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Largest Selection of Sustainability Courses to Date Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

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…
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April 2, 2018
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Climate Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12

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…
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February 26, 2018
Recycling Drop-Off Center Now Available On Campus Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12

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…
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February 26, 2018
Join Us for the Second Annual “Is it Just Food?” Symposium Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Join Us for the Second Annual “Is it Just Food?” Symposium

Post contributed by Melani Landerfelt, M.A., Auburn University Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Candidate, Community and Civic Engagement Graduate Assistant As part of the Annual College of Liberal Arts No Impact Week celebration, faculty, undergraduate students, and graduate students are all invited to present on any formal or informal research they have done…
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February 23, 2018
Want to Make a Difference? Apply Now to Intern with the Office of Sustainability Newsletter Archived Updates

Want to Make a Difference? Apply Now to Intern with the Office of Sustainability

We're offering unpaid student internship opportunities for the 2018-19 school year beginning with the Fall semester in August. Students interested in or passionate about sustainability, who want to make a difference by applying their talents, training, and skills in ways that will support Auburn University in its move toward sustainability,…
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January 31, 2018