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Clubs, Curiosity, and Community

Finding New Hobbies through Clubs at Auburn University By Cole Bedics* The Sustainability Office’s theme for this winter season is “Becoming You,” and we want to share some ways that you can explore your interests and take advantage of all that Auburn University has to offer!  The prevailing notion is that you go…
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January 15, 2026
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Inner Development Goals – A Guide to Building a Better You and Greater World

By Lilly Dawson* With the immense amount of information on the climate crisis, and on such a global scale, it can feel impossible for one person to produce a meaningful impact. In order to strengthen our individual capacity to deal with our complex environment, the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) initiative was formed. The IDG framework was created by 1000+ scientists, experts, and human resource & sustainability professionals in reaction to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which gave…
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January 14, 2026
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Planning Purposeful Events

Sometimes it feels bad to splurge on throwing a party. Hats you’d only wear once, party favors in plastic bags, the massive bag of paper plates and plastic cups, along with all the other waste that you will most definitely create.   In no way do I want to shame you, the reader, for having a party; it is…
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December 1, 2025
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Meet Our Staff – Yarianna Rangel

Meet Yarianna Rangel! Yarianna is a Junior majoring in Apparel Merchandising, with a minor in Business. As the office's Program Coordinator, Yarianna leads our battery recycling program, organizing locations for battery waste on campus, coordinating the retrieval of this waste, as well as collaborating with our campus' other facilities to…
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November 20, 2025
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Meet Our Staff – Sarah Reilein

Meet Sarah Reilein! Sarah is a Senior majoring in Industrial & Systems Engineering, with a minor in Sustainability Studies. As the office's Program Coordinator, Sarah leads our TigerSpaces program, specifically coordinating our glassware reuse program for labs on campus, executes tasks for our battery recycling program, and formulates various blog…
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November 10, 2025
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Gift Giving with Purpose

Holiday celebrations are just around the corner, and soon we will be asking ourselves the same question: What gifts do I give my loved ones this holiday season? This time of year allows us to reconnect with friends and family we might not frequently get to see, which can make it tricky to find meaningful gifts for them. Too often, we end up giving gifts that hold little purpose, and they…
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November 5, 2025
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Learning and Growing at the National Sustainability Society Conference

On October 20-22, 2025, the staff of the Auburn University Office of Sustainability attended the second annual National Sustainability Society (NSS) Conference held at the University of Notre Dame. Our crew of intrepid travelers included Program Manager Amy Strickland, Outreach and Communications Manager Jen Morse, and their student intern team: Cole Bedics, Lilly…
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October 29, 2025

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