All classes will be shifted to an online format the week following spring break, according to university administration. In an email announcement sent out to the student body on March 11, President Pistole explained the details of this decision. “Based on rapidly developing events, for the week following spring break, March 23-27, we will shift all classes to an online, e-learning system,” he said. “There will be no in-person classes that week.” Pistole explained that this decision came … [Read more...]
Tri-S trip postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
With her suitcase packed, her week off of work secured and her sight-seeing planned, junior Public Relations major Macy Jent was eagerly awaiting the Tri-S trip to London for which she would embark in four days. Just like the other students who signed up for the trip, Jent had planned and fully paid for the long-awaited spring break getaway. On March 9, an email was sent out to all students signed up for the March 13 London trip announcing that the trip would be postponed until May. The … [Read more...]
SGA election underway
Beginning on Thursday, March 5, students will have the opportunity to vote for AU’s next SGA president and vice president. Two duos have announced their candidacy: Bryson Sleppy and Elli Brooks, as well as Daniel Gaines and Maddie Rastetter. Sleppy, junior national security major, and Brooks, junior social work major, announced their candidacy in February. “We have a strong love for this place and this community,” said Sleppy. “We love this place, and we want to see it … [Read more...]
Nicholson Library to celebrate Open Education Week
Across the globe, the annual Open Education Week is being celebrated, raising awareness about the increasing price of education, specifically textbooks. This year, AU’s Nicholson Library is joining the celebration, led by Public Services Librarian Heather Myers. “It is a week where people in higher education support open education and its movements—it’s a week where people can know what's going on and what kind of services and support they can find in the community,” she said. Open … [Read more...]
Campus welcomes Homeschool Science Program
Making ice cream through chemical reactions, exercising the basics of computer programming and taking care of the animals located in the Biology Department are just a few of the activities offered for local homeschool students through the annual “Homeschool Science Program.” Offered during a few weeks of the spring semester, the program meets weekly on Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. Sigma Zeta Epsilon, AU’s chapter of the national honor society for science and mathematics, has been organizing the … [Read more...]
Professors juggle booked schedules
While students were resting, relaxing and recharging over Christmas break, Professor Jack Lugar of AU’s communication and design arts department was busy writing yet another novel. While somehow managing to teach chaotic classrooms of college students full-time, Lugar, along with several other professors at AU, writes books and novels spanning a wide range of genres in his spare time. “Writing books and teaching full-time is pretty challenging, but I have found that we choose to do with our … [Read more...]
“It’s a Wonderful Wednesday”
As students awoke last Wednesday to jump into the routine of their typical class schedule, they may have been surprised to find a strange email from university administration sitting in their inbox. Sent by Dean of Students Chris Luekenga at 5:00 a.m., the email read: “Classes are canceled—surprise! It’s ‘Wonderful Wednesday’ and all classes are canceled today! Enjoy a break from classes today to attend the various events on campus that will be happening all day long!” The email then went … [Read more...]
Professor juggles booked schedule
Professor Jack Lugar discusses how he manages writing novels in addition to teaching full time. … [Read more...]
Wednesday classes cancelled
As students awoke this morning to jump into the routine of their typical Wednesday class schedule, they may have been surprised to find a strange email from university administration sitting in their inbox. Sent by Dean of Students Chris Luekenga at 5:00 a.m., the email reads: “Classes are cancelled—surprise! It’s ‘Wonderful Wednesday’ and all classes are cancelled today! Enjoy a break from classes today to attend the various events on campus that will be happening all day long!” The … [Read more...]
SGA announces plans for semester
Although the spring semester has just begun, SGA has been quick to spring into action, making plans and organizing projects for this semester. According to President Rebecca Peach, the members of SGA have a few ongoing projects they are working on, but their main focus is currently fixated on finances. “The primary thing that we’re trying to do right now is figure out our budget,” Peach said. “We still have a decent amount of money left in the budget that we can spend, so we’re … [Read more...]