Since football season is upon us, I get asked a series of questions about Auburn every year. Example: Why do you like Auburn? Did you even go there? Why do you have two mascots? Etc. This year Im gonna give a tutorial entitled Auburn 101. You can read it if you want to, or not. Today Im just starting with the basics. War Eagle! Auburn University Motto For The Advancement of Science and Arts Established 1856 Type Public, Polytechnic, Land-grant, Space-grant, Sea-grant Endowment US$522 million[1] President Jay Gogue, Ph.D.[2] Admin. staff 1,200 Students 25,469 [3] Undergraduates 20,446[3] Postgraduates 5,023[3] Location Auburn, Alabama, United States Campus College town, 1,843 acres (7.45 km²)[4] Former names East Alabama Male College (1856–1872) Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (1872–1899) Alabama Polytechnic Institute (1899–1960) Battle Cry War Eagle Colors Burnt Orange (PMS 158) and Navy Blue (PMS 289) [5][6] Athletics 19 Varsity Teams NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference Nickname Tigers Mascot Aubie the Tiger Website auburn.edu
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 22:43:28 +0000