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The operators are Auburn University students, and the free service attempts to answer any question within reason asked by a caller or visitor about Auburn University. [2] Auburn's Foy Information Desk service is one of the busiest information lines, receiving around 1000 calls each day.
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a total enrollment of more than 34,000 students with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second-largest university in Alabama .
Auburn is home to 28 fraternities that involve around 3,200 members or 24% of the male student population. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] The Interfraternity Council's missions' statement is to “govern, to serve, to represent, and to promote, with the highest standard of integrity, its member fraternities.” [ 2 ] Fraternity members reside in chapter houses.
In 1967, O.D. “Jack” Turner [2] was appointed the first dean of Auburn University's new School of Business, which was located in Thach and Tichenor Halls. During Turner's tenure, the teaching staff increased from 42 to 69, and the Business Advisory Council was established, which prepared the School of Business for entering the accreditation process.
This list of notable Auburn University people includes alumni, faculty, and former students of Auburn University.. Each of the following alumni, faculty, and former students of Auburn University is presumed to be notable, receiving significant coverage in multiple published, secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject.
Auburn University football in particular is a major force in Auburn's culture and economy. When Auburn University has home football games in the fall, the city often sees over 100,000 visitors, and the yearly economic impact is measured at nearly $100 million.
The Auburn Plainsman is the student-run news organization for Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.It has notably received awards for excellence from the Associated Collegiate Press and is the most decorated student publication in the history of the National Pacemaker competition.
Auburn Automobile, a brand name of American automobiles made in Auburn, Indiana; Auburn Correctional Facility, a state prison in Auburn, New York; Auburn Rubber Company, former rubber product manufacturer, especially toy vehicles; Auburn University, a university in Auburn, Alabama Auburn Tigers, the athletic program of Auburn University