After graduating in May and moving to Cambridge, she said all of Aliceville is cheering her on to the next chapter.

oore’s connection to Auburn runs deep, embedded within a family tradition that spans generations.

“We’re an Auburn family,” said Moore. “My sister graduated from Auburn, and I never considered another place. My son went to Auburn, and my nieces and nephews went to Auburn, so it’s always been Auburn.”

Inspired by a trip to the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., as a kid, Moore studied criminal justice, located in the Department of Political Science at the time. As he advanced through the program, Moore’s mentor and Auburn Mayor Donald Hayhurst encouraged him to explore public service as a city councilman.

“I wanted to be in law enforcement,” said Moore. “After talking with Professor Hayhurst, he convinced me to run for the Auburn City Council. That set me on a different path toward public administration.”

f you apply yourself, things are possible, and it does not matter what background you come from,” Potts said. “If you use your God-given talents, you can achieve whatever goal you set for yourself. I set my goal at graduating from Auburn University. That’s what I wanted to do, and even at 70 years old, I am super proud that I was able to accomplish that goal.”

Potts is a great-grandmother and retired state employee who returned to Auburn after nearly 50 years to finish her political science degree. She took her first credits at Auburn in 1973, after she transferred from Southern Union State Community College, and left early to enter the working world.

For more than a decade, she worked as a driver’s license examiner and test administrator at the Alabama Department of Human Resources and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Her work took her across the state, to offices in Opelika, Lanett, Phenix City, Lafayette and more, before she retired in 2012.

lobal shipping giant UPS is known for delivering packages, but its story is made up of so much more than brown boxes and packing slips. Ben Rivers ’96, a visual arts alumnus from Auburn University, delivers that story across channels, around the world, as the vice president of creative services.

Rivers’ Auburn journey started with a visit to a friend on the Plains, during which he made a snap decision to apply after falling in love with Auburn’s campus. His connections to Auburn have aided him through his career and persist as he leads the creative campaigns of a Fortune 50 company.

inne covers crime across Georgia, holding the powerful accountable as one of the most trusted voices in the state. From the halls of the capitol to the criminal underbelly, Winne has reported on it all.

“Other people might say it keeps me off the streets,” Winne said. “In my case, it keeps me on the streets.”

Winne’s first major story came when he was an Auburn student working part-time at The Birmingham News. He and a photographer received word of a hand sticking out of the trunk of a car, and they drove around the city until they found it — their chase ended with the rescue of a kidnapping victim.

hari Allen Lee – Auburn alumnus, Walt and Ginger Woltosz Endowed Professor of Practice in the Department of Music and former Daniel F. Breeden Eminent Visiting Scholar in the Arts and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts – performed a once-in-a-lifetime concert in fall 2022 through the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project (APAEP).

In a small chapel within the walls of the Tutwiler Prison for Women, Lee led a group of women incarcerated there in gospel songs, soul music and a moving chorus of “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers.

t the camp, Roy said he felt like a “rock star.”

“I haven’t had this much attention in years. People are supportive, they answer questions, they help you out. You’re not treated like a number,” he said. “You’re treated like somebody. Frankly, that’s what you come to expect from Auburn, is that level of attention.”

As a participant of the Bright Ideas TBI Camp, Roy spent three days this summer at Auburn connecting with students and faculty across campus to help identify and address ways to improve quality of life following a traumatic brain injury.

TBI survivors receive testing, therapy, recommendations, referrals and tools, while caregivers receive legal advice, nutrition guidance, support services and mindfulness counseling.

ating disorders are among the deadliest psychological disorders, and close to 30 million Americans struggle with one over their lifetime. Treatment for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other disorders are a critical step to recovery.

Researchers in the Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts are working to provide and improve life-saving treatment through the Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic (AEDC).

The AEDC, located in the Psychological Services Center on Auburn’s campus, provides evidence-based services to treat clients who struggle with disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. Associate Professor April Smith and Assistant Professor Tiffany Brown co-direct the clinic.

abrielle Bates ’13 is a rising figure in the world of poetry. With Bates’ debut collection, “Judas Goat,” receiving critical acclaim, her place as a prominent voice in modern poetry is solidified. Bates shares excerpts from what the Library Journal calls a “thrillingly bold” book, containing 40 poems that “plumbs the depths of intimate relationships and conjures encounters with figures from scriptures, domesticated animals eyeing the wild and mothering as a shapeshifting, spectral force,” published by Tin House.

“Judas Goat” was featured as a New York Times “The Shortlist” pick, a Chicago Review of Books “Must-Read” and was the “Most-Anticipated Book of Winter” from Vulture.

Bates shares the inspiration behind the book and excerpts from “Judas Goat”:

hile Larry David, Sir Patrick Stuart and Quincy Isaiah may take the spotlight in critically acclaimed television shows such as “Curb Your Enthusiasm, “Star Trek: Picard” and “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” it’s the people behind the scenes that tell their story in a creative way.

Theatre and media studies alumna Geneva Willis ‘16 serves as a post-production coordinator for HBO, working on some of Hollywood’s biggest projects. As a post-production coordinator, Willis’ team oversees the tasks that one wouldn’t see on set, including music, visual effects and subtitles.

he “Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know” podcast has returned for its fifth season with host Brandon Etheredge, director of multimedia services in the College of Liberal Arts. The podcast, which garners regular listeners across six continents, continues to explore the important research happening across the college. Season five topics include mental health, current events, history and holidays.

As strikes broke out across the entertainment industry, three Auburn experts explained the intricacies of the labor dispute and gave their insight on how and when the strikes would end.