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COSAM COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

Maria Gebhardt is the Director of COSAM’s Office of Communications & Marketing.

The Communications & Marketing office can take headshot photos, help with your website, provide event photography and videography, help with recruiting and marketing materials design, and more. Through their website, you can share your good news and let them know about your latest paper being published. Their website also has links to download Auburn University logos and other brand elements, as well as AU and COSAM desktop backgrounds and PowerPoint templates.

If you have a communications or marketing request, submit a ticket online here.

Useful links:

• Share Your Good News
• Share Your Latest Published Paper
• AU Logos & Brand Elements
• COSAM Logos
• AU/COSAM Desktop Backgrounds
• AU/COSAM PowerPoint Templates

ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Katie Cooper is our department’s academic advisor. Her office is located in SCC 239. She advises our undergraduate students on a variety of curriculum-related matters.  

GRADUATE STUDENT RESOURCES

Geosciences Graduate Student Handbook

The Graduate Student Handbook contains specific information about policies and requirements concerning degrees offered in the Department of Geosciences, and is designed to be a supplement to the Graduate School Bulletin

The Graduate School website also has important information and resources for current graduate students.

Graduate Program Officer (GPO): Ashraf Uddin

FACULTY RESOURCES

AU Faculty Handbook (PDF)

The AU Faculty Handbook contains specific information about policies and procedures for Auburn University faculty.

Geosciences Promotion and Tenure Guidelines (PDF)

This document contains the guidelines for promotion and tenure in the Department of Geosciences.

Geosciences Peer Teaching Evaluation Form (WORD)

This document contains the peer review process, review report form, and evaluation metrics. Peer Review Process provides assessment of teaching so that evaluators have a more holistic understanding of the Candidate’s teaching abilities, especially as it relates to classroom settings.

Graduate Faculty Appointment and Reappointment Criteria and Standards (PDF)

This document contains the level of membership, criteria and standards for initial appointment and reappointment, term of appointment, and procedures for nomination: initial appointment and reappointment for appointment as a Graduate Faculty.

Geosciences 2020-2025 Strategic Plan (PDF)

The Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (website)

The Biggio Center offers workshops, help with Canvas, active learning resources, and more.

FERPA Training (website)

This interactive, online training course covers the basics of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for faculty and staff.

Auburn Title IX Office – Addressing Sexual and Gender-based Misconduct (website)

Provost Office Policies and Guidelines (website)

Benefits for Postdoc (website) and Postdoctoral Resources (website)

Auburn University Policy Database (website)

Auburn University 2019-2024 Strategic Plan (website)

OFFICE OF ACCESSIBILITY

WORKPLACE ACCOMODATIONS

Employees who need accommodations to perform essential functions of their job should contact Kelley Taylor, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator.

Office…………………………………………………………………………………………………………317 James E. Foy Hall

Phone…………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………(334) 844-4794

File a Sexual Misconduct/Discrimination or Harassment Based on Protected Class Incident Report

 PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES CENTER

The Auburn University Psychological Services Center (AUPSC) is a training clinic which offers individual and group therapy in addition to psychological assessment services. AUPCS also offers Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, an empirically supported therapy program for the reduction of behavioral issues in children 8 years and younger. The AUPSC does not accept insurance, though their fees are on a sliding scale as indicated below. All clients participate in an intake session which is not covered by the sliding scale fee system, and the subsequent, often 1x/week sessions are covered by the sliding scale fee system. To schedule an intake appointment, call (334) 844-4889.