Sustainability Course Offerings Spring 2019
Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Academic Sustainability Programs, Director More than 20 courses are being offered toward the Minor in Sustainability Studies during Spring Semester 2019, spread across 8 colleges on campus. Most of them can also be used as free electives, or even toward students' majors. Academic Sustainability Programs has posted online a guide to sustainability…
adminOctober 31, 2018
Gathering around Global Goals at the 2018 Sustainability Conference
Office interns and staff pause for a group photo at the 2018 AASHE Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Here in the Office of Sustainability, the goal of our internship program is to transform our student interns into sustainability practitioners who are equipped to lead others in solving the sustainability challenges our…
adminOctober 31, 2018
Campus Changemaker: Karen Cochran
Post contributed by Taylor Kraabel, Office of Sustainability Intern For the past twelve years, Karen Cochran has been a dedicated member of the Auburn community. She began her time at Auburn as the administrative assistant in the Department of Chemical Engineering, where she worked for eleven of her twelve years.…
adminOctober 31, 2018
Using One Voice to Unite All & Spark Change
Post contributed by Dane Block, President, Student Government Association The most unique aspect to our great University is the people that work for and call Auburn home. This wide range of individuals spans from the community that surrounds the campus, the students themselves, as well as faculty and administration. Diving…
adminSeptember 27, 2018
How Your Mental Wellbeing Has Everything to do with Sustainability
Contributed by Markie Pasternak, Coordinator of Mental Well Being at Health Promotion and Wellness Services The Compass Here at Auburn University, we use a model to inform our ideas about sustainability called the ‘Sustainability Compass’. Just like on a navigational compass, there are four directions that can guide you towards…
adminSeptember 25, 2018
Let the Students Vote!
Election season is once again upon us, so it's a great time to make sure your voter registration is active and up-to-date. Check out this post from a few years ago that provides a wealth of information on voter registration requirements. We've updated it to reflect the new election dates/deadlines. …
adminSeptember 25, 2018
Finding a Voice: Hearing the Unheard
Contributed by Mary Jo Berkstresser, Senior, Natural Resource Management As a senior in natural resources management, people keep asking me, “Mary Jo, why this trip? How does living in New Zealand or Fiji help you in the long run?” Well nosy neighbor, this trip is called Sustainability in Action so that…
adminSeptember 21, 2018
