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Director’s Corner: What should college graduates know about sustainability? Archived UpdatesDirector's CornerSustainable Development Goal 13

Director’s Corner: What should college graduates know about sustainability?

“…a new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.” Albert Einstein First off, there is no consensus on an answer to the question posed in the title of this column.  I sure don’t pretend to have a complete answer, but I do…
Mike Kensler
November 7, 2022
Director’s Corner: Less Bad Isn’t Good Enough Archived UpdatesDirector's CornerSustainable Development Goal 12

Director’s Corner: Less Bad Isn’t Good Enough

“This is the ultimate failure of the ‘be less bad’ approach: a failure of the imagination.” - McDonough and Braungart, Cradle to Cradle I recently gave a presentation about mental models, which are unexamined and systemically flawed assumptions that blind us and limit us to familiar ways of thinking and…
Mike Kensler
October 4, 2022
Director’s Corner: A Bicycle Friendly University Archived UpdatesDirector's CornerSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 9

Director’s Corner: A Bicycle Friendly University

“Young adults want to ride more and drive less, and with defined borders and high-density environments, university campuses are ideal settings to cultivate a culture of biking.”  ~The League of American Bicyclists     Bicycle Friendly University Silver Designation The League of American Bicyclists has certified the Auburn University campus as…
Mike Kensler
September 6, 2022
Director’s Corner: Sustainability & the Goal of Human Wellbeing  Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 3

Director’s Corner: Sustainability & the Goal of Human Wellbeing 

“The foremost concern is the wellbeing of humanity and the planet we inhabit.”   ~ The Dalai Lama  Sustainability means so many different things to different people.  Definitions and descriptions are all over the place.  In my humble opinion, some of them are much better than others.  That’s why here at…
Mike Kensler
August 12, 2022
Auburn University Receives STARS Silver Rating AnnouncementsSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating System

Auburn University Receives STARS Silver Rating

Originally published by The Newsroom at Auburn University on April 22nd, 2022 On Earth Day 2022, Auburn University is celebrating the achievement of receiving a STARS1 Silver Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, or AASHE. Auburn earned a…
Mike Kensler
April 28, 2022