Author archive: Jen Morse

Given Auburn’s commitment to sustainability as a core value and guiding principle for its operations, instruction, research, and outreach, it makes an excellent topic for Auburn faculty, administrators, and staff to explore as a part of their professional development.  To get you started, we have assembled some resources you may find useful…

Recently our office received an anonymous request to crack down on the overprinting of materials for meetings on campus. Apparently, this person’s office prints the agenda and all the PowerPoint slides for taking notes with a cover sheet to divide each presenters’ notes. In the end, the packets end up…

When we arrive at work each morning, we enter a building appropriately conditioned to be warm or cool, switch on our lights and computer, and settle into our daily routine; usually without much thought about the energy that we use. It may not be well known, but Auburn University has…

Auburn's Bike Friendly University sign! In case you didn't hear, Auburn University received a Silver Bicycle Friendly University Award from the League of American Bicyclists. Our official sign just arrived in the mail! Auburn is the first university in Alabama to be named a Bicycle Friendly University, and joins more than…

Lots of folks have the AU Goes Green Game button! This Saturday’s Green Game highlights sustainability initiatives in Athletics and gives fans a chance to help support Auburn as it aims to be the #1 Gameday recycler in the SEC. To show support of this year’s Green Game, collaborators from…

Last week we welcomed new and returning students with the Sustainability Picnic. Students connected with a variety of Auburn University sustainability offerings, including student organizations to join, academic opportunities, and some of the local and healthy food choices on campus. Picnickers listened to music by Caroline Jackson and the Flint…