Inspired by William Bartram: Southern Landscapes by Philip Juras

Part of the OLLI at Auburn Brown Bag Series Growing up in Georgia, artist Philip Juras could only dream of the bountiful southern nature that William Bartram documented two and a half centuries ago. Inspired by Bartram’s writing, Philip has created a body of paintings depicting both contemporary and historic…

ContributorSeptember 3, 2025

Third Thursday Poetry Series – Joe Wilkins

Refreshments and book sales will be available at 6 PM; the reading will begin at 6:30 PM. Joe Wilkins was born and raised on the Big Dry of eastern Montana and now lives with his family in the foothills of the Coast Range of Oregon, where he directs the creative…

ContributorAugust 28, 2025

Third Thursday Literary Series: Jacqueline Allen Trimble

Refreshments and book sales will be available at 6 PM; the reading will begin at 6:30 PM. Jacqueline Allen Trimble is a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow (Poetry), a Cave Canem Graduate Fellow, and an Alabama State Council on the Arts Literary Fellow (2017, 2023). Her poetry…

ContributorAugust 28, 2025

Weaver Lecture: Transformative Change and Global Sustainability

Join the Weaver Lecture and Seminar Committee and College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment for the Spring 2025 Weaver Lecture with Dr. Arun Agrawal as the speaker and distinguished guest at the with the lecture “Transformative Change and Global Sustainability”. Dr. Agrawal is Samuel Trask Dana Professor in the School…

ContributorNovember 7, 2024

Building AI for Humanity: Emory’s Approach to AI

Building AI for Humanity: Emory's Approach to AI presented by: Joe Sutherland, Director, Center for AI Learning, Emory University Sutherland will discuss Emory's approach to building AI capability through the AI. Humanity initiative and the Center for AI Learning, and offer lessons learned from the perspectives of our faculty, student,…

ContributorSeptember 19, 2024

On the Topic of Artificial General Intelligence – A Panel Discussion

On the Topic of Artificial General Intelligence – A Panel Discussion As we witness the pronounced effect that large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, are having on every facet of our lives, we find ourselves asking questions like, “What’s is the future of AI?”, “Will AI eventually equal and/or…

ContributorSeptember 19, 2024

Muscogee Nation: An Overview of History, Culture, and Contemporary Life

Join the Caroline Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities and Dr. Monte Randall at Pebble Hill for a talk regarding the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Muscogee Nation. Dr. Randall is the President of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and from the Apekv-Tvlledegv Tribal Town and Deer Clan.…

ContributorMarch 14, 2024

Talk by John Beaver

John Beaver will be coming to speak at the Ralph Brown Draughon Library in the Caroline Marshall Draughon Lecture Room at 3PM to 4:30PN on February 6. Beaver manages the Creek Council House Museum at the Muscogee Nation Cultural Center. This talk is free and open to the public! Check…

ContributorJanuary 11, 2024

Talk by Charles Mauldin

The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and the Humanities and the Department of History are hosting a talk from Charles Mauldin, a Civil Rights Foot Soldier, on February 2 at 1pm. Mauldin participated in the teacher's march, was present at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s meeting when it…

ContributorJanuary 11, 2024

Book Talk by Melissa Blair

Pebble Hill is hosting a book talk featuring Melissa Blair! Melissa Blair is the author of Bringing Home the White House: The Hidden History of the Women Who Shaped the Presidency in the Twentieth Century. This event is free to the public!

ContributorSeptember 18, 2023