Auburn Montgomery Brings War Eagle Wisdom to Prattville
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The War Eagle has landed in Prattville.
Auburn Montgomery is now offering several non-credit courses at various sites throughout Prattville. Anyone is welcome to enroll in classes such as ballroom dancing, Spanish, computer instruction, cake decorating and photography.
“Photography is actually our most popular class already – it is filled every time it’s offered,” says Kathy Gunter, director of continuing education at Auburn Montgomery. “Another popular course is our ACT review for high school students. Our continuing education program is only about a year old in Prattville and already it is quite popular.”
Gunter says Prattville was chosen for the program because it is one of the fastest-growing small cities in central Alabama.
“It is growing with industry, business and residents, so we saw an opportunity to start presenting interesting courses for professional and personal enrichment,” she says. “Other classes we feature include golf, wine appreciation and acoustic guitar, as well as several other leisure-time offerings. The list is quite long.”
Residents from throughout the River Region can attend these courses at several Prattville locations.
“The university has partnered with the City of Prattville to offer classes at the Cultural Arts Center and the Performing Arts Center,” says Brenda Ward, senior program associate for continuing education at Auburn Montgomery. “In addition, the Autauga County School District has allowed us to use Prattville High School and the Chapter One Reading Center at night.”
Meanwhile, Auburn Montgomery has become even more involved with Prattville, above and beyond the continuing education program. The university and the Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce are now co-hosting the Auburn Montgomery-Prattville Business Breakfast Series.
The series features national, state and local speakers who headline a keynote breakfast that occurs three times a year.
“The university has been offering this program on our Montgomery campus for 23 years, so we thought we’d bring it to Prattville as well,” Ward says. “The first breakfast featured LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens, who spoke in August 2008 about the Navistar LPGA Classic women’s professional golf tournament that would take place in Prattville a month later.”
Ward says future breakfast series get-togethers will occur at the Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel and Conference Center at Capitol Hill, and anyone is welcome to attend. Tickets are $25 per individual, or a corporate table of eight can be reserved for $250 – with the company’s name listed in the event program.
“Exciting things are happening at Auburn Montgomery these days, and we are glad to have a larger presence in Prattville,” Ward says. “It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved.”
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