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A therapist watches an adult and child build blocks on a TV screen while the same child and adult can be seen through a one-way mirror in the background.
Building Stronger Bonds Uncategorized

Building Stronger Bonds

When Elizabeth Brestan-Knight joined the Auburn faculty in 1999, she was one of the first in Alabama to be trained in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Now, the Alma Holladay Professor of Psychological Sciences is expanding the reach of PCIT to the benefit of families around the world.
Julia Simpson
January 23, 2026
Dachshund Buddy sitting on grass
A Fetching Future Uncategorized

A Fetching Future

Self-described dog lovers J.T. and Pam Brown make no bones about it — when it comes to football, they cheer for the Georgia Bulldogs. But when their beloved dachshund needed surgery, they became big fans of Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Julia Simpson
January 23, 2026
Auburn University honors 14 during Black Alumni Weekend Uncategorized

Auburn University honors 14 during Black Alumni Weekend

As part of an April 9 program recognizing 14 honorees of the Black Alumni Weekend Awards Program and in conjunction with Because This is Auburn -- A Campaign for Auburn University, Auburn's black alumni were commended for their collective $3.2 million in campaign giving, as well as challenged to increase their overall participation in and level of support during the remainder of Auburn's comprehensive campaign.
Julia Simpson
April 14, 2016
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve to celebrate opening of new spider web play structure and picnic area Uncategorized

Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve to celebrate opening of new spider web play structure and picnic area

As a result of donor support during Auburn's first-ever "Tiger Giving Day" on Dec. 1, 2015, the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve and Nature Center will dedicate its newly installed spider web climbing structure and picnic area on April 15.
Julia Simpson
April 12, 2016
Auburn University names performing arts center architects Uncategorized

Auburn University names performing arts center architects

With the selection of Tvsdesign of Atlanta and Wilson Butler Architects of Boston as the architectural team to lead the design of its new performing arts center, Auburn University moves one step closer to realizing the vision for this facility made possible by a $25 million philanthropic gift in 2015 from 1957 graduates John and Rosemary Brown. The university is seeking an additional $15 million in private support to ensure…
Julia Simpson
April 8, 2016
Permanent endowment for Auburn’s Kreher Preserve and Nature Center created in honor of the late Nicholas Holler Uncategorized

Permanent endowment for Auburn’s Kreher Preserve and Nature Center created in honor of the late Nicholas Holler

A recently established permanent endowment will benefit the operations and community programs of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences' Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve while memorializing Dr. Nick Holler's devotion to conservation and environmental education.
Julia Simpson
October 28, 2015
Auburn-PNC Financial Services Group collaboration benefits home-based child care, education Uncategorized

Auburn-PNC Financial Services Group collaboration benefits home-based child care, education

A continuing three-year philanthropic partnership between Auburn's Family Child Care Partnerships and PNC Financial Services Group is providing resources to more than 200 Alabama home-based child care providers and the 1,000-plus infants, toddlers, and preschoolers they care for and teach.
Julia Simpson
September 30, 2015