Auburn University

             Auburn University ( AU or Auburn ) is a public university located in Auburn , Alabama , United States . With more than 20,000 undergraduate students , and a total of more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members , it is one of the largest universities in the state . Red was hired on February 7, 1856 as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church , South . In 1872 , the college has the state's first public land - grant university under the Morrill Act and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 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. The college continued expanding , and in 1960 its name was officially changed to Auburn University the variety of academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university recognized . It was commonly known as " Red " for many years . In 1964 , the Federal Court under the AU mandate admitted its first African- American student . Red is one of the few designated as a land - grant , sea - grant , and space - grant research center American universities .

History:

            Auburn University is chartered by the Alabama Legislature as the East Alabama Male College on February 7, 1856 come under the leadership of the Methodist Church in 1859 . The first president of the institution was Reverend William J. Sasnett , and the school opened its doors opened in 1859 to a student body of eighty and a faculty of ten. The early history of Auburn is inextricably linked with the Civil War and Reconstruction - era South . Classes in " Old Main " is held until the college closed due to the civil war , when most of the students and faculty left to join . The campus was used as a training ground for the Confederate Army , and " Old Main " served as a hospital for Confederate wounded.
Red 's contribution to the Civil War , a cannon lathe used for the manufacture of cannons for the Confederate Army and repair of Selma , Alabama to commemorate , to Auburn in 1952 by brothers of Delta Chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity . It sits today on the lawn next to Samford Hall .

Colleges , Schools and Departments :

College of Agriculture , 1872

• Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
• Crop , soil and environmental sciences
• Animal
• Biosystems Engineering
• Entomology and Plant Pathology
• School of Fisheries , Aquaculture and Water Sciences
• Gardening
• Poultry Science

College of Architecture , Design and Construction , 1907

• School of Architecture , Planning and Landscape Architecture
• Building Science McWhorter School
• School of Industrial and Graphic Design

Raymond J. Harbert College of Business , 1967

• School of Accounting
• Aviation and Supply Chain Management
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing

College of Education , 1915

• Curriculum and teaching methods
• Foundations , Leadership and Technology
• School of Kinesiology
• Special Education , Rehabilitation and Counseling

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering , 1872

• Aerospace Engineering
• Biosystems Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Software Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Materials
• Mechanical Engineering
• Polymer and Fiber Engineering
• Wireless Engineering

School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences , 1984
Graduate School , 1872
Honours College , 1981
College of Human Sciences , 1916

• Design and Consumer Sciences
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Nutrition , Dietetics , and Hospitality Management

College of Liberal Arts , 1986

• Art
• School for Communication and Journalism
• Communication disorders
• English
• History
• Music
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology , Anthropology and Social Work
• Theatre

School of Nursing , 1979
James Harrison School of Pharmacy , 1885

• PHARMACAL Sciences
• Pharmacy
• Pharmacy Care Systems

College of Science and Mathematics , 1986

• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Geology and geography
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Physics

College of Veterinary Medicine , 1907

• Anatomy , Physiology and Pharmacology
• Clinical Sciences
• Pathobiology