Post contributed by Utilities and Energy Department Staff at Auburn University The 2015 Auburn University holiday break is almost here. It is an exciting time of the year as faculty, staff and students put finishing touches on class projects and travel plans. As campus begins to shift focus from classwork…
adminDecember 3, 2015
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” ~Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities These opening words from A Tale of Two Cities were first published in 1859. Looking back at the year 2015, they could have been written yesterday. Any attempt to create…
Mike KenslerNovember 23, 2015
Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost. School of Fisheries conducts research on aquaculture. Every 3 years, Academic Sustainability Programs creates an inventory of all sustainability-related teaching and research on campus, as part of a national assessment program. Together with the Office…
adminNovember 23, 2015
The 2015 UN Climate Change Conference is in Paris. Auburn University recently joined more than 200 other colleges and universities in signing the American Campuses on Climate Pledge. The White House Council on Environmental Quality organized this effort to demonstrate support in higher education for strong international action on climate…
Mike KenslerNovember 20, 2015
Auburn's Bike Friendly University sign! In case you didn't hear, Auburn University received a Silver Bicycle Friendly University Award from the League of American Bicyclists. Our official sign just arrived in the mail! Auburn is the first university in Alabama to be named a Bicycle Friendly University, and joins more than…
Jen MorseNovember 20, 2015
My grandad checking in on his Angus cattle. When I was about seven years old, my cousin and I wrote our names in the dirt one summer day while watching my grandad bale hay. Later that day when we asked if he had seen our masterpieces he smiled and said,…
adminNovember 4, 2015
