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Auburn City Farmer’s Market Kicks Off This Month!

Fall will be here soon, alongside lower temperatures and thoughts of the outdoors. Football, camping, the changing color of leaves, and fresh produce all come to mind as essential elements of fall. Where better to get fresh produce than a farmer’s market? So grab your reusable shopping bags and get…

adminSeptember 1, 2018

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An ‘A’ for Alabama Kids Means Moms are Getting Active

Community and Civic Engagement, Post contributed by Jill Medina Elizalde, Mothers Out Front In 2016, shortly before the election, my family and I moved here from Amherst, MA. I am a mother of a five-year-old, and there are many issues that concern me in today’s world but the one that stands…

adminApril 4, 2018

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Rethinking Activism

Post contributed by Cindy Lowry, Executive Director, Alabama Rivers Alliance When I was 12 years old, I campaigned door to door for my father who was running for Oneonta City Council. This was one of those experiences as a child that made a lasting impression on me, partly because I…

adminApril 4, 2018

Guest Posts SDG12 Updates

My Experience in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Post contributed by Gabriel Harrison, Student Employee, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department When I first started at Auburn University, my focus was on going to class, studying and socializing. I didn’t spend much time thinking about recycling. We didn’t have a recycling program at my house when I was growing…

adminApril 2, 2018

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Don’t Just Vote, Volunteer

Post contributed by Bridgett A. King, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Sciences During every election year, citizens are encouraged to participate by casting a ballot and voting. In addition to exercising their right to vote, citizens can also participate politically by serving as poll workers. According to the Election…

adminApril 2, 2018

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Get Ready, Get Set, Vote!

Post contributed by David Newton, Faculty of AU Pharmacy (retired), OLLI at AU Volunteer, Environmentalist, Charter Member (48 years and counting) of Common Cause*, and Voter This year you (citizens) have the opportunity and responsibility to participate in the hiring of many fellow citizens to do the public’s business, i.e., operate…

adminApril 2, 2018

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Are You Registered to Vote?

Post contributed by Cory Unruh, Co-President, League of Women Voters of East Alabama One of the many things LWVEA does is help people register to vote. “Are you registered to vote?” Says a smiling lady holding a clipboard and standing outside the grocery store, or the community center, or at…

adminApril 2, 2018

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Largest Selection of Sustainability Courses to Date

Post contributed by Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs For fall semester, Academic Sustainability Programs is offering the largest-ever selection of approved sustainability courses at Auburn. Several new courses have been added this year, including selections related to community planning, food systems, and biosystems engineering. The total number of…

adminApril 2, 2018

Guest Posts SDG12 Updates

Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Climate

Post contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department Greenhouse gases from human activities are the most significant driver of observed climate change according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Resource extraction and processing, manufacturing, transportation, consumption and waste management all result in greenhouse gas emissions. Rising levels of…

adminFebruary 26, 2018

Guest Posts SDG12 Updates

Recycling Drop-Off Center Now Available On Campus

Post contributed by Lindsay Souders, Student Employee, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department One of the ways the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department is working to promote sustainability on campus is by recycling – diverting useful materials from the waste stream in an effort to reduce our dependence on landfills. To…

adminFebruary 26, 2018

Auburn City Farmer’s Market Kicks Off This Month!

An ‘A’ for Alabama Kids Means Moms are Getting Active

Rethinking Activism

My Experience in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Don’t Just Vote, Volunteer

Get Ready, Get Set, Vote!

Are You Registered to Vote?

Largest Selection of Sustainability Courses to Date

Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Climate

Recycling Drop-Off Center Now Available On Campus

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