More On: Faculty Collaboration

New name, same mission: Winchester Institute for Real Estate Development
Auburn University President Chris Roberts and dozens of other campus leaders and supporters gathered Friday to celebrate the official naming of The Winchester Institute for Real Estate Development and to honor Greg and Jan Winchester for their generous gift that made the institute possible.

Front Porch Initiative Welcomes Ayala as Assistant Research Professor
Christian Ayala ’08 recently transitioned to the role of Assistant Research Professor in Rural Studio’s Front Porch Initiative (FPI).

Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative unites interdisciplinary faculty for research, education, outreach
The Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative is becoming a leader in mass timber research, teaching and outreach in the Southeast.

Auburn team shaping Alabama’s State Wildlife Action Plan
Alabama is home to unique ecosystems like the Appalachian Plateau, the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and the Black Belt Prairie, and protecting these delicate environments is crucial to maintaining biodiversity across the state.

Better Notes for Better Learning: First-year engineering students to study ‘sketchnoting’
Can doodling count as classwork? It sure can when a student is using “sketchnoting,” a note taking technique combining traditional text with symbols and illustrations.

BSCI’s Leathem Co-teaching TLP Certification Workshops
Tom Leathem, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair in the McWhorter School of Building Science, is teaching workshops for construction educators in collaboration with faculty members at Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.

CADC, Biggio Center Collaboration Key to Better Classroom Experience
Like most people, David Hinson found his comfortable routines turned upside down during the recent COVID pandemic.

CADC Summer Camps Prepare High School Students for College
Faculty members in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) hosted a variety of camps for high school students this summer through Auburn Youth Programs, an initiative of Auburn’s Office of Continuing and Professional Education.

Interior Architecture Students Go ‘Inside Birmingham’ at Urban Studio
Spending a week in a food-centric city like Birmingham can feel like summer camp—even when you’re there to study… just ask this summer’s Interior Architecture (ARIA) students in Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture.

‘Building’ resiliency in coastal communities
As part of their work for the Front Porch Initiative, four Auburn faculty members help create housing designs that can mitigate rain, wind and flooding damage that result from a hurricane or tropical storm.