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AASHE 2017: An Event Worth Sharing

Post Contributed by Crystal Boutwell, Office of Sustainability Intern Our 2017-2018 Interns at AASHE The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education holds a conference and expo every year that the Auburn University Office of Sustainability attends and graciously brings their interns along with them to learn new…
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October 31, 2017
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Symposium Sustainability

Post contributed by Savanna Duckworth, Intern, Campus and Community Events In Campus and Community Events, we take great strides to ensure our events are successful and sustainable. The most important steps to achieve these goals are taken during the planning process. During the planning of the This is Research Faculty Symposium this…
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October 24, 2017
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Tailgating with a Purpose

Post contributed by Onikia Brown, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension Program Alabama Cooperative Extension Program “Hut 1, hut 2, hut 3…HIKE!” We play, we watch, we eat…..FOOTBALL! During football season, many of us spend 2-5 days watching football. Here is the football schedule for our favorite players…
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October 24, 2017
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Green Events Reduce Waste and Encourage Sustainable Behavior

Post contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department Auburn University’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Department is working to increase the university’s efforts to be more sustainable. We are committed to integrating sustainability into all aspects of campus life, including events. Sustainability is defined as meeting human needs…
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October 24, 2017
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Parkerson Mill Creek: An AU Treasure Worth Preserving

Post contributed by Tom McCauley, Manager, Risk Management and Safety As the warm weather considers giving way to Fall, as the trees begin to lose their leaves, as construction creates a new campus skyline and as students make their way down the Haley concourse, Parkerson Mill Creek which flows  through…
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October 3, 2017
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The Chattahoochee: More Than Just a River

Post contributed by Crystal Boutwell, Office of Sustainability Intern In the southern Blue Ridge Mountains of eastern Georgia, we begin our 430-mile long journey down the Chattahoochee River. We’ll travel westward through Atlanta and then south to straddle the Alabama/Georgia border until eventually we meet up with the Flint river…
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October 3, 2017
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Sustainability In Action: Mona Dominguez

Post contributed by Ingrid Schnader, Office of Sustainability Intern When it comes to watershed issues, it can be difficult to get the surrounding community to care. Mona Dominguez takes a different approach with the Alabama Water Watch (AWW): this volunteer water-quality monitoring program gets people of all ages outside and…
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October 3, 2017
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What Can You Use Water For?

Post contributed by Matthew Preisser, Office of Sustainability Intern How would you describe the uses of water to someone? Your first thoughts might be of swimming to escape Alabama’s sweltering summer heat. Or perhaps having a water balloon fight as a child. Maybe it’s having a cool, refreshing drink after…
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October 3, 2017

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