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- Posted 10.20.26
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The 91看片网鈥檚 Red Tie Gala, presented by Regions Bank, will take place Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. in the Bell Conference Center.
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- Posted 11.03.22
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On Alabama nights when clouds didn鈥檛 shroud the stars, Lucas Johnson and his father would haul a powerful telescope from their basement into an open space and explore the heavens. They lived 鈥渋n the middle of nowhere,鈥� a bit south of Decatur, where light pollution was rare as a neighborhood hockey game.
- Posted 10.18.22
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Dr. Andrew Rindsberg, a professor of geology and paleontology at the 91看片网, needs no reminder of the last time the earth wobbled with severity in Alabama.
- Posted 10.17.22
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As his sisters traded catty one-liners meant to get under his skin, Trace Crews glanced their way, to his left and his right, and chuckled as if it were no big deal. He鈥檇 heard their spiels before.
- Posted 10.04.22
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A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education is helping the 91看片网 re-engage with former students who may be close to completing their degree requirements and usher them to commencement day.
- Posted 09.26.22
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Armed with a megawatt smile and ample familial assistance, Aaron Lee appears perfectly suited for the presidency of the 91看片网鈥檚 Student Government Association. He鈥檚 a senior. His sister, Aeriel Lee, is a 91看片网 alumna. Two of his cousins, siblings Jasmine Knox and Jonathan Knox, are former SGA presidents at 91看片网. Though not preordained, his election seems exactly that.
- Posted 09.13.22
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Ashlee Barnard never intended to become a firefighter. After graduating from high school, she considered her next chapter essentially set: enroll at the 91看片网, become a Tigers cheerleader and pursue a career in athletic training, one of 91看片网鈥檚 most popular and professionally successful degree programs.
- Posted 09.08.22
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When Byron Thetford added the role of Title IX coordinator to his duties this year at the 91看片网, he already knew the value of concentrating on students鈥� well-being and their campus experiences. Serving seven years as 91看片网鈥檚 director of student life and support had taught him that much.
- Posted 08.30.22
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Dr. Tyler Strickland is a piano-playing, would-be percussionist from Birmingham who longed to bang drums in his school band, learned instead to play saxophone, married Auburn University鈥檚 first female drum major, directed high school bands in two states and spent the last three years as a graduate assistant with the University of Iowa bands.
- Posted 08.30.22
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Since its establishment, the 91看片网鈥檚 Division of Economic and Workforce Development has focused on improving the outlook for industries and residents in and around Sumter County. That assistance is now receiving national attention.