You can make a difference in reducing energy cost on campus over break
Post contributed by Utilities and Energy Department Staff at Auburn University The 2015 Auburn University holiday break is almost here. It is an exciting time of the year as faculty, staff and students put finishing touches on class projects and travel plans. As campus begins to shift focus from classwork…
adminDecember 3, 2015
Sustainability Research Almost Doubles in 3 Years
Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost. School of Fisheries conducts research on aquaculture. Every 3 years, Academic Sustainability Programs creates an inventory of all sustainability-related teaching and research on campus, as part of a national assessment program. Together with the Office…
adminNovember 23, 2015
Fed by Families
My grandad checking in on his Angus cattle. When I was about seven years old, my cousin and I wrote our names in the dirt one summer day while watching my grandad bale hay. Later that day when we asked if he had seen our masterpieces he smiled and said,…
adminNovember 4, 2015
Conference Has Something for Everyone
Post contributed by Taylor Craft, Office of Sustainability Intern Aubie with Keynote Speaker, David Orr For a few days each year since 2006, folks from all over North America have come together to discuss one thing – sustainability. This year the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)…
adminNovember 3, 2015
Diverse Sustainability-Related Courses Offered for Spring Semester
Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost Students on a water tour at the bog garden in the Arboretum. As students continue to enroll for spring courses this month, our program has put together a worksheet listing details about each of the…
adminOctober 29, 2015