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Director’s Corner: Renewable Energy: Things are Changing Fast, and They Need To

“We are like tenant farmers, chopping down the fence around our house for fuel, when we should be using nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy—sun, wind, and tide. I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until…

Mike KenslerFebruary 3, 2016

Guest Posts Updates

Join the Dark Side

Post contributed by Kyle Kimel, Office of Sustainability Intern Energy-saving practices are an interesting topic of discussion. It seems the students I’ve talked with admit it can be very easy to save energy, but at the same time, they also admit they never really think about it in their daily…

adminFebruary 3, 2016

Sustainability in Action Updates

Sustainability in Action: Sushil Bhavnani

Sushil Bhavnani has been an advocate for sustainability at Auburn University for more than 25 years in his role as the Henry M. Burt Chair in Mechanical Engineering researching renewable energy resources. Sushil describes himself and his accomplishments modestly, saying he hopes students take away valuable information from his teachings.…

adminFebruary 2, 2016

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Zap Your Energy Use… The Benefits are Profuse!

When we arrive at work each morning, we enter a building appropriately conditioned to be warm or cool, switch on our lights and computer, and settle into our daily routine; usually without much thought about the energy that we use. It may not be well known, but Auburn University has…

Jen MorseJanuary 29, 2016

Guest Posts Updates

Pedal Past the Basics at Bike School

Post contributed by Dani Green, Group Fitness Graduate Assistant, Campus Recreation Bike School is a new 5-week program offered by Auburn Campus Recreation to teach and prepare you to ride on any bike, on any terrain! Our Master Cyclist, Bill Perry, will coach you through all the cycling fundamentals and basics…

adminJanuary 27, 2016

Guest Posts Updates

Drop In and #Drop10 with Scale Back Alabama

Post contributed by Tammy Hollis, Healthy Tigers Coordinator Hey, do you want to work on dropping a few pounds this year, want to have an opportunity to win some cash prizes, need an accountability partner, want to be able to get started right here at work? Here’s your chance! Auburn…

adminJanuary 13, 2016

Guest Posts Updates

First Step to Fear Less

Post contributed by Christy Coleman, Group Fitness Coordinator, Campus Recreation “To change the world, start with one step. However small, the first step is hardest of all.” – Dave Matthews Band I can totally relate to this lyric! I graduated from Auburn University in 1991 and recently decided to apply…

adminJanuary 8, 2016

Director's Corner Updates

Director’s Corner: We Love the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)!

“The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” ~ Michelangelo Goals are important. They define specific conditions we’d like to achieve in the future. Goals can be short or long-term, personal…

Mike KenslerJanuary 8, 2016

Sustainability in Action Updates Videos

Meet Our Interns — Taylor Craft

adminJanuary 7, 2016

Sustainability in Action Updates Videos

Meet Our Interns — Hallie Nelson

adminJanuary 7, 2016

Director’s Corner: Renewable Energy: Things are Changing Fast, and They Need To

Join the Dark Side

Sustainability in Action: Sushil Bhavnani

Zap Your Energy Use… The Benefits are Profuse!

Pedal Past the Basics at Bike School

Drop In and #Drop10 with Scale Back Alabama

First Step to Fear Less

Director’s Corner: We Love the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)!

Meet Our Interns — Taylor Craft

Meet Our Interns — Hallie Nelson

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