the Nuclear Enlisted Commissioning Program, and has historically been one of the top ROTC producers of Navy nuclear submarine officers. Carl Epting Mundy Jr. ... The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. ...

Southwestern view of Auburn campus

In addition to the many outstanding ROTC graduates commissioned through Auburn, two masters degree alumni from Auburn, four-star generals Hugh Shelton and Richard Myers, served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the last decade. Both officers received their commissions elsewhere, and attended Auburn for an M.S. (Shelton) and M.B.A. (Myers). General Henry Hugh Shelton (born January 2, 1942) is a retired American career military officer. ... General Richard B. Myers General Richard Bowman Myers (born March 1, 1942) of the United States Air Force is a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Americas highest ranking military officer. ... The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer of the United States military, and the principal military advisor to the President of the United States. ...


Auburn has graduated six astronauts (including T.K. Mattingly of Apollo 13 fame) and one current and one former director of the Kennedy Space Center. 1972 Auburn Aerospace Engineering graduate Jim Kennedy, currently director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, was previously deputy director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Several hundred Auburn graduates, primarily engineers and scientists, currently work directly for NASA or NASA contractors. Hundreds of Auburn engineers worked for NASA at MSFC during the peak years of the "space race" in the 1960s, when the Saturn and Apollo moon programs were in full development. Thomas Kenneth Ken Mattingly II, Rear Admiral, USN (retired) (born March 17, 1936) is an American who as an astronaut flew on the Apollo 16, STS-4, and STS-51-C missions. ... This article is about the Apollo mission. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... Aerial view of the test area at Marshall Space Flight Center The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is a lead NASA center for propulsion, Space Shuttle propulsion, external fuel tank, crew training and payloads, International Space Station (ISS) design and construction, for computers, networks, and information management. ...


Auburn University owns and operates the 334-acre Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport, providing flight education and fuel, maintenance, and airplane storage. The Auburn University Aviation Department is fully certified by the FAA as an Air Agency with examining authority for private, commercial, instrument, and multiengine courses. Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport (IATA: AUO, ICAO: KAUO) is a public airport located 2 miles (3 km) east of downtown Auburn in Lee County, Alabama. ...


Auburn University has been recognized as having some of the best agriculture, fisheries, and poultry science programs in the South. The Old Rotation on campus is the oldest continuous agricultural experiment in the Southeast, and third oldest in the United States, dating from 1896. In addition, the work of Dr. David Bransby on the use of switchgrass as a biofuel was the source of its mention in the 2006 State of the Union Address. The Old Rotation is a soil fertility experiment on the Auburn University campus in Auburn, Alabama and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Binomial name L. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is a warm season grass and is one of the dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie. ... Bio-energy redirects here. ... George W. Bush listening to applause whilst delivering the 2006 State of the Union address Wikinews has news related to this article: President Bush delivers 2006 State of the Union Address Wikisource has source texts related to this article: George W. Bushs Sixth State of the Union Address Democratic...


Modern Healthcare ranked Auburn University’s Physicians Executive M.B.A. (PEMBA) program in the College of Business ninth in the nation among all degree programs for physician executives, according to the Journal’s May 2006 issue. Among M.B.A. programs tailored specifically for physicians, AU’s program is ranked second.


Schools and year originated

  • College of Agriculture, 1872
  • College of Architecture, Design and Construction, 1907
  • College of Business, 1967
  • College of Education, 1915
  • Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, 1872
  • School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, 1984
  • College of Human Sciences, 1916
  • College of Liberal Arts, 1986
  • School of Nursing, 1979
  • James Harrison School of Pharmacy, 1885
  • College of Sciences and Mathematics, 1986
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, 1907
  • Graduate School, 1872

Student life

Housing

For most of the early history of Auburn, boarding houses and barracks made up most of the student housing. Even into the 1970s, boarding houses were still available in the community. It wasn't until the great depression that Auburn began to construct the first buildings on campus that were "dorms" in the modern sense of the word. As the university gradually shifted away from agricultural and military instruction to more of an academic institution, more and more dorms began to replace the barracks and boarding houses. For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ...


Auburn's first dorms were hardly luxurious. Magnolia Dormitory, built in the 1950s and demolished in 1987, was once used by the state of Alabama in its defense against a lawsuit brought by state prison inmates. The inmates claimed that housing two men in a cell of particularly small dimensions constituted 'cruel and unusual punishment.' The state argued in court that students at Auburn actually paid to live in even smaller living spaces—at Magnolia Dorm. The inmates lost the case. Its "twin", Noble Hall, used as a women's residence, was demolished only in 2005 and was condemned during at least the final year in which it was inhabited.


In the last twenty years, the city of Auburn has experienced a rapid growth in the number of apartment complexes constructed. Most Auburn students today live off-campus in the apartment complexes and condos, which surround the immediate area around the university. Less than 25 percent of Auburn students live on campus.[citation needed]


Auburn's on-campus student housing consists of four complexes located at various locations over campus -- "The Quad", "The Village", "The Hill", and "The Extension". "The Quad" is the oldest of the four, dating to the Great Depression projects begun by the Works Progress Administration and located in Central Campus. Made up of eleven buildings, the Quad houses undergraduate students. Nine of the buildings are coed by floor, the remaining two are female-only. For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... WPA Graphic The Works Progress Administration (later Work Projects Administration, abbreviated WPA), was created on May 6, 1935 by Presidential order (Congress funded it annually but did not set it up). ...


"The Hill" is made up of 14 buildings and is located in South Campus. The Hill houses mostly undergraduate women with the exception of the two high-rise dormitories (Boyd and Sasnett), which are coed by floor. All of the Hill dormitories house at least one sorority with their chapter rooms in the basement.


"The Extension" is a block of six buildings (labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F), each consisting of two-bedroom apartments, housing undergraduates.


"The Village," formerly known as married student housing, recently housed a variety of students, to include undergraduates, graduates, and married students. In May 2006, this housing complex was closed to students and was demolished during the summer and early fall of 2006; however, it will be rebuilt in 8, 4-story buildings to accommodate 1,700 residents.[13] The new Village is scheduled for completion in 2009.


Greek life

Greek associated students make up roughly 18 percent of men and 34 percent of women at Auburn.


Male Greeks in Auburn are roughly divided into two separate areas: Old Row and New Row. "Old Row" traditionally was made up of the fraternities whose houses were located along Magnolia Avenue on the north side of campus. "New Row" is made up of fraternities whose houses were located along Lem Morrison Drive southwest of campus. However, being an "Old Row" or "New Row" fraternity doesn't really depend on where the house is located but on the age of the fraternity. Therefore, there are some "Old Row" fraternities with houses on "New Row" Lem Morrison Drive because they moved there. Today's "Old Row" on and around Magnolia Avenue was once the "New Row," as the first generation of fraternity houses at Auburn were on or near College Street. Most of these houses were demolished by the end of the 1970s, and only two fraternity houses remain on College today.


There are sixteen sororities represented at Auburn University. Sorority recruitment is a week-long process held by the Panhellenic Council in August every year. Sororities are located not in individual houses like Auburn fraternities, but in the designated dorms located on the Hill. This has had the unintended side effect of keeping dues for these sororities among the lowest in the nation. Each dorm has a sorority "chapter" room within it for the sorority designated to that dorm. Auburn does not allow on-campus sorority houses.


Athletics

Tiger statue outside Jordan-Hare Stadium
Tiger statue outside Jordan-Hare Stadium
Main article: Auburn Tigers

Auburn University's sports teams are known as the Tigers, and they participate in Division I-A of the NCAA and in the Western Division of the 12-member Southeastern Conference (SEC). Auburn routinely fields nationally competitive teams in football, men's and women's swimming and diving, baseball, women's basketball, and women's golf. Auburn's colors of burnt orange and navy blue were chosen by Dr. George Petrie, Auburn's first football coach, based on those of his alma mater, the University of Virginia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 486 KB)Monument outside Jordan-Hare Stadium I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 486 KB)Monument outside Jordan-Hare Stadium I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Jordan-Hare Stadium is the playing venue for Auburn Universitys football team located on campus in Auburn, Alabama, USA. The stadium is named for Ralph Shug Jordan (pronounced JURD-an), the Universitys winningest football coach, and Cliff Hare, a member of Auburns first football team. ... Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... NCAA redirects here. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the game. ... Dr. George Petrie, 1905 George Petrie (1866-1947) was an American educator at Auburn University. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ...


Football

Auburn's football program is currently coached by Tommy Tuberville. Past coaches include John Heisman, Mike Donahue, Ralph "Shug" Jordan, Pat Dye, and Terry Bowden. Head coach Tommy Tuberville 9th year, 79–33 Home stadium Jordan-Hare Stadium Capacity 87,451 - Grass Conference SEC - Western First year 1892 Website AuburnTigers. ... Thomas Hawley Tuberville (born September 18, 1954) is an American college football coach and current head coach of the Auburn Tigers football team. ... John Heisman John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a prominent American football player and college football coach in the early era of the sport and is the namesake of the Heisman Trophy awarded annually to the seasons best college football player. ... Michael Iron Mike Donahue (June 14, 1876 - December 11, 1960) was a head coach in a variety of sports at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ... James Ralph Shug Jordan (JURD-an) (September 25, 1910 - July 18, 1980) was the winningest football coach at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. ... Patrick Fain Dye (born November 6, 1939, in Blythe, Georgia) was an American college football coach most notable for his tenure as the head coach at Auburn University from 1981 until 1992. ... Terry Bowden is a college football analyst/commentator, motivational speaker and former college football coach. ...


Auburn claims a share of the 1957 national title. In 1957, Auburn was coached by "Shug" Jordan to a 10-0 record and was awarded the AP National Championship. Auburn's 1910, 1913, 1914, 1958, 1983, 1993, and 2004 teams have also been recognized as national champions unofficially by Auburn fans and Alumni.


Two Auburn players, Bo Jackson in 1985 and Pat Sullivan in 1971, have won the Heisman Trophy. The Trophy's namesake, John Heisman, coached at Auburn from 1895 until 1899. Auburn is the only school where Heisman coached (among others, Georgia Tech and Clemson) that has produced a Heisman Trophy winner. Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium has a capacity of 87,451 ranking as the ninth-largest on-campus stadium in the NCAA as of September 2006. Vincent Edward Bo Jackson (born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American athlete and a former multi-sport professional. ... See also: 1984 in sports, other events of 1985, 1986 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip Ken Schrader enters NASCAR CART Racing - Al Unser Sr won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Danny... Patrick Joseph Sullivan (born January 18, 1950) is a former American football player, winner of the 1971 Heisman Trophy, former college football coach as offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and was named head coach on November 30, 2006. ... See also: 1970 in sports, other events of 1971, 1972 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ... Heisman redirects here. ... John Heisman John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a prominent American football player and college football coach in the early era of the sport and is the namesake of the Heisman Trophy awarded annually to the seasons best college football player. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ... Clemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. ... Jordan-Hare Stadium is the playing venue for Auburn Universitys football team located on campus in Auburn, Alabama, USA. The stadium is named for Ralph Shug Jordan (pronounced JURD-an), the Universitys winningest football coach, and Cliff Hare, a member of Auburns first football team. ...

Jordan-Hare Stadium (2005)
Jordan-Hare Stadium (2005)

Auburn played its first game in 1892 against the University of Georgia at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia starting what is currently the oldest college football rivalry in the Deep South. The Tigers' first bowl appearance was in 1937 in the sixth Bacardi Bowl played in Havana, Cuba. As of 2005, AU football has won six SEC Conference Championships, and since the division of the conference in 1992, six western division championships and three trips to the SEC Championship game. Auburn plays archrival Alabama each year in a game known as the Iron Bowl. Image File history File linksMetadata Jordan_hare_stadium. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Jordan_hare_stadium. ... UGA Main Library The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Piedmont Park is the 189 acre Central Park of Atlanta, Georgia, located in Midtown, north of the city center. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... The states in dark red comprise the Deep South. ... Bacardi Bowl was a college football bowl game played six times in Havana, Cuba. ... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ... The Iron Bowl logo. ...


Auburn went 11-0 under Terry Bowden in 1993, but was on probation and not allowed to play in the SEC Championship game. Auburn completed the 2004 football season with a 13–0 record winning the SEC championship, the school's first conference title since 1989 and the first outright title since 1987. However, the Tigers were left out of the BCS championship game in deference to two other undefeated, higher ranked teams, USC and Oklahoma. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner crowned the BCS national champion. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... The University of Oklahoma (OU) is an institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma. ...


The 2004 team was led by quarterback Jason Campbell, running backs Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown, and cornerback Carlos Rogers, all subsequently drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. The team gained a new offensive coordinator, Al Borges, who led the team to use the west coast style offense which maximized the use of both star running backs. Jason Campbell (born December 31, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, USA) is an American football quarterback of the Washington Redskins. ... Carnell Cadillac Williams (born April 21, 1982 in Attalla, Alabama) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. // High school career Williams started all four years while playing for Etowah High School (Etowah County, Alabama), rushing for 1,729 yards with 23 touchdowns as... Ronnie BrownSuck balls fuc (born December 12, 1981 in Rome, Georgia) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. ... Carlos Cornelius Rogers (born July 2, 1981 in Hephzibah, Georgia) is a American football cornerback. ... The 2005 National Football League Draft , took place on April 23 and April 24, 2005[1] at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, New York. ... Alan Borges (born October 8, 1955 in Salinas, California) is an American college football coach and the current offensive coordinator of the Auburn University football team. ... In American football, West Coast Offense (WCO) is one of two similar but distinct offensive-strategic-systems of play: (A) the Air Coryell system; or (B) more commonly the pass play system popularized by Bill Walsh. ...

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Swimming and diving

In the last decade under head coach David Marsh, Auburn's swimming and diving program has become preeminent in the SEC and nationally, with consecutive NCAA championships for both the men and women in 2003 and 2004, then again in 2006 and 2007. Since 1982, only 6 teams have claimed national championships in women's swimming and diving. Auburn and Georgia have each won the last nine (five Auburn, four Georgia) since 1999. The men won their fifth consecutive national title in 2007, and the women also won the national title, in their case for the second straight year. The Auburn women have now won five national championships in the last six years. As of 2007, the Auburn men have won the SEC Championship thirteen out of the last fourteen years, including the last eleven in a row, and also won seven NCAA national championships (1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007).[14] Coach Marsh, who has been a U.S. Olympic coach, is considered one of the top three swim coaches in the world,[citation needed] and AU swimmers have represented the U.S. and several other countries in recent Olympic Games. Auburn's most famous swimmer is Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines, winner of three gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics. As the most successful female Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry (swimming for her home country of Zimbabwe) who won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. While the football team is far more well-known nationally and in the media, Auburn swimming and diving is the most dominant athletics program for the university. The 2007 Auburn teams celebrate their national titles at Toomers Corner in Auburn The Auburn Tigers swimming and diving program is Auburn Universitys most successful athletic program. ... David Marsh is the mens and womens swimming and diving coach at Auburn University. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Ambrose Rowdy Gaines IV (born February 17, 1959) is an American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Kirsty Leigh Coventry (born September 16, 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer who won gold, silver, and bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ...


Men's basketball

The Auburn men's basketball team has enjoyed off-and-on success over the years. Its best known player is Charles Barkley. Other NBA players from Auburn are John Mengelt, Rex Fredicks, Eddie Johnson, Mike Mitchell, Chuck Person, Chris Morris, Wesley Person, Chris Porter, Mamadou N'diaye, Jamison Brewer, Moochie Norris, Marquis Daniels, and Pat Burke. The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved the building of a new $92.5 million basketball arena and practice facility. Groundbreaking for the new arena should occur in the summer of 2008 with the facility opening prior to the 2010-11 season. The Auburn Tigers mens basketball program has often taken second place to the gridiron, thanks to Tigers Football immense popularity in the state and the SEC. But Tiger basketball has had flashes of brilliance under coaches Joel Eaves (.681), Sonny Smith (.529) and Cliff Ellis (.598). ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the basketball player. ... John P. Mengelt (born October 16, 1949) is a former professional basketball player. ... Edward Fast Eddie Johnson, Jr. ... Michael Anthony Mitchell (born January 1, 1956 in Atlanta, Georgia) was an NBA basketball player from 1979 to 1988. ... Chuck Connors Person (born June 27, 1964 in Brantley, Alabama) is a former professional player in the National Basketball Association. ... Christopher Vernard Morris (born January 20, 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former professional basketball player. ... Wesley Lavon Person (born March 28, 1971 in Crenshaw, Alabama) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. Selected by the Phoenix Suns 23rd overall in the 1994 NBA Draft out of Auburn University, he played three seasons for the Suns, five for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 82 games over two... For the footballer, see Chris Porter (footballer). ... Mamadou NDiaye (born June 16, 1975 in Dakar) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. ... Jamison Brewer (born on November 19, 1980 in East Point, Georgia) is a player in the NBA. He went to Auburn University. ... A current basketball journeyman in the NBA, who is best know for sporting a very large afro. ... Marquis Antwane Daniels (born January 7, 1981 in Orlando, Florida) is a 66 (198 cm), 200 lb (91 kg) shooting guard/small forward for the National Basketball Associations Indiana Pacers. ... For other persons named Patrick Burke, see Patrick Burke (disambiguation). ...


Women's basketball

The Auburn University women's basketball team has been consistently competitive both nationally and within the SEC. Despite playing in the same conference as perennial powerhouse Tennessee and other competitive programs such as LSU, Georgia, and Vanderbilt, Auburn has won four regular season SEC championships and four SEC Tournament championships. AU has made sixteen appearances in the NCAA women's basketball tournament and only once, in their first appearance in 1982, have the Tigers lost in the first round. Auburn played in three consecutive National Championship games from 1988–1990 and won the Women's NIT in 2003. When Coach Joe Ciampi retired at the end of the 2003–2004 season, Auburn hired former Purdue and U.S. National and Olympic team head coach, Nell Fortner. Standout former Auburn players include: Ruthie Bolton, Vickie Orr, Carolyn Jones, Chantel Tremitiere and Monique Morehouse. This article is about the sport. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... For other uses, see LSU. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Vanderbilt redirects here. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... NIT or Nit or nit can refer to:- A common name for various types of lice eggs. ... Purdue redirects here. ... Nell Fortner is the current womens college basketball coach at Auburn. ... Ruthie Bolton (born Alice Ruth Bolton on May 25, 1967 in Lucedale, Mississippi, USA) was a former collegiate, Olympian, and professional basketball player. ...


Baseball

Auburn Baseball has won six SEC championships, three SEC Tournament championships, appeared in sixteen NCAA Regionals and reached the College World Series (CWS) four times. After a disappointing 2003–2004 season, former Auburn assistant coach Tom Slater was named head coach. Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park is considered one of the finest facilities in college baseball and has a seating capacity of 4,096, not including lawn areas. In addition to Bo Jackson, Auburn has supplied several other players to Major League Baseball, including Frank Thomas, Gregg Olson, Scott Sullivan, Tim Hudson, Mark Bellhorn, Jack Baker, Terry Leach, Josh Hancock, and Gabe Gross. The College World Series is the tournament which determines the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball champion. ... Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park is the college baseball venue for the Auburn University Tigers. ... Vincent Edward Bo Jackson (born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American athlete and a former multi-sport professional. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Frank Edward Thomas (born May 27, 1968) is an American Major League Baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays. ... This article is about Gregg Olson, the pitcher, who must not be confused with Greg Olson, the catcher. ... William Scott Sullivan is a pitcher currently with the Kansas City Royals and has a career ERA of 3. ... Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975 in Columbus, Georgia) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves. ... Mark Christian Bellhorn (born August 23, 1974 in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is a second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. ... Jack Edward Baker (born May 4, 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox between 1976 and 1977. ... Terry Leach (born March 13, 1954 in Selma, Alabama), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1981-1982 and 1985-1993. ... Joshua Morgan Hancock (April 11, 1978 – April 29, 2007) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and St. ... A Gabe Gross autographed baseball card. ...


Women's golf

Auburn's Women's Golf team has risen to be extremely competitive in the NCAA in recent years. Since 1999, they hold a 854-167-13 (.826 win percentage) record. The team has been in five NCAA finals and finished second in 2002 and then third in 2005. The program has a total of six SEC Championships (1989, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2006). In October of 2005, Auburn was named the #3 team nationally out of 229 total teams since 1999 by GolfWeek magazine.


Since 1996, the team has been headed by Coach Kim Evans, a 1981 alumna, who has turned the program into one of the most competitive in the nation. Coach Evans has helped develop All-Americans, SEC Players of the Year as well as three SEC Freshman of the Year. She has led the Tigers to eight-straight NCAA appearances. She is by far the winningest Coach in Auburn Golf History, having over 1100 wins and winning five of Auburn's six total SEC Titles. Evans was named National Coach of the Year in 2003 and has coached 8 individual All-Americans while at Auburn.


Track and field

The Auburn women's track and field team won its first ever national title in 2006 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scoring 57 points to win over the University of Southern California, which finished second with 38.5 points. Auburn posted All-American performances in nine events, including two individual national champions and three second-place finishers, and broke two school records during the four-day event.


Auburn's men's team finished second at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships and at the 1978, 1997 and 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships. The women's team finished 14th (2002, 2003) at the Outdoor Championships and seventh (2003) at the Indoor Championships.


Equestrian

Auburn's Equestrian team captured the 2006 national championship, the first equestrian national championship in school history. Senior Kelly Gottfried and junior Whitney Kimble posted team-high scores in their respective divisions as the Auburn equestrian team clinched the overall national championship at the 2006 Varsity Equestrian Championships at the EXPO/New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque, N.M.


Traditions

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The Auburn Creed

In 1945, Auburn professor George Petrie wrote a creed which grew to become a unifying set of beliefs and principles common to all Auburn students, faculty, and alumni. This creed is said to embody the spirit of Auburn and is reflected in every member of the Auburn family. Dr. George Petrie, 1905 George Petrie (1866-1947) was an American educator at Auburn University. ...

I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work, hard work.

I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to work skillfully.


I believe in honesty and truthfulness, without which I cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men.


I believe in a sound mind, a sound body, and a spirit that is not afraid, and in clean sports that develop these qualities.


I believe in obedience to law because it protects the rights of all.


I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympathy with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and brings happiness for all.


I believe in my country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home, and that I can best serve that country by "doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God."


And because Auburn men and women believe in these things, I believe in Auburn and love it.

Tiger Walk

Two hours before the kickoff of each Auburn home football game, thousands of Auburn fans line Donahue Drive to cheer on the team as they walk from Sewell Hall (the former athletes' dormitory) to Jordan-Hare Stadium. The tradition began in the 1960s when groups of kids would walk up the street to greet the team and get autographs. During the tenure of coach Doug Barfield, the coach urged fans to come out and support the team, and thousands did. Today the team, led by the coaches, walks down the hill and into the stadium surrounded by fans who pat them on the back and shake their hands as they walk. To date, the largest Tiger Walk occurred on December 2, 1989, before the first ever home football game against rival Alabama—the Iron Bowl. On that day, an estimated 20,000 fans packed the one block section of road leading to the stadium. According to former athletic director David Housel, Tiger Walk has become "the most copied tradition in all of college football."[15] Jordan-Hare Stadium is the playing venue for Auburn Universitys football team located on campus in Auburn, Alabama, USA. The stadium is named for Ralph Shug Jordan (pronounced JURD-an), the Universitys winningest football coach, and Cliff Hare, a member of Auburns first football team. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ... The Iron Bowl logo. ...


A-Day

Each spring, a Founder's Day celebration is held in Auburn. As part of this celebration, the football team plays a scrimmage game that gives Auburn fans a chance to preview the Tigers before the fall.


Toomer's Corner

The intersection of Magnolia and College streets in Auburn, which marks the transition from downtown Auburn to the university campus, is known as Toomer's Corner. It is named after Toomer's Drugs, a small store on the corner that has been an Auburn landmark for over 100 years. Hanging over the corner are two massive old-growth oak trees, and whenever there is cause for celebration in the Auburn community, the trees are festooned with toilet paper. Also known as "rolling the corner" or "rolling Toomer's," this tradition is said to have begun when Toomer's Drugs had the only telegraph in the city. During away football games, when employees of the local drug store received news of a win, they would roll the oak trees to signal a win to the public. Traditionally only used as a way to celebrate football victories, in recent years it has become a way to celebrate anything good that happens concerning Auburn. The Student Government Association worked with the City of Auburn to bring pep rallies on the plains back to Toomer's Corner during football season. For the South Park episode, see Toilet Paper (South Park episode). ...

Nova, War Eagle VII
Nova, War Eagle VII

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War Eagle

Main article: War Eagle

The Auburn University battle cry is "War Eagle". It originated as an expression of support of Auburn's athletic teams, but today is also commonly used as a greeting between members of the Auburn community. The cry is yelled in unison by spectators for kickoffs of football games and tipoffs of basketball games. In 1930, Auburn gained a live golden eagle mascot, known as the "War Eagle". War Eagle VI, also known as "Tiger," recently had her last flight at the 2006 Auburn vs. Georgia game. Today, the seventh War Eagle, nicknamed "Nova", lives at a raptor center on the Auburn campus, and is featured before football games by a flight in which the eagle circles the stadium before landing at mid-field. The Auburn fight song is also titled "War Eagle". Sports Illustrated ranks Tiger as the 7th best mascot in college sports.[citation needed] For the Yankton Sioux Chief, see Chief War Eagle. ... For the Yankton Sioux Chief, see Chief War Eagle. ... For other uses, see Golden Eagle (disambiguation). ...


Fight song

Auburn University's fight song, War Eagle, was written in 1954 and 1955 by Robert Allen and Al Stillman. It was introduced at the beginning of the 1955 football season and served as the official fight song ever since. Robert Eugene Allen (born 1935) was a U.S. telecommunications businessman. ... Al Stillman (born June 26, 1906) was an American lyricist. ...


War Eagle lyrics
War Eagle, fly down the field!
Ever to conquer, never to yield.
War Eagle, fearless and true,
Fight on you orange and blue.
Go! Go! Go!
On to vict'ry, strike up the band!
Give 'em hell, give 'em hell,
Stand up and yell, hey!
War Eagle, win for Auburn,
Power of Dixieland!


Alma mater

Auburn's alma mater was composed by Bill Wood in 1924, with a word revision by Emma O'Rear Foy in 1960. The author of the 1960 revision was unclear for 40 years. In 2000, an Auburn professor, Dale Coleman, discovered the author to be Foy, wife of former Dean of Students James Foy. Ironically, both Dean Foy and the late Mrs. Foy were University of Alabama alumni who nevertheless became two of the most well-known and beloved boosters of Auburn University and its traditions.[16] For other uses, see Alma mater (disambiguation). ...


Auburn Alma Mater Lyrics
On the rolling plains of Dixie
'Neath its sun-kissed sky,
Proudly stands our Alma Mater
Banners high.

To thy name we'll sing thy praise,
From hearts that love so true,
And pledge to thee our loyalty
The ages through.

We hail thee, Auburn, and we vow
To work for thy just fame,
And hold in memory as we do now
Thy cherished name.

Hear the student voices swelling,
Echoes strong and clear,
Adding laurels to thy fame
Enshrined so dear.

From the hollowed walls we'll part,
And bid thee sad adieu;
Thy sacred trust we'll bear with us
The ages through.

We hail thee, Auburn, and we vow
To work for thy just fame,
And hold in memory as we do now
Thy cherished name.


Wreck Tech Pajama Parade

The Wreck Tech Pajama Parade originated in 1896, when a group of mischievous Auburn cadets, determined to show up the more well-known engineers from Georgia Tech, sneaked out of their dorms the night before the football game between Auburn and Tech and greased the railroad tracks. According to the story, the train carrying the Georgia Tech team slid through town and didn't stop until it was halfway to the neighboring town of Loachapoka, Alabama, The Georgia Tech team was forced to walk the five miles back to Auburn and, not surprisingly, was weary at the end of their journey, likely contributing to their subsequent 45–0 loss. While the railroad long ago ceased to be the way teams traveled to Auburn and students never greased the tracks again, the tradition continues in the form of a parade through downtown Auburn. Students parade through the streets in their pajamas and organizations build floats. This tradition has recently been renewed with Georgia Tech returning to Auburn's schedule after nearly two decades of absence. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ... Loachapoka is a town located in Lee County, Alabama. ...


The Auburn University Marching Band

Main article: Auburn University Marching Band

The Auburn University Marching Band has been cited as one of the nation's finest university marching bands.[citation needed] Founded in 1897, the band has long performed at school football games and pep rallies. The band was awarded the 2004 Sudler Intercollegiate Marching Band Trophy, the nation's highest award for college and university marching bands. The Auburn University Marching Band marched in the United States Presidential Inaugural Parade (for President George W. Bush) in 2005. In 2006, the Auburn University Marching Band had over 375 members, the largest in Auburn University history. The Auburn University Marching Band performed on January 15, 2007 at the Alabama Governor's Inaugural Parade in Montgomery and in 2008 in the St. Patrick’s Day Parades in Limerick and Dublin, Ireland. The Auburn University Marching Band (AUMB) is the marching band of Auburn University and the 2004 recipient of the Sudler Intercollegiate Marching Band Trophy. ... The Auburn University Marching Band (AUMB) is the marching band of Auburn University and the 2004 recipient of the Sudler Intercollegiate Marching Band Trophy. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The Auburn University Tiger Eyes

Main article: Auburn University Marching Band

The Tiger Eyes are the visual ensemble of the Auburn University Marching Band. The Tiger Eyes are composed of three distinct lines--flags, majorettes, and dancers--that complete complementary choreography. The three lines work together for one common visual effect as one ensemble. Tiger Eyes are selected by individual auditions,[17] in which prospective Tiger Eyes audition separately for each line. The Auburn University Marching Band (AUMB) is the marching band of Auburn University and the 2004 recipient of the Sudler Intercollegiate Marching Band Trophy. ...


Aubie

Main article: Aubie

Birmingham artist Phil Neel first drew the cartoon tiger Aubie in the late 1950s. From 1958 through 1976, Aubie was featured on the cover of all of Auburn’s home football game programs. In 1979, James Lloyd, spirit director for the Auburn Student Government Association, brought Aubie to life when he ordered a man-sized Tiger costume based upon the cartoon and wore it to the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament. Barry Mask became the first official Aubie in 1979-80, and his sideline and court-side hijinks created Aubie’s spirited personality. Aubie, Auburns popular highly-animated costume mascot. ... Aubie, Auburns popular highly-animated costume mascot. ...


Recognized as one of the most successful college mascots in history, Aubie recently won his sixth national mascot championship through the Universal Cheerleaders' Association in January 2006. Aubie was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame on August 15, 2006 at Love Park in Philadelphia, Pa. He is one of only three collegiate mascots in the Hall of Fame.


Ask Foy

Main article: Ask Foy

Ask Foy, or the Foy Information Line, is a telephone and walk-in information service provided by the university and hosted is in the Foy Student Union. The service has been in continuous operation, twenty-four hours a day, since the 1950's.[18] The Ask Foy service was initially designed as a resource for Auburn students, who were looking for course information, grades, or campus services, but now accepts calls from the general public.[18]


Selected student organizations

Media and Publications

  • The Auburn Plainsman – the university's student-run newspaper, has won 23 National Pacemaker Awards from the Associated Collegiate Press since 1966. Only the University of Texas' student paper has won more.
  • WEGL 91 FM - The Auburn campus radio station.
  • The Southern Humanities Review- One of the leading literary journals in the region, The Southern Humanities Review has been published at the University by members of the English faculty, graduate students in English, and the Southern Humanities Council since 1967, publishing the work of nationally known authors such as Kent Nelson and R. T. Smith.
  • Eagle Eye TV News - A weekly 30-minute television news program that is produced by Auburn University students and that airs on-campus, off-campus, and on-demand at the university website.
  • The Auburn Circle- The student general-interest magazine. The Circle publishes poetry, art, photography, fiction, nonfiction, and architectural and industrial design from Auburn students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
  • Glomerata- Auburn University's student-run yearbook which began production in 1897, which its name is derived from the conglomeration of Auburn, hence its name of Glomerata.
  • Auburn University Office of Communications and Marketing - Auburn University's news outlet for media related to the accomplishments of university faculty, staff and students.
  • Auburn University's official YouTube channel - Auburn University's YouTube channel was announced on January 15, 2008. It contains a wide variety of videos, from promotional to educational. AU’s Office of Communications and Marketing manages the content on the university’s YouTube Channel.

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Politics

  • Auburn University College Democrats
  • Auburn University Libertarians
  • Auburn University College Republicans

General interest

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) - Auburn University is the WFP's lead academic partner in a recently launched student "War on Hunger" campaign. In 2004, the WFP tasked Auburn University with heading the first student-led War on Hunger effort. Auburn then founded the Committee of 19 which has led campus and community hunger awareness events and developed a War on Hunger model for use on campuses across the country. The Committee of 19 recently hosted a War on Hunger Summit at which representatives from 29 universities were in attendance.
  • Cooperative Education (Co-Op) - Co-op at Auburn University is a planned and supervised program alternating semesters of full-time college classroom instruction with semesters of full-time paid work assignments. These work assignments are closely related to the student's academic program. Thousands of Auburn University graduates, especially engineering majors, have supported themselves financially while studying at Auburn by participating in Co-op. This educational program prepares students for professional careers by combining academic training with practical work experience in industry, business, and government.
  • The Sol of Auburn - Auburn University's Solar Car Team - recently participated in the North American Solar Challenge 2005. On July 27, 2005, Auburn's car crossed the finish line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 4th place in Stock Class, 12th Place overall. The SOL of Auburn is the only solar car in Alabama, and the project is organized by Auburn University's College of Engineering with a team of four faculty and over twenty undergraduate students.
  • The War Eagle Flying Team (WEFT) - A student organization made up of both pilots and non-pilots. Most team members are Professional Flight Management, Aviation Management, or Aerospace Engineering majors. WEFT competes with other flying teams at the annual National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) sponsored Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON).
  • Auburn University Computer Gaming Club- One of the oldest University Sponsored Computer Gaming Clubs in the USA. Weekly meetings and semesterly LAN parties.
  • Samford Hall Clock Tower - Information on the Samford Hall Clock Tower, a well known symbol of Auburn University. Also includes information on the bell and carillon. Note: This page is not directly maintained by Auburn University.

WFP redirects here. ... Cooperative education is a structured method of combining academic education with practical work experience. ... American Solar Challenge is a solar car race across North America. ... The National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) is a professional organization that provides a forum of competition and learning for aviation students from colleges all around the United States. ...

Alumni and faculty

Main article: List of Auburn University people

The list of Auburn University people includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of Auburn University. ...

Auburn in popular culture

  • Auburn is visually referenced in the 2004 Lions Gate film A Love Song for Bobby Long, starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson. It is presumed to be the university where the main character, Bobby Long (Travolta), used to teach, as he is seen at the beginning of the movie wearing an Auburn T-shirt and later an Auburn baseball cap.
  • Auburn is mentioned in the 2003 Sony Pictures' film Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton and starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, and Billy Crudup. The film was based upon the novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, by Daniel Wallace which makes more prominent mention of the university. However, Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, was used as the location for shooting.
  • During the opening ceremony of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Auburn's golden eagle, Tiger (War Eagle VI), flew into the stadium as part of the celebration.[19]
  • In the 1998 HBO movie The Pentagon Wars, Auburn is referenced in the service record of protagonist Lt. Col. James G. Burton (played by Carey Elwes) as it is read back to him by Major General Partridge (played by Kelsey Grammar).
  • At the end of the 1987 HBO movie Long Gone, the protagonist, Jamie Weeks (played by Dermot Mulroney), tells his friend and mentor, Cecil "Stud" Cantrell (played by William Petersen), that he will probably go to Auburn now that their minor league baseball season has ended. The movie is based on a book by Auburn graduate and author Paul Hemphill.
  • In the 1984 Lorimar movie Tank, which starred James Garner and C. Thomas Howell, an Auburn plaque is mounted on the wall of William's (Howell) bedroom. The movie was filmed, in part, at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, which is about 45 minutes from Auburn.
  • Auburn is mentioned in the 1971 TV-movie Brian's Song, a fact-based film about the friendship of professional football players Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan) and Gale Sayers (played by Billy Dee Williams).
  • At the end of the legendary 1940 movie Knute Rockne All American, an honor roll of coaches who had played for Rockne at Notre Dame scrolls across the screen, with their names and the universities where they coached being read. Among these is the name of Jack Meagher, who coached at Auburn from 1934 until 1942.
  • In John Grisham's book The Firm Ray McDeere, brother of Mitchell McDeere is wearing an Auburn hat as he rides a bus
  • Auburn has made a number of cameo appearances in the syndicated comic strip Kevin & Kell, drawn by Auburn alumnus Bill Holbrook. Appearances include 16-Dec-98, 3-Nov-04, 4-Nov-04, 5-Nov-04, and 6-Nov-04.
  • In the movie The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) the character Darryl Hallenbeck (played by Daniel Emery Taylor) can be seen wearing an Auburn t-shirt. This is due to the low budget of the sequel to Swamp Thing. The characters were encouraged to wear their own clothes as a part of the wardrobe.
  • In the book Swan Song by Robert McCammon an ex-wrestler nicknamed Black Frankenstein remembers his days of playing football at Auburn University.

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See also

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External links

  • Auburn University is at coordinates 32°36′12″N 85°29′10″W / 32.603374, -85.486078 (Auburn University)Coordinates: 32°36′12″N 85°29′10″W / 32.603374, -85.486078 (Auburn University)

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References

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  2. ^ Gogue Named 18th President of Auburn University. Communications and Marketing, Auburn University (2007-03-22). Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  3. ^ Auburn University enrollment tops 24,000 students for first time. Wire Eagle. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
  4. ^ a b c Quick Facts About AU. Auburn University (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
  5. ^ http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/graphicservices/colors.html
  6. ^ Auburn University. Alabama Department of Finance. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
  7. ^ About Auburn Office of Undergraduate Recruiting and University Scholarships. Retrieved on 2006-12-13
  8. ^ A Short History of Auburn University, 1856-1984, retrieved April 2, 2008.
  9. ^ Anson West, History of Methodism in Alabama (Nashville: Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1893), 738-739.
  10. ^ U.S. News ranks Auburn among Top 50 public universities for 15th consecutive year. Wire Eagle at Auburn University (2007-08-17). Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  11. ^ Peterson, Thompson. Auburn University Overview. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
  12. ^ Jackson, Kristen. "AU launches largest-ever fundraising campaign", Auburn University Office of Communications and Marketing, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-13. 
  13. ^ "Board approves tuition increase, new residence halls", The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved on 2007-04-29. 
  14. ^ Auburn Men's Swimming and Diving Makes it Four-in-a-Row, Complete Sweep of 2006 NCAA Swimming and Diving Titles. Auburn University and CSTV Networks, Inc. (2006-03-15). Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
  15. ^ ESPN.com - Page2 - The best Walk in America
  16. ^ Granger, David (2000-06-07). AU Prof Discovers Long-Anonymous Author of Alma Mater. Auburn University. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
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  18. ^ a b 5 phone numbers that will change your life. MSNBC/Today (2007-11-27). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  19. ^ Charles Martin, "AU'S EAGLE FLIES DURING OLYMPIC GAMES OPENING CEREMONY", Auburn University News, February 8, 2002.
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