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Mission To welcome and engage parents of engineering students, while providing opportunities to

One of the greatest resources available to parents of incoming students is other parents who have gone before them. The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Parents’ Association offers all engineering parents the opportunity to actively participate in their child’s college experience and connect with other parents who can offer advice and support.

The program incorporates events, local gatherings, information and resources from the college, and the Engineering Parents’ Fund — all designed to keep parents informed and connected to Auburn Engineering while their student is at Auburn.

Engineering during their child’s college experience.

Benefits of Joining

u Enhance your involvement in your student’s collegiate experience u Stay informed about campus happenings and gain helpful information and direction u Build community among students and parents, and faculty and staff of the college

participate in and support Auburn

Engineering Parents’ Fund

u Annual Parent’s Association football tailgate

u Invitations to College of Parents have an enormous impact on Engineering events in your area the future of Auburn Engineering. They are important not only to their student’s college experience, but also to the college’s ability to maintain excellent instructional and research programs. Their participation, as well as their financial support of the Parents’ Fund, is critical to advancing the vision of the college.

The Parents’ Fund provides a way for parents and families of Auburn Engineering students to actively participate in and support the education of their students.

Contributions to the Engineering Parents’ Fund:

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Support initiatives that directly impact students’ academic development

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Help the college maintain programs that provide hands-on engineering education

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Provide resources for student scholarships and fellowships

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Create state-of-the-art facilities and a progressive learning environment

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Enable parents to support a program directly related to their child’s education

We encourage all parents of Auburn Engineering students to join the Parents’ Association and begin an invaluable partnership with the college in providing our students the best possible engineering education. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with you and your student.

Parents’ Leadership Council The Parents’ Leadership Council (PLC) is a critical component of the Parents’ Association and is the foundation of the college’s parent giving program. It is invaluable to the college’s efforts to engage parents and help create and foster the Auburn Engineering family. All of our students benefit from the work and generosity of this extraordinary group of parents. Members of the PLC: u Assist the Parents’ Association and the College of Engineering through their participation and attendance at Parent’s Leadership Council meetings on campus each year u Support Auburn Engineering through a financial gift of $1,000 or more annually, or through an endowment level gift of $25,000 over five years for an area of particular interest u Recommend new members to the PLC and encourage parents to give to the college u Share the college’s vision to become one of the nation’s top engineering programs with people both inside and outside the Auburn family including other parents, prospective students and friends u Provide insight to parents of new engineering students and share their personal experiences as an Auburn Engineering parent u Host or attend gatherings of Auburn Engineering parents in their local area, and contact parents to encourage membership and giving to the college

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Recruit new engineering families into the Engineering Parents’ Association

For more information, please contact: Engineering Parents’ Association Office of Engineering Development 334.844.2736