Black Alumni Weekend
The Black Alumni Council invites Black alumni and friends back to the Plains each spring for Black Alumni Weekend. Black Alumni Weekend is a three-day celebration focused on cultivating community through engaging social events and networking opportunities. It serves as a chance to celebrate the heritage, culture and legacy of Black alumni and forge the future for Black students at Auburn University.
Should you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Scott Francis at 334-844-7031 or scott.francis@auburn.edu.
Black Alumni Weekend 2024 Activities
These are just some of the events planned
for Black Alumni Weekend 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
College Lunches
Campus Walking Tours
Check-In and Welcome Lounge
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Alumni Success Panel
Lunch and Day Party Co-hosted by OID
Black Alumni Awards and Sneaker Ball
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Farewell Brunch
All the event details and full agenda will be provided in the Forever AU App.
Hotels For Black Alumni Weekend
TOWNEPLACE SUITES
RATE: $149-$159/night
DEADLINE: Book by March 19, 2024 to receive rate
DETAILS: Click to Book
PHONE: 334.466.8390
TRU BY HILTON
RATE: $115/night
DEADLINE: Book by March 22, 2024 to receive rate
DETAILS: Click to Book
PHONE: 334.521.0400
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT AUBURN
RATE: $119/night
DEADLINE: Book by March 31, 2024 to receive rate
DETAILS: Click to Book
PHONE: 334.502.0111
HILTON GARDEN INN
RATE: $119/night
DEADLINE: Book by March 17, 2024 to receive rate
DETAILS: Click to Book
PHONE: 334.502.3500
View Black Alumni Awards
The Black Alumni Weekend Award recognizes recipients for outstanding achievements in their professional lives, personal integrity and stature and service to the university.
Click below for photos from other Black Alumni Weekends
Tell Us Your Story
Share your own personal story and add to the history of the African-American experience at Auburn University by clicking the button below.
Donate to the Special Collections and Archives Department
Alumni can also donate scrapbooks, diaries, journals, letters, photographs and other items related to their time at Auburn University to the Special Collections and Archives Department. In doing this we can ensure that future generations know what life was like for years to come. Email archives@auburn.edu to get started.
Support Scholarship Funds
Dr. Harold A. Franklin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Harold Franklin, Pioneer integrated Auburn in 1964 before long career as educator. Gifts to this fund enable us to help alleviate financial obstacles for a current student receiving an Auburn education.
The Dr. Josetta Brittain Matthews ’66 Endowed Scholarship to supports Auburn University’s goal of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion among its student body, which is key to its educational mission. The scholarship will provide support to undergraduate students whose financial need makes attendance at Auburn cost prohibitive.