Early in the season Auburn University coined a new phrase, Auburn, The State of Alabama, University. Just to remind the Auburn Alumni of their University Heritage, here is a little something to share with you: Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College.[The college became the states first public land-grant university was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. 1892, the college became the first four-year coeducational school in the state. The curriculum at the university originally focused on arts and agriculture. This trend changed under the guidance of Dr. William Leroy Broun, who taught classics and sciences and believed both disciplines were important in the overall growth of the university and the individual. The college was renamed the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API) in 1899, largely because of Dr. Broun’s influence.[13] The college continued expanding, and in 1960 its name was officially changed to Auburn University to acknowledge the varied academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university. To the contrary: The University of Alabama (UA) is a public research university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, and the flagship of the University of Alabama System. Founded in 1831, UA is one of the oldest and the largest of the universities in Alabama. It has had no name changes.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 02:23:27 +0000
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