Getting to know AU administration
Freshman, transfer and even returning students can be overwhelmed and confused in the face of AU's large administration.
Freshman, transfer and even returning students can be overwhelmed and confused in the face of AU's large administration.
For Eagles young and old, the branches of AU administration can be overwhelming. Here are a few campus offices and departments that everyone should know:
Each week, The Eagle prints the best and worst of incidents to which the Department of Public Safety responded. Here are a few fan favorites from last semester.
While many AU students complete internships before graduation, few perform their posts at the White House.
Student government presidents from across the country have expressed concerns with the debt ceiling deal passed by Congress.
One SOC junior has a unique summer hobby: pretending to be University President Neil Kerwin
The D.C. Zoning Commission hearings on the AU Campus Plan will continue into the fall, as cross-examination of the Office of Planning’s report on the plan took up the entire July 14 hearing.
Two AU students competed in Tenley Z-Burger's eating competition this Independence Day weekend.
CAS will offer a Public Health major this fall. It will be open to all students, including the incoming class of 2015.
Noise and traffic were again the focus of the second D.C. Zoning Commission hearing on the AU Campus Plan June 23.
Volunteers from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transexual and Ally Resource Center at AU were invited to march in this week's Capital Pride Parade and table at the Capital Pride Festival. AU students also came out to spectate at these events. To some, they represent an unusual opportunity to celebrate their identities.
Men's basketball forward Stephen Lumpkins is trading in his basketball shorts for a bat and cap. Lumpkins will postpone his graduation from AU to join the Kansas City Royals' rookie team in Arizona this summer. Last season, he was the Eagles' second-leading scorer after Vlad Moldoveanu, who graduated in May. The hardest thing for Lumpkins to do, he said, was tell his teammates about his choice to leave.
University officials met with campus neighbors and the D.C. Zoning Commission to discuss potential campus expansion.
Montgomery County Police are working with Mexican officials to arrest a suspect in Professor Sue Marcum's murder.
A new shuttle route on Massachusetts Avenue could help students get home safely after dark.
The ANC 3D voted against adding a new light, though some feel it is needed for safety.
A group of American University neighbors demonstrated against the University's proposed Campus Plan Thursday morning.
NBC's Rainn Wilson brought up some pretty heavy topics in the Kay Spiritual Life Center on Tuesday. He outlined the tenets of the Bahá'í faith and his own spiritual journey. Despite the serious subject matter, he still cracked up the crowd.
James Goldgeier intends to take the School of International Service to the top when he assumes the position of dead this August.
Phyllis Peres becomes the senior vice provost and dean of academic affairs June 1. Virginia Stallings took over Peres’s former position as interim vice provost for undergraduate studies May 25.