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Bryan Ensel. Graphic by Jaylene Arnold.

On Campus ·

Eagle Tales: Making AU Housing a Home

AU boasts about 1,900 dedicated staff members. Meet one here: Bryan Ensel, executive director, Housing and Residence Life.
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Participants chat during the OIE event at Butler Board Room.Photo by Jeff Watts

On Campus ·

Continuing the Conversation on Community

Students, staff, faculty, and university leadership discussed creating understanding at the Office of Inclusive Excellence’s latest Dialogue Across Difference event on February 5.
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Wine lovers enjoy the ninth annual Fauquier County Wine Festival. Photo courtesy of Natalie Stewart, The Loop.

In the Community ·

All for Wine, and Wine for All

The ninth annual Fauquier County Wine Festival drew more than 400 wine lovers for a weekend of sips and sales from 13 homegrown wineries.
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A character from Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea wearing a yellow raincoat and rain hat, green scarf, pink dress and multicolored rainboots

Arts ·

Costume Design for an AU Theater Production: A CAS Conversation with Ted Hill

Undergraduate theatre arts major shares behind-the-scenes look at designing costumes for the fall AU theatre production Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea.
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Hearts. Photo from Getty.

On Campus ·

Search for Love—and Find Free Prizes

Locate a paper heart hidden across Bender Library starting at 1 p.m. February 13 and win campus perks and other prizes as part of an AU Now Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt.
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Sine fellow Sylvia Burwell speaks as the other fellows look on February 4. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

Sine of What’s to Come

On February 4, the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics’ spring 2025 fellows previewed this  semester’s lineup of seminars, which will explore topics like human rights, politics, journalism, the economy, and the power of personal stories.
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Alexis Downey. Graphic by Jaylene Arnold.

On Campus ·

Eagle Tales: Keep Calm and Help Students Carry On

AU boasts about 1,900 dedicated staff members. Meet one here: Alexis Downey, assistant dean of students in the Office of the Dean of Students.
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Students onstage during tour of the Strathmore

Arts ·

Half a Century of Impact: AU’s Arts Management Program Turns 50

MA Program commemorates milestone with reflections on the field’s past and future
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AU Men's 11th Annual Sustainability Awareness Game

Environment ·

Annual Zero Waste Competition Tips Off with Sustainability-themed Men’s Basketball Game, Feb. 10

Part of the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition to reduce waste produced on campus
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Claudia Blount. Graphic by Jaylene Arnold.

On Campus ·

Eagle Tales: Iced Coffee and Warm Community

AU boasts about 1,900 dedicated staff members. Meet one of them: Claudia Blount, SOE/MA ’20, assistant director for admissions and marketing for online programs at the School of International Service.
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