Eagle Cast Webinar Series

This monthly webinar series offered by Auburn University’s Office of Professional and Continuing Education at no cost to participants.

The series features experts from a variety of sectors including education, business, industry, public service, finance, and presents information and skills essential for navigating today’s ever-changing world.

Upcoming Webinars

August 26, 2025 | 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. Central Time

What’s It Really Worth? The Art and Science of Financial Valuation

Dr. Keven Yost

Have you ever wondered how experts figure out what a business is worth? How do analysts determine if a stock is overvalued or undervalued? How do managers decide if it is valuable to invest in a new project? It’s not just about crunching numbers – there’s a balance of logic, creativity, and educated judgment involved. In this presentation, we’ll take a look at how value is determined in the financial world. You’ll learn about common valuation tools, how professionals make educated assumptions about the future, and why two people can look at the same company and come up with very different numbers.

Whether you're curious about the business world, considering an entrepreneurial path, or just want to understand the stories behind the headlines, this presentation will equip you with a new lens to view value in the world around you.

Dr. Keven Yost is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Truist Professor of Finance at Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business. Since joining Auburn in 2003, he has served in several key leadership roles, including Department Chair of Finance and Faculty Director of Full-time and Online MBA Programs. His teaching spans both undergraduate and graduate courses, campus and online courses, and covers topics like mergers and acquisitions and financial analysis. Beyond the classroom, Dr. Yost has mentored doctoral students and has been recognized with multiple college and university teaching awards, reflecting his commitment to student success. His research focuses on corporate governance and financial markets, with publications in leading academic journals.

September 23, 2025 | 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. Central Time

Protecting Tactical Athletes

Dr. JoEllen Sefton

The Auburn University Warrior Research Center (WRC) is a specialized research and technology center with the mission of improving force readiness and the health and lives of Tactical Athletes. Join us for an overview of WRCs work across the past two decades and discover how the job of being a Tactical Athlete impacts their bodies, health, and lives. Learn what the WRC is doing to help them!

WRC outreach efforts include research, education and program development efforts with Auburn City Police Department, Auburn City Fire Department, Auburn ROTC programs, Ft. Moore, and many other military organizations as well as presentations a local, regional and professional organizations (e.g. Auburn Rotary, National Athletic Training Association, American College of Sports Medicine, Alabama Fire Chiefs, AMSUS society of federal health professionals).

Educational programs include lectures and leadership professional development (LPDs) for military, academic, professional, and local groups.

JoEllen Sefton, Ph.D, ATC, LAT is the Director Auburn University’s Warrior Research Center (WRC) which serves as a point of collaboration and a catalyst for change between researchers, the military and tactical athletes to develop and implement new knowledge in human factors. Her research focuses on reducing injury and improving health, wellness and performance in our military, firefighters, and law enforcement. Sefton collaborates with academia, military research laboratories, Tactical Athlete units, small businesses, industry and government agencies. She developed and organized the biennial WRC Tactical Athlete Summit, an international event that brings together researchers and tactical athletes to share problems and provide solutions. In 2024, Sefton was awarded the Auburn University Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach.