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Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All

“The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends. It is this type of understanding goodwill that will transform the deep gloom of the old…

Mike KenslerJuly 31, 2020

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Going Beyond the Meal to Break the Cycle

Post contributed by Kenzley Defler, Office of Sustainability Intern “Food alone will never end hunger.” These words spoken by Mike Curtin, Chief Operating Officer of DC Central Kitchen and Alex Moore, Chief Development Officer of The Campus Kitchens Project, resonated with me over the three-day Boot Camp I attended in…

adminAugust 15, 2017

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Director’s Corner: ‘Mankind is Our Business:’ Sustainability & Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” The ghost of Jacob Marley, speaking to Ebenezer Scrooge ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas…

Mike KenslerDecember 1, 2016

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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

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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

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Director’s Corner: Reconnecting with Nature: Dropping Cares Like Autumn Leaves

“Time, time, time, see what’s become of me.” - Paul Simon, “A Hazy Shade of Winter” “ holds that a reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, wellbeing, spirit, and survival.” - Richard Louv, The Nature Principle “Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once…

Mike KenslerSeptember 30, 2015

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Sustainability in Action: JT Hazelrigs

Recently, Auburn has been placing more of an emphasis on wellbeing and sustainability, and JT Hazelrigs is one of the driving forces behind this effort. JT serves as the Assistant Director for Campus Recreation overseeing the Auburn Outdoors program, an “adventure-based education program” that provides numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation.…

adminNovember 6, 2014

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Director’s Corner: Self-Care and Healing the World

“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on this earth to offer to others. Any time we can listen to true self and give it the care it requires, we do so not only…

Mike KenslerNovember 6, 2014

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Director’s Corner: Wellbeing is What it’s All About

“There is a world of difference between wellbeing and being well off.” Stefan Klein, The Science of Happiness “For this generation, ours, …the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants.” Jimmy Carter As a prism reveals the constituent,…

Mike KenslerFebruary 20, 2014

Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All

Going Beyond the Meal to Break the Cycle

Director’s Corner: ‘Mankind is Our Business:’ Sustainability & Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

Drop In and #Drop10 with Scale Back Alabama

First Step to Fear Less

Director’s Corner: Reconnecting with Nature: Dropping Cares Like Autumn Leaves

Sustainability in Action: JT Hazelrigs

Director’s Corner: Self-Care and Healing the World

Director’s Corner: Wellbeing is What it’s All About

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