Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 ABET, the prestigious organization that is recognized for Engineering School accreditation has recently finished it's review at Auburn. We passed with flying colors and the Engineering School has the green light for six years. Screw SACS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 yay, im in the engineering school still gotta get the rest of the colleges, cuz most football players dont do engineerin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hccobb 0 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Now if we could keep the whole ... you know ... SACS thing we'd be in good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streyeder 0 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 w00t! Poor liberal arts people.... Thank God I'm an Engineer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 right, much as i hate to rain on any man's parade, SACS isn't a lib arts only accreditation. it's for the university as a whole. without SACS approval, auburn is disqualified from receiving federal funding for research projects (also students, are given a low priority for federal based loans). since the percentage of research funded by government sources at auburn is exetremely high, losing SACS would all but cripple the engineering department and with it the school. you guys are on the hook as much or more than any other college with the university. all ABET says is that our engineering college is a well-oiled machine that produces great graduates, which we already knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streyeder 0 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 right, much as i hate to rain on any man's parade, SACS isn't a lib arts only accreditation. it's for the university as a whole. without SACS approval, auburn is disqualified from receiving federal funding for research projects (also students, are given a low priority for federal based loans). since the percentage of research funded by government sources at auburn is exetremely high, losing SACS would all but cripple the engineering department and with it the school. you guys are on the hook as much or more than any other college with the university. all ABET says is that our engineering college is a well-oiled machine that produces great graduates, which we already knew. 123676[/snapback] But, as it stands the SACS accreditation is MUCH more important to everyone outside of Engineering degreewise. I know it's the source of fed funding... how else could I afford to go? lol Now... if only we could get some grads out of Wireless so that half of my college career would be accredited... (A program has to have graduates before ABET considers accrediting it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted November 19, 2004 Author Share Posted November 19, 2004 right, much as i hate to rain on any man's parade, SACS isn't a lib arts only accreditation. it's for the university as a whole. without SACS approval, auburn is disqualified from receiving federal funding for research projects (also students, are given a low priority for federal based loans). since the percentage of research funded by government sources at auburn is exetremely high, losing SACS would all but cripple the engineering department and with it the school. you guys are on the hook as much or more than any other college with the university. all ABET says is that our engineering college is a well-oiled machine that produces great graduates, which we already knew. 123676[/snapback] Not true. SACS has no power to tell the Feds they can't give money to Auburn. Auburn has secured $30M in multi-year funds for the new Transportation Center. Let SACS try to mess with that and see what Sen. Shelby tells them. SACS is nothing more than a bunch of Lowder wannabees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 if only that were true. we may still get building funding from government sources, but no unaccredited school qualifies for things like pell grants for students or research grants from the government. we can build buildings though! yahoo. strey i didn't know that about a program needing graduates... what's the incentive to be the first then? what do those guys do? is the degree retroactively accredited to the holder? seems like an odd system, but then again i go to auburn, odd educational systems are right up my alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Strey... Is Alabama that bad? First they make fun of us for having the Eagle and the Tigers. We aren't the cows? Is this a stupid reference to the "Cowtown?" I mean... man that's sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo 8 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Strey...Is Alabama that bad? First they make fun of us for having the Eagle and the Tigers. We aren't the cows? Is this a stupid reference to the "Cowtown?" I mean... man that's sad. 123879[/snapback] We aren't uat, but that doesn't keep 98% of this board from saying so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoJo 0 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 UAT - The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa Maybe you'd rather be UAB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo 8 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 UAT - The University of Alabama in TuscaloosaMaybe you'd rather be UAB? 123886[/snapback] UA - The University of Alabama The T in UAT is just something to make you guys feel better about yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuNuma1 1 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 This has got to be some of the weakest smack I've ever seen for an Iron Bowl week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 weak smack, but the bama fellow is correct. that's just an auburn creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUloggerhead 2,244 Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 UAT - The University of Alabama in TuscaloosaMaybe you'd rather be UAB?  123886[/snapback] UA - The University of Alabama The T in UAT is just something to make you guys feel better about yourselves. 123890[/snapback] UA = University of Alaska uaa = UA-Anchorage uaf = UA-Fairbanks uas = UA-Southeast UA = University of Arizona (it's located in Tucson, AZ: referring to it as uat would undoubtably cause confusion wtih the West Vance Community College version of UA.) UA = University of Arkansas uaf = UA-Fayetteville uafs = UA-Fort Smith ualr = UA-Little Rock uam = UA-Monticello uapb = UA-Pine Bluff UA = University of Alabama uab = UA-Birmingham uah = UA-Huntsville uat = UA-Tuscaloosa You were saying? It has nothing to do with making us "feel better about ourselves." It has everything to do with the simple fact that uat has no monopoly on the initials, UA. uat is so much more descriptive of who & what you really are. Out west here where I live in PAC-10 country, when people use the initials UA it's automatically understood to mean the University of Arizona. Sorry to burst your bubble but you really ought to get out more & see the rest of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollTideRoll 0 Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 In most of the country people ask where Auburn is... what state was it again? Georgia? Say Alabama, and they think of UA. Crimson Tide. You should get out of your hotel room and the bar in the lobby and socialize a bit more when your are on your travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUloggerhead 2,244 Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 In most of the country people ask where Auburn is... what state was it again? Georgia? Say Alabama, and they think of UA. Crimson Tide. You should get out of your hotel room and the bar in the lobby and socialize a bit more when your are on your travels. 124059[/snapback] Ooooh, ... brilliant comeback. Dude, you're (note: that is a contraction that means 'you are;' try to use it in a sentence sometime -- you'll be amazed at how many people understand this concept) cracking me up with your ignorance about what "most of the country" thinks about Auburn & about uat. There is good news though: "most of the country" will be able to witness the difference between Auburn & uat Saturday afternoon. WDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo 8 Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 UAT - The University of Alabama in TuscaloosaMaybe you'd rather be UAB?  123886[/snapback] UA - The University of Alabama The T in UAT is just something to make you guys feel better about yourselves. 123890[/snapback] UA = University of Alaska uaa = UA-Anchorage uaf = UA-Fairbanks uas = UA-Southeast UA = University of Arizona (it's located in Tucson, AZ: referring to it as uat would undoubtably cause confusion wtih the West Vance Community College version of UA.) UA = University of Arkansas uaf = UA-Fayetteville uafs = UA-Fort Smith ualr = UA-Little Rock uam = UA-Monticello uapb = UA-Pine Bluff UA = University of Alabama uab = UA-Birmingham uah = UA-Huntsville uat = UA-Tuscaloosa You were saying? It has nothing to do with making us "feel better about ourselves." It has everything to do with the simple fact that uat has no monopoly on the initials, UA. uat is so much more descriptive of who & what you really are. Out west here where I live in PAC-10 country, when people use the initials UA it's automatically understood to mean the University of Arizona. Sorry to burst your bubble but you really ought to get out more & see the rest of the country. 124055[/snapback] Burst my bubble? Sorry to burst your bubble, but it's the University of Alabama. Seriously though, you guys can keep saying uat if you want, just don't get your panties in a wad when a UA fan calls AU the cow college. That's all I'm getting at. On a side note, if Auburn University-Montgomery is AUM, what would Auburn be called, because I don't want to say AU and get someone confused. Would it be AUA? Or is it AUO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Sanders 123 Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Tidefan 24, I would have to agree with you all the way. I personally say UA or Alabama, not UAT... and like you stated, since we Auburn does have Auburn University-Montgomery, I guess we should be called AUA instead of AU. And I have to agree that some of you do it just because it makes you feel better... I just don't see the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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